Cameroon vs Côte d'Ivoire: Number of under-five deaths

Cameroon
61,508
in 2024
Côte d'Ivoire
63,784
in 2024
Cameroon rank
20th
Côte d'Ivoire rank
18th

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Cameroon
  • Côte d'Ivoire
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How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 63,784 against 61,508 in Cameroon, a difference of 2,276.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 197 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Côte d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
1960s 59,945 62,703 2,757 Côte d'Ivoire
1970s 60,843 65,970 5,127 Côte d'Ivoire
1980s 63,810 70,759 6,949 Côte d'Ivoire
1990s 75,323 93,371 18,048 Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 84,463 98,982 14,519 Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 74,620 82,553 7,933 Côte d'Ivoire
2020s 64,491 66,957 2,466 Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Cameroon or Côte d'Ivoire?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 63,784 against 61,508 in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
2,276, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire?
64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Côte d'Ivoire rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Cameroon ranks 20th and Côte d'Ivoire ranks 18th of 197 countries.
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
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.