Life expectancy at birth, total in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 70.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Cambodia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Cambodia is 70.82 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Cambodia peaked at 70.82 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.29 years, in 1977.
Cambodia ranks 149th of 218 countries on this measure, 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, total in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.13 years | — |
| 1961 | 42.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 43.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 43.61 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 44.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 44.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 44.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 45.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 45.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 45.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 38.63 years | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 38.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 38.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 39.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 39.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 12.78 years | -67.5% |
| 1976 | 11.63 years | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 11.29 years | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 11.57 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 41.07 years | +254.9% |
| 1980 | 47.5 years | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 48.03 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 48.76 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 49.38 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 50.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 50.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 51.55 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 53.67 years | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 54.43 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 55.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 55.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 55.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 56.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 56.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 57.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 58.61 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 59.49 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 60.46 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 61.4 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 62.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.89 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 65.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.3 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 70.53 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.67 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.82 years | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 70.82 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 70.82 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99 years, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, total in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +254.9% | 11.57 years | 41.07 years |
| 1975 | -67.5% | 39.3 years | 12.78 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 70.27 years | 69.3 years | 70.82 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
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)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % 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 life expectancy at birth, total in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Cambodia was 70.82 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.82 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.29 years in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Cambodia ranks 149th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.