Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Cameroon or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 736,800 against 61,508 in Cameroon as of 2024.

What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Cameroon and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

675,292, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?

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.

Cameroon vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Number of under-five deaths

Cameroon

61,508

in 2024

South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

736,800

in 2024

Cameroon rank

20th

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank

20th

Number of under-five deaths over time

Cameroon
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

How they compare

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 736,800 against 61,508 in Cameroon, a difference of 675,292.

That makes South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 12.0 times Cameroon's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 20th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th of 197 countries.

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)	Difference	Ahead
1990s	75,323	3.67 million	3.59 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2000s	84,463	2.45 million	2.37 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2010s	74,620	1.33 million	1.26 million	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
2020s	64,491	816,663	752,172	South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, Cameroon or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: South Asia (IDA & IBRD), at 736,800 against 61,508 in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths between Cameroon and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 675,292, with South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for number of under-five deaths?: Cameroon ranks 20th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 20th 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
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of children dying before reaching age five.