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
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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 1 .