Cameroon vs Canada: Sex gap in life expectancy
Cameroon
4.42 years
in 2023
Canada
4.4 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
150th
Canada rank
152nd
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Cameroon
- Canada
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.42 years against 4.4 years in Canada, a difference of 0.02 years.
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 years | 5.2 years | 2.51 years | Canada |
| 1960s | 4.29 years | 6.38 years | 2.09 years | Canada |
| 1970s | 2.57 years | 7.19 years | 4.62 years | Canada |
| 1980s | 3.03 years | 6.78 years | 3.75 years | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.09 years | 5.93 years | 2.84 years | Canada |
| 2000s | 2.46 years | 4.78 years | 2.32 years | Canada |
| 2010s | 3.71 years | 4.18 years | 0.4673 years | Canada |
| 2020s | 4.37 years | 4.82 years | 0.4533 years | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cameroon or Canada?
- Cameroon, at 4.42 years against 4.4 years in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cameroon and Canada?
- 0.02 years, 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 sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cameroon ranks 150th and Canada ranks 152nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.