Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Cameroon or Madagascar?

Madagascar, at 18,870 against 16,905 in Cameroon as of 2024.

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

52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Madagascar: Number of infant deaths, female

Cameroon

16,905

in 2024

Madagascar

18,870

in 2024

Cameroon rank

24th

Madagascar rank

22nd

Number of infant deaths, female over time

Cameroon
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 18,870 against 16,905 in Cameroon, a difference of 1,965.

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 197 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	17,218	15,091	2,126	Cameroon
1980s	17,436	24,286	6,850	Madagascar
1990s	19,990	21,435	1,446	Madagascar
2000s	22,238	17,819	4,419	Cameroon
2010s	20,047	16,508	3,540	Cameroon
2020s	17,590	18,781	1,191	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infant deaths, female, Cameroon or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 18,870 against 16,905 in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in number of infant deaths, female between Cameroon and Madagascar?: 1,965, 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, female?: Cameroon ranks 24th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of infant deaths, female
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 240 places, 13,304 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.