Cameroon vs Madagascar: Mortality rate, under-5

Cameroon
64.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Cameroon rank
16th
Madagascar rank
19th

Mortality rate, under-5 over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 64.8 per 1,000 live births against 62.4 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar, a difference of 2.4 per 1,000 live births.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 196 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 6 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 227.3 per 1,000 live births 146.55 per 1,000 live births 80.75 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
1970s 195.72 per 1,000 live births 159.27 per 1,000 live births 36.45 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
1980s 155.47 per 1,000 live births 206.04 per 1,000 live births 50.57 per 1,000 live births Madagascar
1990s 144.35 per 1,000 live births 132.06 per 1,000 live births 12.29 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2000s 129.12 per 1,000 live births 86.89 per 1,000 live births 42.23 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2010s 91.54 per 1,000 live births 66.33 per 1,000 live births 25.21 per 1,000 live births Cameroon
2020s 69.5 per 1,000 live births 64.12 per 1,000 live births 5.38 per 1,000 live births Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Cameroon, at 64.8 per 1,000 live births against 62.4 per 1,000 live births in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Cameroon and Madagascar?
2.4 per 1,000 live births, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
57 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
Cameroon ranks 16th and Madagascar ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,506 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.