Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cambodia
Cambodia: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 60.63 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
60.63
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
118th
of 185 countries
All-time high
61.46
in 2020
All-time low
51.78
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cambodia, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy at birth in Cambodia stood at 60.63.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Cambodia peaked at 61.46 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 51.78, in 2000.
Cambodia ranks 118th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.26 | 51.78 | 58.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.19 | 58.68 | 61.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.05 | 60.63 | 61.46 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 115 Paraguay 60.88 compare
- 116 Turkmenistan 60.82 compare
- 117 Indonesia 60.67 compare
- 119 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 60.41 compare
- 120 Mauritania 60.39 compare
- 121 Egypt 60.36 compare
More health data for Cambodia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.78 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.572 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,125 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,047 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 130,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 133,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 134,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 136,477 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Cambodia?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cambodia was 60.63 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.46 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.78 in 2000.
- How does Cambodia rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Cambodia ranks 118th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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