Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?

Cameroon, at 27,830 against 24,895 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burkina Faso vs Cameroon: Number of under-five deaths, female

Burkina Faso

24,895

in 2024

Cameroon

27,830

in 2024

Burkina Faso rank

22nd

Cameroon rank

19th

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

Burkina Faso
Cameroon

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 27,830 against 24,895 in Burkina Faso, a difference of 2,935.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Burkina Faso's.

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

Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Cameroon ranks 19th of 197 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 6 and Cameroon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Cameroon	Difference	Ahead
1960s	35,346	28,407	6,939	Burkina Faso
1970s	36,669	28,515	8,154	Burkina Faso
1980s	36,599	29,685	6,914	Burkina Faso
1990s	40,775	34,918	5,857	Burkina Faso
2000s	40,948	38,928	2,020	Burkina Faso
2010s	34,348	34,011	336.5	Burkina Faso
2020s	26,457	29,237	2,780	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Burkina Faso or Cameroon?: Cameroon, at 27,830 against 24,895 in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Burkina Faso and Cameroon?: 2,935, 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 under-five deaths, female?: Burkina Faso ranks 22nd and Cameroon ranks 19th 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 under-five deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of under-five 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Number of female children dying before reaching age five.