Cameroon vs Madagascar: Maternal mortality ratio
Cameroon
437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Madagascar
391.52 deaths per 100,000 live births
in 2020
Cameroon rank
21st
Madagascar rank
23rd
Maternal mortality ratio over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 391.52 deaths per 100,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 46.23 deaths per 100,000 live births.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Madagascar ahead.
Cameroon ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 678.16 deaths per 100,000 live births | 780.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 102.45 deaths per 100,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 707.37 deaths per 100,000 live births | 669.79 deaths per 100,000 live births | 37.58 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 574.62 deaths per 100,000 live births | 580.44 deaths per 100,000 live births | 5.82 deaths per 100,000 live births | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 469.15 deaths per 100,000 live births | 455.17 deaths per 100,000 live births | 13.98 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births | 391.52 deaths per 100,000 live births | 46.24 deaths per 100,000 live births | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher maternal mortality ratio, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at 437.75 deaths per 100,000 live births against 391.52 deaths per 100,000 live births in Madagascar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in maternal mortality ratio between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 46.23 deaths per 100,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for maternal mortality ratio?
- Cameroon ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 185 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN MMEIG (2023) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Maternal mortality ratio. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated maternal mortality ratio (MMR) is the number of maternal deaths per 100,000 live births.