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

Cameroon, at 16,905 against 13,991 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso 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.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of infant deaths, female

Burkina Faso

13,991

in 2024

Cameroon

16,905

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

26th

Cameroon rank

24th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 16,905 against 13,991 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2,914.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Burkina Faso's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 26th and Cameroon ranks 24th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and Cameroon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17,569	17,244	325.2	Burkina Faso
1970s	18,798	16,970	1,828	Burkina Faso
1980s	18,956	17,436	1,520	Burkina Faso
1990s	20,896	19,990	906.6	Burkina Faso
2000s	21,494	22,238	744.2	Cameroon
2010s	18,480	20,047	1,566	Cameroon
2020s	14,503	17,590	3,087	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 16,905 against 13,991 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 2,914, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and Cameroon rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 26th 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: 03 September 2026

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