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
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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About this data
Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.