Afghanistan vs Cameroon: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Afghanistan
4.0%
in 2023
Cameroon
4.3%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
23rd
Cameroon rank
21st
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Cameroon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.3% against 4.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Cameroon ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 24.8% | 14.6% | 10.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 21.0% | 12.4% | 8.5% | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 17.6% | 10.4% | 7.2% | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 8.7% | 6.4% | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 8.2% | 2.2% | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.5% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 5.6% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 4.5% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Afghanistan or Cameroon?
- Cameroon, at 4.3% against 4.0% in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 0.3%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cameroon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Cameroon rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and Cameroon ranks 21st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.