Life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 68.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
68.15 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
148th
of 217 countries
All-time high
68.15 years
in 2024
All-time low
10.13 years
in 1977
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia stood at 68.15 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia peaked at 68.15 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.13 years, in 1977.
That places Cambodia 148th 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, male in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 41.06 years | — |
| 1961 | 41.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 41.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 42.39 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 42.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 43.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 43.52 years | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 43.45 years | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 43.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 44.1 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 32.63 years | -26.0% |
| 1971 | 32.52 years | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 32.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 32.7 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 32.81 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 11.25 years | -65.7% |
| 1976 | 10.44 years | -7.2% |
| 1977 | 10.13 years | -3.0% |
| 1978 | 10.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 33.34 years | +225.2% |
| 1980 | 43.31 years | +29.9% |
| 1981 | 43.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 44.41 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 45.1 years | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 45.82 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 46.53 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 47.33 years | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 50.75 years | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 51.76 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 51.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 52.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 53.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 53.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 53.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 53.96 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 54.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 54.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 55.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 55.72 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 56.43 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 57.3 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 58.21 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 59.01 years | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 59.92 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 60.96 years | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.91 years | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 62.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 63.4 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 63.97 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 64.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 65.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 65.57 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 65.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 66.3 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 66.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 67.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 67.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.53 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.3 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 66.64 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 67.84 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 68.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.15 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.75 years | 41.06 years | 44.1 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.86 years | 10.13 years | 33.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.07 years | 43.31 years | 51.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.24 years | 52.37 years | 56.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.19 years | 57.3 years | 64.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.58 years | 65.06 years | 67.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.59 years | 66.64 years | 68.15 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
- 145 Kyrgyzstan 68.4 years compare
- 146 Dominica 68.35 years compare
- 147 Russian Federation 68.26 years compare
- 149 Mongolia 67.92 years compare
- 150 El Salvador 67.76 years compare
- 151 Yemen 67.37 years compare
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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.1823 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1444 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1506 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia was 68.15 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.15 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.13 years in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Cambodia ranks 148th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. 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, male (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.