Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cameroon
Cameroon: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 54.01 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
54.01
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
161st
of 185 countries
All-time high
54.37
in 2020
All-time low
46.09
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 54.01 for healthy life expectancy at birth in 2021.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy at birth in Cameroon peaked at 54.37 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.09, in 2001.
Cameroon ranks 161st of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.13 | — |
| 2001 | 46.09 | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.12 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 46.26 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 46.7 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 47.17 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 47.54 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 48 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 48.63 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 49.17 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 49.63 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 50.06 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 50.52 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 50.88 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 51.14 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 51.63 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 52.32 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 53.06 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 53.69 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 54.24 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 54.37 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 54.01 | -0.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 54.01 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.22, 93% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 54.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.75, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.18 | 46.09 | 49.17 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.72 | 49.63 | 54.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.19 | 54.01 | 54.37 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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 healthy life expectancy at birth in Cameroon?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cameroon was 54.01 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.37 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.09 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Cameroon ranks 161st out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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