Cameroon vs Mali: Child mortality rate
Cameroon
6.48 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mali
7.3 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Mali rank
13th
Child mortality rate over time
- Cameroon
- Mali
How they compare
Mali currently reports 7.3 deaths per 100 live births against 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 0.82 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
Across all 62 years both countries report, Mali has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Mali ranks 13th of 199 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Mali | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 24.67 deaths per 100 live births | 41.13 deaths per 100 live births | 16.47 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1970s | 19.57 deaths per 100 live births | 35.13 deaths per 100 live births | 15.56 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1980s | 15.55 deaths per 100 live births | 26.95 deaths per 100 live births | 11.4 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 1990s | 14.43 deaths per 100 live births | 21.5 deaths per 100 live births | 7.07 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2000s | 12.91 deaths per 100 live births | 16.36 deaths per 100 live births | 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2010s | 9.15 deaths per 100 live births | 11.24 deaths per 100 live births | 2.08 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
| 2020s | 6.95 deaths per 100 live births | 8 deaths per 100 live births | 1.05 deaths per 100 live births | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Cameroon or Mali?
- Mali, at 7.3 deaths per 100 live births against 6.48 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Cameroon and Mali?
- 0.82 deaths per 100 live births, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Mali?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Mali rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Mali ranks 13th 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 Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .