Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Brazil or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 16,905 against 13,695 in Brazil as of 2024.

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

65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Cameroon: Number of infant deaths, female

Brazil

13,695

in 2024

Cameroon

16,905

in 2024

Brazil rank

27th

Cameroon rank

24th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Brazil
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 16,905 against 13,695 in Brazil, a difference of 3,210.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 27th and Cameroon ranks 24th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	160,822	17,244	143,578	Brazil
1970s	139,404	16,970	122,434	Brazil
1980s	109,305	17,436	91,869	Brazil
1990s	64,395	19,990	44,405	Brazil
2000s	30,910	22,238	8,672	Brazil
2010s	17,943	20,047	2,104	Cameroon
2020s	14,423	17,590	3,166	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Brazil or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 16,905 against 13,695 in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Brazil and Cameroon?: 3,210, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cameroon?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Cameroon rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Brazil ranks 27th and Cameroon ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.