Cameroon vs Togo: Life expectancy

Cameroon
60.83 years
in 2020
Togo
61.03 years
in 2020
Cameroon rank
148th
Togo rank
146th

Life expectancy over time

  • Cameroon
  • Togo
0204060187019452020

How they compare

Togo currently reports 61.03 years against 60.83 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.2 years.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Togo ahead.

Cameroon ranks 148th and Togo ranks 146th of 162 countries.

Across the 15 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Togo in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Togo Difference Ahead
1870s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1880s 25.42 years 25 years 0.4237 years Cameroon
1890s 25 years 25 years 0 years
1900s 25.62 years 25 years 0.6245 years Cameroon
1910s 27.93 years 28 years 0.0699 years Togo
1920s 28.37 years 28.84 years 0.4718 years Togo
1930s 31.15 years 30.49 years 0.6632 years Cameroon
1950s 37 years 37.02 years 0.025 years Togo
1960s 40.71 years 40.75 years 0.0334 years Togo
1970s 46.01 years 45.73 years 0.2878 years Cameroon
1980s 52.64 years 55.75 years 3.11 years Togo
1990s 54.04 years 54.2 years 0.1583 years Togo
2000s 53.65 years 55.35 years 1.71 years Togo
2010s 58.12 years 58.35 years 0.23 years Togo
2020s 60.83 years 61.03 years 0.2022 years Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Cameroon or Togo?
Togo, at 61.03 years against 60.83 years in Cameroon as of 2020.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Cameroon and Togo?
0.2 years, with Togo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Togo?
24 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
How do Cameroon and Togo rank globally for life expectancy?
Cameroon ranks 148th and Togo ranks 146th of 162 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy
Unit
years
Source
Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
163 places, 3,421 data points, 1870–2020
Last refreshed

Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.