Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Cameroon or Congo?

Congo, at 78.49 years against 78.31 years in Cameroon as of 2100.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?

151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.

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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Congo: Life expectancy at age 15

Cameroon

78.31 years

in 2100

Congo

78.49 years

in 2100

Cameroon rank

199th

Congo rank

197th

Life expectancy at age 15 over time

Cameroon
Congo

How they compare

Congo currently reports 78.49 years against 78.31 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.18 years.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Congo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 199th and Congo ranks 197th of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 3 and Congo in 13.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Congo	Difference	Ahead
1950s	58.7 years	59.56 years	0.8559 years	Congo
1960s	59.91 years	62.41 years	2.5 years	Congo
1970s	63.81 years	64.19 years	0.3885 years	Congo
1980s	64.32 years	64.6 years	0.2866 years	Congo
1990s	64.15 years	62.29 years	1.87 years	Cameroon
2000s	64.34 years	64.92 years	0.5805 years	Congo
2010s	66.45 years	67.46 years	1.01 years	Congo
2020s	68.82 years	68.92 years	0.0907 years	Congo
2030s	70.58 years	70.47 years	0.1134 years	Cameroon
2040s	71.7 years	71.65 years	0.0537 years	Cameroon
2050s	72.77 years	72.79 years	0.0277 years	Congo
2060s	73.85 years	73.99 years	0.1426 years	Congo
2070s	75.06 years	75.26 years	0.2014 years	Congo
2080s	76.3 years	76.5 years	0.2019 years	Congo
2090s	77.6 years	77.79 years	0.1878 years	Congo
2100s	78.31 years	78.49 years	0.182 years	Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Cameroon or Congo?: Congo, at 78.49 years against 78.31 years in Cameroon as of 2100.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Cameroon and Congo?: 0.18 years, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Congo?: 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Cameroon and Congo rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?: Cameroon ranks 199th and Congo ranks 197th 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 Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.