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Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Cambodia

Cambodia: Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy was 70.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.67 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
165th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.67 years
in 2023
All-time low
11.29 years
in 1977
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Cambodia, 1950–2023

20406080195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Cambodia is 70.67 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Cambodia peaked at 70.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.29 years, in 1977.

That places Cambodia 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Cambodia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 38.86 years —
1951 39.04 years +0.5%
1952 39.34 years +0.8%
1953 39.62 years +0.7%
1954 39.91 years +0.7%
1955 40.25 years +0.9%
1956 40.5 years +0.6%
1957 40.87 years +0.9%
1958 41.22 years +0.8%
1959 41.65 years +1.1%
1960 42.13 years +1.2%
1961 42.59 years +1.1%
1962 43.08 years +1.2%
1963 43.61 years +1.2%
1964 44.04 years +1.0%
1965 44.5 years +1.0%
1966 44.95 years +1.0%
1967 45.19 years +0.5%
1968 45.59 years +0.9%
1969 45.94 years +0.8%
1970 38.63 years -15.9%
1971 38.7 years +0.2%
1972 38.91 years +0.5%
1973 39.08 years +0.4%
1974 39.3 years +0.6%
1975 12.78 years -67.5%
1976 11.63 years -9.0%
1977 11.29 years -2.9%
1978 11.57 years +2.5%
1979 41.07 years +254.9%
1980 47.5 years +15.6%
1981 48.03 years +1.1%
1982 48.76 years +1.5%
1983 49.38 years +1.3%
1984 50.09 years +1.4%
1985 50.8 years +1.4%
1986 51.55 years +1.5%
1987 53.67 years +4.1%
1988 54.43 years +1.4%
1989 54.77 years +0.6%
1990 55.2 years +0.8%
1991 55.58 years +0.7%
1992 55.75 years +0.3%
1993 56.04 years +0.5%
1994 56.22 years +0.3%
1995 56.56 years +0.6%
1996 56.83 years +0.5%
1997 57.27 years +0.8%
1998 57.86 years +1.0%
1999 58.61 years +1.3%
2000 59.49 years +1.5%
2001 60.46 years +1.6%
2002 61.4 years +1.6%
2003 62.34 years +1.5%
2004 63.26 years +1.5%
2005 64.11 years +1.4%
2006 64.89 years +1.2%
2007 65.55 years +1.0%
2008 66.15 years +0.9%
2009 66.75 years +0.9%
2010 67.31 years +0.8%
2011 67.87 years +0.8%
2012 68.37 years +0.7%
2013 68.75 years +0.6%
2014 69.12 years +0.5%
2015 69.4 years +0.4%
2016 69.64 years +0.3%
2017 69.84 years +0.3%
2018 69.99 years +0.2%
2019 70.13 years +0.2%
2020 70.06 years -0.1%
2021 69.3 years -1.1%
2022 70.53 years +1.8%
2023 70.67 years +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 40.13 years 38.86 years 41.65 years 10
1960s 44.16 years 42.13 years 45.94 years 10
1970s 28.3 years 11.29 years 41.07 years 10
1980s 50.9 years 47.5 years 54.77 years 10
1990s 56.59 years 55.2 years 58.61 years 10
2000s 63.44 years 59.49 years 66.75 years 10
2010s 69.04 years 67.31 years 70.13 years 10
2020s 70.14 years 69.3 years 70.67 years 4

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 162 Republic of Moldova 71.2 years compare
  2. 163 Indonesia 71.15 years compare
  3. 164 Dominica 71.13 years compare
  4. 166 Solomon Islands 70.53 years compare
  5. 167 Nepal 70.35 years compare
  6. 168 Guyana 70.18 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Cambodia?
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy in Cambodia was 70.67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Cambodia?
The highest recorded value was 70.67 years in 2023.
What is the lowest share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy recorded in Cambodia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.29 years in 1977.
How does Cambodia rank for share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy?
Cambodia ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Cambodia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share in extreme poverty vs. life expectancy
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

Period life expectancy at birth.