Cameroon vs Madagascar: Number of child deaths by region
Cameroon
61,508
in 2024
Madagascar
61,923
in 2024
Cameroon rank
20th
Madagascar rank
19th
Number of child deaths by region over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 61,923 against 61,508 in Cameroon, a difference of 415.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64,540 | 63,560 | 980 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 63,810 | 90,432 | 26,622 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 75,323 | 75,883 | 560 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 84,463 | 61,976 | 22,486 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 74,620 | 55,766 | 18,854 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 64,491 | 61,840 | 2,651 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of child deaths by region, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 61,923 against 61,508 in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of child deaths by region between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 415, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for number of child deaths by region?
- Cameroon ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of child deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of children under five years old who die each year.