Cameroon vs Kenya: Number of youth deaths
Cameroon
75,783 deaths
in 2024
Kenya
64,197 deaths
in 2024
Cameroon rank
21st
Kenya rank
22nd
Number of youth deaths over time
- Cameroon
- Kenya
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 75,783 deaths against 64,197 deaths in Kenya, a difference of 11,586 deaths.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87,008 deaths | 124,720 deaths | 37,712 deaths | Kenya |
| 2000s | 97,705 deaths | 110,092 deaths | 12,386 deaths | Kenya |
| 2010s | 88,957 deaths | 79,836 deaths | 9,120 deaths | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 78,919 deaths | 66,056 deaths | 12,863 deaths | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of youth deaths, Cameroon or Kenya?
- Cameroon, at 75,783 deaths against 64,197 deaths in Kenya as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of youth deaths between Cameroon and Kenya?
- 11,586 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for number of youth deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Kenya ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of youth deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.