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

02040602000201020212000: 51.82001: 52.62002: 53.52003: 54.32004: 552005: 55.82006: 56.52007: 57.12008: 57.82009: 58.32010: 58.72011: 59.22012: 59.62013: 59.92014: 60.22015: 60.52016: 60.72017: 60.92018: 61.12019: 61.32020: 61.52021: 60.6

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 115 Paraguay 60.88 compare
  2. 116 Turkmenistan 60.82 compare
  3. 117 Indonesia 60.67 compare
  4. 119 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 60.41 compare
  5. 120 Mauritania 60.39 compare
  6. 121 Egypt 60.36 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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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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Indicator
Healthy life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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