Cameroon vs Kenya: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child

Cameroon
4.42
in 2023
Kenya
4.46
in 2023
Cameroon rank
150th
Kenya rank
147th

Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child over time

  • Cameroon
  • Kenya
2.557.51012.5195019862023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 4.46 against 4.42 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.04.

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

Cameroon ranks 150th and Kenya ranks 147th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Kenya Difference Ahead
1950s 2.69 2.99 0.3047 Kenya
1960s 4.29 2.7 1.59 Cameroon
1970s 2.57 3.35 0.7817 Kenya
1980s 3.03 3.71 0.685 Kenya
1990s 3.09 2.41 0.6757 Cameroon
2000s 2.46 2.19 0.2719 Cameroon
2010s 3.71 3.93 0.2195 Kenya
2020s 4.37 4.69 0.3255 Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child, Cameroon or Kenya?
Kenya, at 4.46 against 4.42 in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child between Cameroon and Kenya?
0.04, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Kenya?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Kenya rank globally for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
Cameroon ranks 150th and Kenya ranks 147th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality
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