Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 54.01 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
54.01
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
160th
of 184 countries
All-time high
54.37
in 2020
All-time low
46.09
in 2001
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Cameroon, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 54.01 for healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 (hale) at birth in Cameroon peaked at 54.37 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.09, in 2001.
That places Cameroon 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) 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 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Cameroon?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Cameroon was 54.01 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 54.37 in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.09 in 2001.
- How does Cameroon rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Cameroon ranks 160th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) 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 World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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