Cameroon vs Eswatini: Mortality rate, infant
Cameroon
41.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Eswatini
43.5 per 1,000 live births
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Eswatini rank
22nd
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Cameroon
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 43.5 per 1,000 live births against 41.2 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon, a difference of 2.3 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Eswatini ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Eswatini in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 116.28 per 1,000 live births | 102.72 per 1,000 live births | 13.56 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 92.06 per 1,000 live births | 70.44 per 1,000 live births | 21.62 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 84.2 per 1,000 live births | 62.59 per 1,000 live births | 21.61 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 74.28 per 1,000 live births | 71.47 per 1,000 live births | 2.81 per 1,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 54.79 per 1,000 live births | 54.82 per 1,000 live births | 0.03 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 43.2 per 1,000 live births | 45.25 per 1,000 live births | 2.05 per 1,000 live births | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Cameroon or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at 43.5 per 1,000 live births against 41.2 per 1,000 live births in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Cameroon and Eswatini?
- 2.3 per 1,000 live births, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Eswatini?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Eswatini rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Eswatini ranks 22nd of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release