Cameroon vs Sudan: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Cameroon
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Sudan
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Sudan rank
17th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Cameroon
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 4.32 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Cameroon, a difference of 0 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sudan ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 17th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Sudan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.67 live births per woman | 0.9413 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1960s | 5.84 live births per woman | 6.81 live births per woman | 0.9682 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 6.87 live births per woman | 0.4753 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 1980s | 6.55 live births per woman | 6.33 live births per woman | 0.2258 live births per woman | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 5.98 live births per woman | 5.87 live births per woman | 0.1162 live births per woman | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 5.39 live births per woman | 5.4 live births per woman | 0.0096 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 2010s | 4.88 live births per woman | 4.89 live births per woman | 0.0107 live births per woman | Sudan |
| 2020s | 4.44 live births per woman | 4.43 live births per woman | 0.0095 live births per woman | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children, Cameroon or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 4.32 live births per woman against 4.32 live births per woman in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Cameroon and Sudan?
- 0 live births per woman, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Sudan rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 17th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Fertility Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average number of live births a hypothetical cohort of women would have at the end of their reproductive period if they were subject during their whole lives to the fertility rates of a given period and if they were not subject to mortality.