Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cameroon or Madagascar?

Cameroon, at 45,308 deaths against 44,990 deaths in Madagascar as of 2023.

What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cameroon and Madagascar?

318 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Madagascar: Number of infants who die before age 1

Cameroon

45,308 deaths

in 2023

Madagascar

44,990 deaths

in 2023

Cameroon rank

20th

Madagascar rank

21st

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

Cameroon
Madagascar

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 45,308 deaths against 44,990 deaths in Madagascar, a difference of 318 deaths.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
1950s	31,970 deaths	28,566 deaths	3,405 deaths	Cameroon
1960s	32,808 deaths	30,442 deaths	2,366 deaths	Cameroon
1970s	36,527 deaths	36,556 deaths	28.4 deaths	Madagascar
1980s	40,475 deaths	47,590 deaths	7,114 deaths	Madagascar
1990s	48,046 deaths	49,832 deaths	1,786 deaths	Madagascar
2000s	55,903 deaths	42,079 deaths	13,824 deaths	Cameroon
2010s	52,338 deaths	39,628 deaths	12,710 deaths	Cameroon
2020s	46,631 deaths	44,276 deaths	2,356 deaths	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Cameroon or Madagascar?: Cameroon, at 45,308 deaths against 44,990 deaths in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Cameroon and Madagascar?: 318 deaths, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?: Cameroon ranks 20th and Madagascar ranks 21st of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit: deaths
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.