Cameroon vs China: Number of infant deaths, female

Cameroon
16,905
in 2024
China
16,227
in 2024
Cameroon rank
24th
China rank
25th

Number of infant deaths, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • China
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 16,905 against 16,227 in China, a difference of 678.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was China ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and China ranks 25th of 197 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon China Difference Ahead
1970s 16,970 791,065 774,095 China
1980s 17,436 478,910 461,474 China
1990s 19,990 351,550 331,561 China
2000s 22,238 150,800 128,562 China
2010s 20,047 68,236 48,190 China
2020s 17,590 22,669 5,079 China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Cameroon or China?
Cameroon, at 16,905 against 16,227 in China as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Cameroon and China?
678, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and China?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and China rank globally for number of infant deaths, female?
Cameroon ranks 24th and China ranks 25th 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
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.