Cameroon vs Uganda: Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children
Cameroon
4.32 live births per woman
in 2023
Uganda
4.28 live births per woman
in 2023
Cameroon rank
18th
Uganda rank
19th
Comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.32 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Uganda, a difference of 0.04 live births per woman.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 19th of 236 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.73 live births per woman | 6.74 live births per woman | 1.01 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1960s | 5.84 live births per woman | 7.02 live births per woman | 1.18 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1970s | 6.39 live births per woman | 7.18 live births per woman | 0.7865 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1980s | 6.55 live births per woman | 7.08 live births per woman | 0.5296 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 1990s | 5.98 live births per woman | 6.89 live births per woman | 0.9059 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 2000s | 5.39 live births per woman | 6.52 live births per woman | 1.12 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 2010s | 4.88 live births per woman | 5.36 live births per woman | 0.475 live births per woman | Uganda |
| 2020s | 4.44 live births per woman | 4.45 live births per woman | 0.0145 live births per woman | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Cameroon, at 4.32 live births per woman against 4.28 live births per woman in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.04 live births per woman, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for comparison of fertility rates that account for survival of children?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Uganda ranks 19th 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.