What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Africa Eastern and Southern and Cameroon?

1.34 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Cameroon?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Africa Eastern and Southern vs Cameroon: Number of under-five deaths

Africa Eastern and Southern

1.40 million

in 2024

Cameroon

61,508

in 2024

Africa Eastern and Southern rank

18th

Cameroon rank

20th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Africa Eastern and Southern
Cameroon

How they compare

Africa Eastern and Southern currently reports 1.40 million against 61,508 in Cameroon, a difference of 1.34 million.

That makes Africa Eastern and Southern's figure about 22.7 times Cameroon's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Africa Eastern and Southern has been ahead every year.

Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th and Cameroon ranks 20th of 47 groups.

Africa Eastern and Southern has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Africa Eastern and Southern	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1990s	2.29 million	75,323	2.21 million	Africa Eastern and Southern
2000s	1.93 million	84,463	1.85 million	Africa Eastern and Southern
2010s	1.49 million	74,620	1.41 million	Africa Eastern and Southern
2020s	1.44 million	64,491	1.37 million	Africa Eastern and Southern

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Africa Eastern and Southern or Cameroon?: Africa Eastern and Southern, at 1.40 million against 61,508 in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Africa Eastern and Southern and Cameroon?: 1.34 million, with Africa Eastern and Southern ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Africa Eastern and Southern and Cameroon?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Africa Eastern and Southern and Cameroon rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 18th and Cameroon ranks 20th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Number of under-five deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five deaths
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 244 places, 13,104 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.