Cameroon vs Namibia: Life expectancy at age 15
Cameroon
78.31 years
in 2100
Namibia
78.2 years
in 2100
Cameroon rank
199th
Namibia rank
202nd
Life expectancy at age 15 over time
- Cameroon
- Namibia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 78.31 years against 78.2 years in Namibia, a difference of 0.11 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Namibia ahead.
Cameroon ranks 199th and Namibia ranks 202nd of 236 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Namibia in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 58.7 years | 61.83 years | 3.12 years | Namibia |
| 1960s | 59.91 years | 64.39 years | 4.48 years | Namibia |
| 1970s | 63.81 years | 66.81 years | 3 years | Namibia |
| 1980s | 64.32 years | 65.13 years | 0.8162 years | Namibia |
| 1990s | 64.15 years | 63.28 years | 0.8744 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 64.34 years | 57.61 years | 6.73 years | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 66.45 years | 63.05 years | 3.4 years | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 68.82 years | 69.28 years | 0.4568 years | Namibia |
| 2030s | 70.58 years | 71.47 years | 0.8924 years | Namibia |
| 2040s | 71.7 years | 72.32 years | 0.6153 years | Namibia |
| 2050s | 72.77 years | 73.21 years | 0.443 years | Namibia |
| 2060s | 73.85 years | 74.2 years | 0.3548 years | Namibia |
| 2070s | 75.06 years | 75.26 years | 0.2035 years | Namibia |
| 2080s | 76.3 years | 76.4 years | 0.0976 years | Namibia |
| 2090s | 77.6 years | 77.55 years | 0.05 years | Cameroon |
| 2100s | 78.31 years | 78.2 years | 0.1 years | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Cameroon or Namibia?
- Cameroon, at 78.31 years against 78.2 years in Namibia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Cameroon and Namibia?
- 0.11 years, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Namibia?
- 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and Namibia rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
- Cameroon ranks 199th and Namibia ranks 202nd 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
The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.