Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 was 12.2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
12.2
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
147th
of 184 countries
All-time high
12.77
in 2019
All-time low
11.12
in 2002
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 12.2 for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in 2021.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Cameroon peaked at 12.77 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.12, in 2002.
Cameroon ranks 147th of 184 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 (HALE) at age 60 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.17 | — |
| 2001 | 11.15 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.12 | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.14 | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 11.22 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 11.31 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.38 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 11.43 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 11.56 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 11.68 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 11.79 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 11.87 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 11.94 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 12.02 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.08 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.19 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 12.34 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.48 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 12.64 | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 12.77 | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 12.35 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 12.2 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.31 | 11.12 | 11.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.21 | 11.79 | 12.77 | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.28 | 12.2 | 12.35 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 144 Liberia 12.32 compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 12.3 compare
- 146 Honduras 12.21 compare
- 148 Republic of Moldova 12.18 compare
- 149 Vanuatu 12.04 compare
- 150 Madagascar 12.01 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 15-64, male, annual growth rate 3.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, male, per capita 0.2785 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, total, per capita 0.5607 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Cameroon?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 in Cameroon was 12.2 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 12.77 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.12 in 2002.
- How does Cameroon rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60?
- Cameroon ranks 147th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at age 60 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at age 60 (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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