Cameroon vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Number of under-five deaths

Cameroon
61,508
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
664,233
in 2024
Cameroon rank
20th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
22nd

Number of under-five deaths over time

  • Cameroon
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 664,233 against 61,508 in Cameroon, a difference of 602,725.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.8 times Cameroon's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd of 197 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1990s 75,323 1.23 million 1.16 million Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 84,463 981,334 896,871 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 74,620 855,816 781,196 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2020s 64,491 697,566 633,075 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Cameroon or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 664,233 against 61,508 in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
602,725, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for number of under-five deaths?
Cameroon ranks 20th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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.