Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 61.66 years against 61.52 years in Cameroon as of 2023.

What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?

0.14 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Guinea-Bissau: Male life expectancy at birth

Cameroon

61.52 years

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

61.66 years

in 2023

Cameroon rank

215th

Guinea-Bissau rank

213th

Male life expectancy at birth over time

Cameroon
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 61.66 years against 61.52 years in Cameroon, a difference of 0.14 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Cameroon ranks 215th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 7 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1950s	35.33 years	34.92 years	0.4111 years	Cameroon
1960s	40.75 years	33.56 years	7.19 years	Cameroon
1970s	48.28 years	37.85 years	10.43 years	Cameroon
1980s	51.39 years	43.23 years	8.16 years	Cameroon
1990s	52.03 years	45.62 years	6.41 years	Cameroon
2000s	53.58 years	51.07 years	2.51 years	Cameroon
2010s	57.58 years	57.53 years	0.051 years	Cameroon
2020s	60.1 years	60.26 years	0.164 years	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher male life expectancy at birth, Cameroon or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 61.66 years against 61.52 years in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in male life expectancy at birth between Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?: 0.14 years, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for male life expectancy at birth?: Cameroon ranks 215th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 213th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Male life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.