Cameroon vs Kenya: Number of under-five deaths, female

Cameroon
27,830
in 2024
Kenya
25,775
in 2024
Cameroon rank
19th
Kenya rank
21st

Number of under-five deaths, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
020.0k40.0k60.0k196019922024

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 27,830 against 25,775 in Kenya, a difference of 2,055.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

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

Cameroon ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 21st of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 28,407 37,876 9,469 Kenya
1970s 28,515 39,502 10,987 Kenya
1980s 29,685 39,156 9,471 Kenya
1990s 34,918 51,681 16,763 Kenya
2000s 38,928 44,360 5,432 Kenya
2010s 34,011 31,057 2,954 Cameroon
2020s 29,237 26,313 2,924 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, female, Cameroon or Kenya?
Cameroon, at 27,830 against 25,775 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, female between Cameroon and Kenya?
2,055, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for number of under-five deaths, female?
Cameroon ranks 19th and Kenya ranks 21st 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
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Number of female children dying before reaching age five.