Cameroon vs Lebanon: Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages
Cameroon
3.88 years
in 2023
Lebanon
3.85 years
in 2023
Cameroon rank
175th
Lebanon rank
177th
Sex gap in life expectancy at different ages over time
- Cameroon
- Lebanon
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3.88 years against 3.85 years in Lebanon, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lebanon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 175th and Lebanon ranks 177th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.18 years | 4.04 years | 1.86 years | Lebanon |
| 1960s | 4.64 years | 3.35 years | 1.29 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 1.88 years | 7.58 years | 5.7 years | Lebanon |
| 1980s | 2.33 years | 10.64 years | 8.32 years | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 2.34 years | 3.71 years | 1.37 years | Lebanon |
| 2000s | 1.52 years | 3.94 years | 2.42 years | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 3.04 years | 3.82 years | 0.7729 years | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 3.82 years | 4.35 years | 0.5293 years | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sex gap in life expectancy at different ages, Cameroon or Lebanon?
- Cameroon, at 3.88 years against 3.85 years in Lebanon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in sex gap in life expectancy at different ages between Cameroon and Lebanon?
- 0.03 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lebanon?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Lebanon rank globally for sex gap in life expectancy at different ages?
- Cameroon ranks 175th and Lebanon ranks 177th 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 at different ages. 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.