Cameroon vs Upper middle income: Stillbirth rate

Cameroon
18.3 per 1,000 total births
in 2023
Upper middle income
6.9 per 1,000 total births
in 2023
Cameroon rank
34th
Upper middle income rank
31st

Stillbirth rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Upper middle income
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 18.3 per 1,000 total births against 6.9 per 1,000 total births in Upper middle income, a difference of 11.4 per 1,000 total births.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 2.7 times Upper middle income's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 197 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Upper middle income Difference Ahead
2000s 23.02 per 1,000 total births 12.08 per 1,000 total births 10.94 per 1,000 total births Cameroon
2010s 19.85 per 1,000 total births 8.3 per 1,000 total births 11.55 per 1,000 total births Cameroon
2020s 18.48 per 1,000 total births 7 per 1,000 total births 11.48 per 1,000 total births Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher stillbirth rate, Cameroon or Upper middle income?
Cameroon, at 18.3 per 1,000 total births against 6.9 per 1,000 total births in Upper middle income as of 2023.
What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Cameroon and Upper middle income?
11.4 per 1,000 total births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Upper middle income?
24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Upper middle income rank globally for stillbirth rate?
Cameroon ranks 34th and Upper middle income ranks 31st of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births)
Unit
per 1,000 total births
Source
Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 5,760 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed

Stillbirth rate is the number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation per 1,000 total births. Total birth is the sum of stillbirths (as just defined) and live births.