Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.76 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.76
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
198th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.63
in 1961
All-time low
0.9188
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon is 2.76, 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon peaked at 5.63 in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.9188, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.58 | — |
| 1951 | 1.47 | -7.2% |
| 1952 | 1.32 | -10.2% |
| 1953 | 1.14 | -13.0% |
| 1954 | 1.03 | -9.8% |
| 1955 | 0.9188 | -11.1% |
| 1956 | 0.923 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 1.7 | +84.1% |
| 1958 | 1.79 | +5.5% |
| 1959 | 1.88 | +4.9% |
| 1960 | 5.6 | +197.6% |
| 1961 | 5.63 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.43 | -74.6% |
| 1963 | 1.49 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 1.54 | +3.2% |
| 1965 | 1.57 | +2.5% |
| 1966 | 1.58 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 1.63 | +3.2% |
| 1968 | 1.62 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 1.57 | -3.1% |
| 1970 | 1.62 | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 1.64 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.68 | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.8 | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 1.82 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 1.78 | -2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.83 | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 1.83 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.86 | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 1.9 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.88 | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.93 | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 1.96 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 2 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.05 | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.01 | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 1.99 | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 2 | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 2.01 | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 2.03 | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 2.06 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 2.07 | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 2.09 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 2.1 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 2.05 | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 2.02 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 1.97 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 2.01 | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 1.85 | -8.3% |
| 1999 | 1.69 | -8.3% |
| 2000 | 1.49 | -12.1% |
| 2001 | 1.42 | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 1.44 | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 1.49 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.53 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 1.67 | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.81 | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 1.95 | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 2 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.16 | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 2.23 | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.36 | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 2.42 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 2.48 | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 2.55 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.61 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.62 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.01 | +15.1% |
| 2021 | 2.59 | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 2.68 | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.76 | +2.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 2.76 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 83% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 2.76 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | +197.6% | 1.88 | 5.6 |
| 1957 | +84.1% | 0.923 | 1.7 |
| 1962 | -74.6% | 5.63 | 1.43 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.38 | 0.9188 | 1.88 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.37 | 1.43 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.78 | 1.62 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.99 | 1.88 | 2.05 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.99 | 1.69 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 | 1.42 | 1.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.34 | 1.95 | 2.62 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.76 | 2.59 | 3.01 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 195 Zambia 2.84 compare
- 196 Norway 2.84 compare
- 197 San Marino 2.76 compare
- 199 Central African Republic 2.7 compare
- 200 Iran 2.7 compare
- 201 Burkina Faso 2.68 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Cameroon was 2.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.63 in 1961.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9188 in 1955.
- How does Cameroon rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Cameroon ranks 198th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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