Cameroon vs Madagascar
Cameroon vs Madagascar: Suicide rate
Suicide rate in 2017: 14 per 100,000 people in Cameroon and 11 per 100,000 people in Madagascar, by IHME estimates. In 2017 the value was higher in Cameroon, by 3 per 100,000 people, or 1.28 times that in Madagascar.
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
What the numbers say
- Cameroon has been higher since 1994, when it overtook Madagascar.
- In 2017, Cameroon ranked 34 and Madagascar ranked 71 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: 10 per 100,000 people in 2017.
Every year
deaths per 100,000 people · IHME
| Year | Cameroon | Madagascar | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
| 2016 | 14.3 | 11.1 | 10.1 |
| 2015 | 14.4 | 11.1 | 10.2 |
| 2014 | 14.7 | 11.2 | 10.3 |
| 2013 | 14.9 | 11.3 | 10.5 |
| 2012 | 15.1 | 11.4 | 10.7 |
| 2011 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 11 |
| 2010 | 15.5 | 11.5 | 11.2 |
| 2009 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| 2008 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 11.6 |
| 2007 | 15.7 | 11.5 | 11.7 |
| 2006 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 12 |
| 2005 | 15.8 | 12.1 | 12.5 |
| 2004 | 15.7 | 12.5 | 12.6 |
| 2003 | 15.8 | 12.8 | 12.8 |
| 2002 | 16 | 12.8 | 13 |
| 2001 | 16.1 | 12.8 | 13.4 |
| 2000 | 16.3 | 13.1 | 14.1 |
| 1999 | 16.2 | 13.4 | 14.5 |
| 1998 | 16.1 | 13.9 | 14.7 |
| 1997 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 15.1 |
| 1996 | 15.4 | 13.9 | 15.4 |
| 1995 | 15 | 13.9 | 15.9 |
| 1994 | 14.6 | 14.1 | 16.1 |
| 1993 | 14.2 | 14.8 | 16 |
| 1992 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 15.8 |
| 1991 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 15.5 |
| 1990 | 13 | 14.6 | 15.4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Deaths by suicide in a year, per 100,000 people.
- Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2017, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Cameroon vs Madagascar
Health
- Life expectancyCameroon: 63.7 years in 2023Madagascar: 63.6 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCameroon: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Madagascar: 6.2 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCameroon: 47.4 per 1,000 live births in 2023Madagascar: 45 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCameroon: 3.75% in 2017Madagascar: 3.71% in 2017
People
- PopulationCameroon: 28.4 million people in 2023Madagascar: 31.2 million people in 2023
- Population growthCameroon: 2.64% a year in 2023Madagascar: 2.45% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCameroon: 4.32 births per woman in 2023Madagascar: 3.97 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCameroon: 55.7% in 2025Madagascar: 32.9% in 2025
- Median ageCameroon: 17.8 years in 2023Madagascar: 18.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCameroon: 2.8% in 2023Madagascar: 3.3% in 2023
- Net migration rateCameroon: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Madagascar: -0 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCameroon: 1.06% of GDP in 2025Madagascar: 0.62% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCameroon: $580M in 2025Madagascar: $111M in 2025
- Military spending per personCameroon: $21 in 2025Madagascar: $4 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCameroon: 6.5% of government spending in 2025Madagascar: 3.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCameroon: 34,000 people in 2020Madagascar: 22,000 people in 2020
- National powerCameroon: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Madagascar: 0.11% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCameroon: 0.34% of the labour force in 2020Madagascar: 0.15% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCameroon: 2 million TIV in 2023Madagascar: 3 million TIV in 2025