Cameroon vs Madagascar: Probability of dying that year, among males

Cameroon
5.2%
in 2023
Madagascar
4.9%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
21st
Madagascar rank
22nd

Probability of dying that year, among males over time

  • Cameroon
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 5.2% against 4.9% in Madagascar, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

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

Cameroon ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 7 and Madagascar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 16.6% 14.3% 2.3% Cameroon
1960s 14.2% 12.5% 1.7% Cameroon
1970s 11.9% 11.0% 0.9% Cameroon
1980s 10.1% 11.1% 1.0% Madagascar
1990s 9.6% 8.9% 0.7% Cameroon
2000s 8.9% 6.2% 2.6% Cameroon
2010s 6.8% 5.0% 1.7% Cameroon
2020s 5.4% 4.9% 0.5% Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher probability of dying that year, among males, Cameroon or Madagascar?
Cameroon, at 5.2% against 4.9% in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in probability of dying that year, among males between Cameroon and Madagascar?
0.3%, 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 probability of dying that year, among males?
Cameroon ranks 21st and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Probability of dying that year, among males. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Probability of dying that year, among males
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.