Cameroon vs Morocco: Sex gap in life expectancy
Cameroon
4.42 years
in 2023
Morocco
4.43 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
150th
Morocco rank
148th
Sex gap in life expectancy over time
- Cameroon
- Morocco
How they compare
Morocco currently reports 4.43 years against 4.42 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.01 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 150th and Morocco ranks 148th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Morocco in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Morocco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.69 years | 1.97 years | 0.7199 years | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 4.29 years | 1.84 years | 2.45 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 2.57 years | 2 years | 0.566 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 3.03 years | 2.72 years | 0.3128 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 3.09 years | 3.17 years | 0.0816 years | Morocco |
| 2000s | 2.46 years | 3.35 years | 0.8893 years | Morocco |
| 2010s | 3.71 years | 3.63 years | 0.0791 years | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.37 years | 4.5 years | 0.1316 years | Morocco |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy, Cameroon or Morocco?
- Morocco, at 4.43 years against 4.42 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy between Cameroon and Morocco?
- 0.01 years, with Morocco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Morocco?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Morocco rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Cameroon ranks 150th and Morocco ranks 148th 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.