Life expectancy at birth, total in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy at birth, total was 63.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Cameroon stood at 63.97 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Cameroon peaked at 63.97 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.67 years, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.73 years | 34.67 years | 47.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.58 years | 47.95 years | 50.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.92 years | 50.85 years | 54.39 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.58 years | 53.04 years | 54.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.82 years | 53.34 years | 56.49 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.42 years | 56.97 years | 61.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.59 years | 61.15 years | 63.97 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 189 Angola 64.81 years compare
- 190 Eswatini 64.26 years compare
- 191 Guinea-Bissau 64.25 years compare
- 193 Equatorial Guinea 63.91 years compare
- 194 Madagascar 63.84 years compare
- 195 Kenya 63.83 years compare
More health data for Cameroon
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Cameroon was 63.97 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.97 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.67 years in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Cameroon ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.