Cameroon vs Madagascar: Life expectancy at birth, total

Cameroon
63.97 years
in 2024
Madagascar
63.84 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
192nd
Madagascar rank
194th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 63.97 years against 63.84 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.13 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Cameroon ranks 192nd and Madagascar ranks 194th of 215 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 42.73 years 45.31 years 2.58 years Madagascar
1970s 49.58 years 49.23 years 0.3544 years Cameroon
1980s 52.92 years 50.55 years 2.37 years Cameroon
1990s 53.58 years 54.63 years 1.05 years Madagascar
2000s 54.82 years 60.33 years 5.51 years Madagascar
2010s 59.42 years 63.21 years 3.79 years Madagascar
2020s 62.59 years 63.15 years 0.5652 years Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Cameroon, at 63.97 years against 63.84 years in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Cameroon and Madagascar?
0.13 years, with Cameroon 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, total?
Cameroon ranks 192nd and Madagascar ranks 194th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 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.