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