Life expectancy, source comparison in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life expectancy, source comparison was 70.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy, source comparison in Cambodia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy, source comparison in Cambodia is 70.67 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Cambodia peaked at 70.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.29 years, in 1977.
That places Cambodia 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.13 years | 38.86 years | 41.65 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.16 years | 42.13 years | 45.94 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.3 years | 11.29 years | 41.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9 years | 47.5 years | 54.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.59 years | 55.2 years | 58.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.44 years | 59.49 years | 66.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.04 years | 67.31 years | 70.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.14 years | 69.3 years | 70.67 years | 4 |
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More health data for Cambodia
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,125 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1,047 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 130,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 133,956 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 134,187 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 136,477 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 138,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 138,581 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy, source comparison in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy, source comparison in Cambodia was 70.67 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.67 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.29 years in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
- Cambodia ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.