Cameroon vs Madagascar: Homicide rate
Cameroon
6.03 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Madagascar
6.15 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Cameroon rank
75th
Madagascar rank
73rd
Homicide rate over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon, a difference of 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 75th and Madagascar ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.98 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 7.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.514 deaths per 100,000 people | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 6.13 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.21 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher homicide rate, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people against 6.03 deaths per 100,000 people in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in homicide rate between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for homicide rate?
- Cameroon ranks 75th and Madagascar ranks 73rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Homicide rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from interpersonal violence in both sexes, per 100,000 people.