Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Youth mortality rate

Burkina Faso
8.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Cameroon
8.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
15th
Cameroon rank
14th

Youth mortality rate over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • Cameroon
10152025196719952024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 8.2 deaths per 100 live births against 8.2 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 deaths per 100 live births.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 15th and Cameroon ranks 14th of 199 countries.

Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso Cameroon Difference Ahead
1980s 24.35 deaths per 100 live births 17.97 deaths per 100 live births 6.38 deaths per 100 live births Burkina Faso
1990s 22 deaths per 100 live births 17.09 deaths per 100 live births 4.9 deaths per 100 live births Burkina Faso
2000s 17.64 deaths per 100 live births 15.36 deaths per 100 live births 2.27 deaths per 100 live births Burkina Faso
2010s 11.66 deaths per 100 live births 11.28 deaths per 100 live births 0.3856 deaths per 100 live births Burkina Faso
2020s 8.77 deaths per 100 live births 8.76 deaths per 100 live births 0.0091 deaths per 100 live births Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher youth mortality rate, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 8.2 deaths per 100 live births against 8.2 deaths per 100 live births in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth mortality rate between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
0 deaths per 100 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?
43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for youth mortality rate?
Burkina Faso ranks 15th 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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Indicator
Youth mortality rate
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 9,824 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years, per 100 live births.