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

Cameroon
33,678
in 2024
Kenya
32,425
in 2024
Cameroon rank
20th
Kenya rank
21st

Number of under-five deaths, male over time

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

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 33,678 against 32,425 in Kenya, a difference of 1,253.

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

Cameroon ranks 20th 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 31,627 42,161 10,534 Kenya
1970s 32,328 44,474 12,145 Kenya
1980s 34,126 44,928 10,802 Kenya
1990s 40,406 59,357 18,951 Kenya
2000s 45,535 52,816 7,281 Kenya
2010s 40,610 38,602 2,008 Cameroon
2020s 35,254 33,057 2,196 Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of under-five deaths, male, Cameroon or Kenya?
Cameroon, at 33,678 against 32,425 in Kenya as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of under-five deaths, male between Cameroon and Kenya?
1,253, 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, male?
Cameroon ranks 20th 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, male. 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, 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, 12,963 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.