Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cameroon or Yemen?

Cameroon, at 12,841 deaths against 9,603 deaths in Yemen as of 2100.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cameroon and Yemen?

3,238 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?

77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Yemen: Number of infants who die before age 1

Cameroon

12,841 deaths

in 2100

Yemen

9,603 deaths

in 2100

Cameroon rank

21st

Yemen rank

24th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Cameroon
Yemen

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 12,841 deaths against 9,603 deaths in Yemen, a difference of 3,238 deaths.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.3 times Yemen's.

Across all 77 years both countries report, Cameroon has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 24th of 236 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2020s	42,921 deaths	41,476 deaths	1,445 deaths	Cameroon
2030s	38,188 deaths	34,685 deaths	3,503 deaths	Cameroon
2040s	32,143 deaths	29,398 deaths	2,745 deaths	Cameroon
2050s	26,321 deaths	24,871 deaths	1,450 deaths	Cameroon
2060s	21,693 deaths	20,277 deaths	1,416 deaths	Cameroon
2070s	18,336 deaths	16,306 deaths	2,030 deaths	Cameroon
2080s	15,833 deaths	13,096 deaths	2,737 deaths	Cameroon
2090s	13,823 deaths	10,664 deaths	3,159 deaths	Cameroon
2100s	12,841 deaths	9,603 deaths	3,238 deaths	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cameroon or Yemen?: Cameroon, at 12,841 deaths against 9,603 deaths in Yemen as of 2100.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cameroon and Yemen?: 3,238 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Yemen?: 77 years are reported by both, from 2024 to 2100.
How do Cameroon and Yemen rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Cameroon ranks 21st and Yemen ranks 24th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,172 data points, 2024–2100
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth. Future projections are based on the UN's medium scenario.