Cameroon vs Israel: Sex gap in life expectancy
Cameroon
4.42 years
in 2023
Israel
4.41 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
150th
Israel rank
151st
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Cameroon
- Israel
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 4.42 years against 4.41 years in Israel, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Israel ahead.
Cameroon ranks 150th and Israel ranks 151st of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 years | 2.92 years | 0.2352 years | Israel |
| 1960s | 4.29 years | 3.05 years | 1.25 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 2.57 years | 3.87 years | 1.3 years | Israel |
| 1980s | 3.03 years | 3.91 years | 0.8799 years | Israel |
| 1990s | 3.09 years | 3.93 years | 0.8395 years | Israel |
| 2000s | 2.46 years | 4.02 years | 1.56 years | Israel |
| 2010s | 3.71 years | 3.72 years | 0.0049 years | Israel |
| 2020s | 4.37 years | 4.15 years | 0.2123 years | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cameroon or Israel?
- Cameroon, at 4.42 years against 4.41 years in Israel as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cameroon and Israel?
- 0.01 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Israel?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Israel rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cameroon ranks 150th and Israel ranks 151st 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.