Cameroon vs Madagascar: Number of infant deaths
Cameroon
39,004.0%
in 2023
Madagascar
43,642.0%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
24th
Madagascar rank
21st
Number of infant deaths over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 43,642.0% against 39,004.0% in Cameroon, a difference of 4,638.0%.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 21st 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 | 37,726.7% | 32,658.3% | 5,068.4% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 38,669.2% | 44,190.9% | 5,521.7% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 44,579.2% | 47,344.2% | 2,765.0% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 49,827.0% | 40,219.0% | 9,608.0% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 45,515.5% | 37,784.9% | 7,730.6% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 40,218.0% | 43,239.2% | 3,021.2% | 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 43,642.0% against 39,004.0% in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of infant deaths between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 4,638.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for number of infant deaths?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing 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
The number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.