Cameroon vs Madagascar: Infant mortality rate
Cameroon
4.7%
in 2023
Madagascar
4.5%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Madagascar rank
22nd
Infant mortality rate over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.7% against 4.5% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
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 | 15.6% | 13.2% | 2.4% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 13.3% | 11.5% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 11.2% | 10.2% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 9.4% | 10.4% | 0.9% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.3% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 5.7% | 2.4% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 6.2% | 4.6% | 1.6% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at 4.7% against 4.5% in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 0.2%, 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 infant mortality rate?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of newborns who die before reaching the age of one.