Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at birth, female

Cameroon
66.22 years
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
66.55 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
196th
Guinea-Bissau rank
195th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 66.55 years against 66.22 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.33 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 196th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 195th of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 5 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1960s 45.05 years 40.26 years 4.79 years Cameroon
1970s 50.85 years 43.46 years 7.39 years Cameroon
1980s 54.42 years 47.02 years 7.41 years Cameroon
1990s 55.12 years 50.27 years 4.85 years Cameroon
2000s 56.04 years 55.21 years 0.8358 years Cameroon
2010s 61.29 years 61.73 years 0.4358 years Guinea-Bissau
2020s 64.82 years 65.26 years 0.448 years Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 66.55 years against 66.22 years in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
0.33 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Cameroon ranks 196th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 195th of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.