Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at birth, total
Cameroon
63.97 years
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
64.25 years
in 2024
Cameroon rank
194th
Guinea-Bissau rank
193rd
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Cameroon
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 64.25 years against 63.97 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.28 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Cameroon ranks 194th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd of 217 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 | 42.73 years | 36.68 years | 6.05 years | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 49.58 years | 40.53 years | 9.05 years | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 52.92 years | 45.09 years | 7.83 years | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 53.58 years | 47.92 years | 5.67 years | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 54.82 years | 53.17 years | 1.65 years | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 59.42 years | 59.69 years | 0.278 years | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 62.59 years | 62.99 years | 0.4018 years | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 64.25 years against 63.97 years in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.28 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, total?
- Cameroon ranks 194th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd of 217 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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About this data
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.