Benin vs Cameroon: Youth mortality rate
Benin
9.14 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon
8.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Benin rank
12th
Cameroon rank
14th
Youth mortality rate over time
- Benin
- Cameroon
How they compare
Benin currently reports 9.14 deaths per 100 live births against 8.2 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 0.94 deaths per 100 live births.
That makes Benin's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1 deaths per 100 live births | 22.26 deaths per 100 live births | 6.85 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1980s | 23.58 deaths per 100 live births | 18.51 deaths per 100 live births | 5.07 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 1990s | 18.44 deaths per 100 live births | 17.09 deaths per 100 live births | 1.34 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2000s | 14.61 deaths per 100 live births | 15.36 deaths per 100 live births | 0.7517 deaths per 100 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 11.74 deaths per 100 live births | 11.28 deaths per 100 live births | 0.4644 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
| 2020s | 9.71 deaths per 100 live births | 8.76 deaths per 100 live births | 0.9503 deaths per 100 live births | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth mortality rate, Benin or Cameroon?
- Benin, at 9.14 deaths per 100 live births against 8.2 deaths per 100 live births in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Benin and Cameroon?
- 0.94 deaths per 100 live births, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for youth mortality rate?
- Benin ranks 12th and Cameroon ranks 14th 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 Youth mortality rate. 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, per 100 live births.