Angola vs Cameroon: Life expectancy at birth, total

Angola
64.81 years
in 2024
Cameroon
63.97 years
in 2024
Angola rank
193rd
Cameroon rank
196th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Angola
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Angola currently reports 64.81 years against 63.97 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.84 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 193rd and Cameroon ranks 196th of 219 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 38.03 years 42.73 years 4.71 years Cameroon
1970s 40.87 years 49.58 years 8.71 years Cameroon
1980s 42.11 years 52.92 years 10.81 years Cameroon
1990s 44.42 years 53.58 years 9.16 years Cameroon
2000s 51.35 years 54.82 years 3.47 years Cameroon
2010s 60.48 years 59.42 years 1.06 years Angola
2020s 63.95 years 62.59 years 1.36 years Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Angola or Cameroon?
Angola, at 64.81 years against 63.97 years in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Angola and Cameroon?
0.84 years, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Cameroon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Angola and Cameroon rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Angola ranks 193rd and Cameroon ranks 196th of 219 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 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.