Cameroon vs Equatorial Guinea: Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births)
Cameroon
64.84 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
67.97 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births) over time
- Cameroon
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 67.97 per 1,000 live births against 64.84 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 3.13 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cameroon ranks 16th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 213 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 129.13 per 1,000 live births | 134.29 per 1,000 live births | 5.16 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 91.52 per 1,000 live births | 94.19 per 1,000 live births | 2.67 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 69.5 per 1,000 live births | 72.84 per 1,000 live births | 3.34 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher under-five mortality rate, by sex, Cameroon or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 67.97 per 1,000 live births against 64.84 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in under-five mortality rate, by sex between Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 3.13 per 1,000 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for under-five mortality rate, by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 16th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Under-five mortality rate, by sex (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.