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

Cameroon, at 21,646 against 17,771 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of infant deaths, male

Burkina Faso

17,771

in 2024

Cameroon

21,646

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

27th

Cameroon rank

24th

Number of infant deaths, male over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 21,646 against 17,771 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 3,875.

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 27th 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	21,061	20,021	1,040	Burkina Faso
1970s	22,512	20,333	2,180	Burkina Faso
1980s	22,846	21,578	1,268	Burkina Faso
1990s	25,156	24,835	321.2	Burkina Faso
2000s	26,260	27,724	1,463	Cameroon
2010s	23,112	25,420	2,307	Cameroon
2020s	18,398	22,459	4,062	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, male, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 21,646 against 17,771 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, male between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 3,875, 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, male?: Burkina Faso 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, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, male
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 male infants dying before reaching one year of age.