Cameroon vs Madagascar: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Cameroon
44.28 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Madagascar
42.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Madagascar rank
22nd
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 44.28 deaths per 1,000 people against 42.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 162.77 deaths per 1,000 people | 132.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 30.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 136.12 deaths per 1,000 people | 113.86 deaths per 1,000 people | 22.26 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 112.15 deaths per 1,000 people | 100.28 deaths per 1,000 people | 11.87 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 92.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 102.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 9.73 deaths per 1,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 87.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 80.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.39 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 79.06 deaths per 1,000 people | 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 24.44 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 58.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 43.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 15.7 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 46.43 deaths per 1,000 people | 42.32 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.11 deaths per 1,000 people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at 44.28 deaths per 1,000 people against 42.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 2.1 deaths per 1,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 22nd 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 Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.