Life expectancy at birth, female in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life expectancy at birth, female was 73.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Cambodia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 73.36 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Cambodia peaked at 73.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.75 years, in 1977.
That places Cambodia 150th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.23 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 44.34 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 44.89 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 45.42 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 45.94 years | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 46.45 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 47.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 47.45 years | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 47.9 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 47.38 years | -1.1% |
| 1971 | 47.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 47.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 47.97 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 48.16 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 15.22 years | -68.4% |
| 1976 | 13.14 years | -13.7% |
| 1977 | 12.75 years | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 13.37 years | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 49.96 years | +273.6% |
| 1980 | 51.38 years | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 51.94 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 52.76 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 53.32 years | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 54.03 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 54.74 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 55.45 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 56.29 years | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 56.82 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 57.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 57.76 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 57.84 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 58.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 58.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 58.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 58.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 59.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 59.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 60.57 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 61.47 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 62.48 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 63.56 years | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 64.55 years | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 65.33 years | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 66.1 years | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 66.87 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 67.5 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 68.11 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 68.77 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 69.36 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 69.97 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 70.55 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 71.01 years | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.4 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 71.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.2 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.39 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 72.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.66 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.83 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 73.07 years | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 73.19 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 73.36 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.64 years | 43.23 years | 47.9 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.35 years | 12.75 years | 49.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.4 years | 51.38 years | 57.31 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.72 years | 57.76 years | 60.57 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.47 years | 61.47 years | 68.77 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.32 years | 69.36 years | 72.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.82 years | 71.83 years | 73.36 years | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 4.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0388 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.025 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Cambodia was 73.36 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 73.36 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.75 years in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Cambodia ranks 150th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.