Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex

Cameroon
4.3%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
4.4%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Guinea-Bissau rank
19th

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea-Bissau
57.51012.515195019862023

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 4.4% against 4.3% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 21st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th of 236 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 14.6% 15.0% 0.3% Guinea-Bissau
1960s 12.4% 14.3% 1.9% Guinea-Bissau
1970s 10.4% 13.3% 2.9% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 8.7% 12.3% 3.5% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 8.2% 10.7% 2.5% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 7.5% 8.4% 0.9% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 5.6% 5.8% 0.2% Guinea-Bissau
2020s 4.5% 4.6% 0.1% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying in infancy, by sex, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, 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 Guinea-Bissau?
0.1%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Cameroon ranks 21st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th 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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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.