Cameroon vs Congo, Democratic Republic of the: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Cameroon
4.3%
in 2023
Congo, Democratic Republic of the
4.4%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank
18th
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the
How they compare
Congo, Democratic Republic of the currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 18th of 236 countries.
Congo, Democratic Republic of the has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.6% | 16.0% | 1.3% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1960s | 12.4% | 14.3% | 1.8% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1970s | 10.4% | 12.5% | 2.0% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 11.1% | 2.3% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 9.8% | 1.6% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.8% | 0.3% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2010s | 5.6% | 5.7% | 0.1% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 4.6% | 0.1% | Congo, Democratic Republic of the |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Cameroon or Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- Congo, Democratic Republic of the, at 4.4% against 4.3% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in probability of dying in infancy, by sex between Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 0.1%, with Congo, Democratic Republic of the ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Congo, Democratic Republic of the rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Congo, Democratic Republic of the ranks 18th 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.