Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Probability of dying, by age

Cameroon
0.0479
in 2021
Guinea-Bissau
0.0505
in 2021
Cameroon rank
20th
Guinea-Bissau rank
18th

Probability of dying, by age over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea-Bissau
00.0250.050.0750.1200020102021

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 0.0505 against 0.0479 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0026.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 185 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0785 0.0897 0.0112 Guinea-Bissau
2010s 0.0591 0.0615 0.0024 Guinea-Bissau
2020s 0.0487 0.0512 0.0025 Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying, by age, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 0.0505 against 0.0479 in Cameroon as of 2021.
What is the difference in probability of dying, by age between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
0.0026, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for probability of dying, by age?
Cameroon ranks 20th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 18th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying, by age. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Probability of dying, by age
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed

The annual probability of death among people in a given age group, expressed as a fraction.