Cameroon vs Madagascar: Life expectancy for people of different ages
Cameroon
63.7 years
in 2023
Madagascar
63.63 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
214th
Madagascar rank
217th
Life expectancy for people of different ages over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 63.7 years against 63.63 years in Madagascar, a difference of 0.07 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Cameroon ranks 214th and Madagascar ranks 217th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.67 years | 41.21 years | 4.54 years | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 42.73 years | 45.31 years | 2.58 years | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 49.58 years | 49.22 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 | 62.24 years | 62.98 years | 0.7397 years | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy for people of different ages, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at 63.7 years against 63.63 years in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy for people of different ages between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 0.07 years, 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 life expectancy for people of different ages?
- Cameroon ranks 214th and Madagascar ranks 217th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy for people of different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.