Cameroon vs Madagascar: Number of infant deaths

Cameroon
38,551 deaths
in 2024
Madagascar
42,981 deaths
in 2024
Cameroon rank
24th
Madagascar rank
22nd

Number of infant deaths over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195519892024

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 42,981 deaths against 38,551 deaths in Cameroon, a difference of 4,430 deaths.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 38,000 deaths 32,853 deaths 5,147 deaths Cameroon
1980s 39,014 deaths 52,362 deaths 13,348 deaths Madagascar
1990s 44,825 deaths 47,296 deaths 2,471 deaths Madagascar
2000s 49,962 deaths 40,159 deaths 9,803 deaths Cameroon
2010s 45,466 deaths 37,649 deaths 7,818 deaths Cameroon
2020s 40,049 deaths 42,802 deaths 2,753 deaths Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Madagascar, at 42,981 deaths against 38,551 deaths in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cameroon and Madagascar?
4,430 deaths, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for number of infant deaths?
Cameroon ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infant deaths. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,788 data points, 1951–2024
Last refreshed

Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .