Cameroon vs Madagascar: Life expectancy at birth, male

Cameroon
61.78 years
in 2024
Madagascar
62.12 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
196th
Madagascar rank
193rd

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 62.12 years against 61.78 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.34 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cameroon ranks 196th and Madagascar ranks 193rd of 217 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 40.75 years 44.1 years 3.34 years Madagascar
1970s 48.28 years 48.04 years 0.2413 years Cameroon
1980s 51.39 years 49.11 years 2.28 years Cameroon
1990s 52.03 years 53.15 years 1.11 years Madagascar
2000s 53.58 years 59.05 years 5.46 years Madagascar
2010s 57.58 years 61.64 years 4.06 years Madagascar
2020s 60.43 years 61.44 years 1.01 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 62.12 years against 61.78 years in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Cameroon and Madagascar?
0.34 years, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Cameroon ranks 196th and Madagascar ranks 193rd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.