Cameroon vs Canada: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth

Cameroon
4.42
in 2023
Canada
4.4
in 2023
Cameroon rank
150th
Canada rank
152nd

Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth over time

  • Cameroon
  • Canada
2.557.51012.5192119722023

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 4.42 against 4.4 in Canada, a difference of 0.02.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Canada ahead.

Cameroon ranks 150th and Canada ranks 152nd of 236 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Canada Difference Ahead
1950s 2.69 5.2 2.51 Canada
1960s 4.29 6.38 2.09 Canada
1970s 2.57 7.19 4.62 Canada
1980s 3.03 6.78 3.75 Canada
1990s 3.09 5.93 2.84 Canada
2000s 2.46 4.78 2.32 Canada
2010s 3.71 4.18 0.4673 Canada
2020s 4.37 4.82 0.4533 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in female and male life expectancy at birth, Cameroon or Canada?
Cameroon, at 4.42 against 4.4 in Canada as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in female and male life expectancy at birth between Cameroon and Canada?
0.02, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Canada?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Canada rank globally for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
Cameroon ranks 150th and Canada ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed