Cameroon vs Madagascar: Number of neonatal deaths by region
Cameroon
24,029
in 2024
Madagascar
23,361
in 2024
Cameroon rank
23rd
Madagascar rank
24th
Number of neonatal deaths by region over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 24,029 against 23,361 in Madagascar, a difference of 668.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 24th of 195 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18,543 | 13,943 | 4,600 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 19,896 | 18,632 | 1,265 | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 21,047 | 21,499 | 452 | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 22,992 | 20,564 | 2,428 | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 25,098 | 20,681 | 4,418 | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 24,402 | 23,175 | 1,227 | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of neonatal deaths by region, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at 24,029 against 23,361 in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in number of neonatal deaths by region between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 668, with Cameroon 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 neonatal deaths by region?
- Cameroon ranks 23rd and Madagascar ranks 24th of 195 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, UN Population Division), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of neonatal deaths by region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The estimated number of neonates – babies under 28 days old – who die each year.