Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 2.76 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.76 years
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
198th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.63 years
in 1961
All-time low
0.9188 years
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon is 2.76 years, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon peaked at 5.63 years in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9188 years, in 1955.
Cameroon ranks 198th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.58 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.47 years | -7.2% |
| 1952 | 1.32 years | -10.2% |
| 1953 | 1.14 years | -13.0% |
| 1954 | 1.03 years | -9.8% |
| 1955 | 0.9188 years | -11.1% |
| 1956 | 0.923 years | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 1.7 years | +84.1% |
| 1958 | 1.79 years | +5.5% |
| 1959 | 1.88 years | +4.9% |
| 1960 | 5.6 years | +197.6% |
| 1961 | 5.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.43 years | -74.6% |
| 1963 | 1.49 years | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 1.54 years | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 1.57 years | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.63 years | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.62 years | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.57 years | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.62 years | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.68 years | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.8 years | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.78 years | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.83 years | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.86 years | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.9 years | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.88 years | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.93 years | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.96 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.05 years | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.01 years | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.99 years | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.06 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.09 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.1 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.05 years | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.02 years | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.97 years | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.01 years | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.85 years | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 1.69 years | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 1.49 years | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 1.42 years | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.44 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.49 years | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5 years | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.48 years | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.53 years | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6 years | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.67 years | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.81 years | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.95 years | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 2 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.16 years | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.23 years | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.36 years | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.42 years | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.48 years | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.55 years | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.61 years | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.01 years | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 2.59 years | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 2.68 years | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.76 years | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.38 years | 0.9188 years | 1.88 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.37 years | 1.43 years | 5.63 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.78 years | 1.62 years | 1.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 years | 1.88 years | 2.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 years | 1.69 years | 2.1 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 years | 1.42 years | 1.81 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 years | 1.95 years | 2.62 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 years | 2.59 years | 3.01 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 195 Zambia 2.84 years compare
- 196 Norway 2.84 years compare
- 197 San Marino 2.76 years compare
- 199 Central African Republic 2.7 years compare
- 200 Iran 2.7 years compare
- 201 Burkina Faso 2.68 years compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.204 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2072 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon was 2.76 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 years in 1961.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9188 years in 1955.
- How does Cameroon rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Cameroon ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.