Life expectancy in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life expectancy was 70.42 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Cambodia, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 70.42 years for life expectancy in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Cambodia peaked at 70.42 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Cambodia ranks 101st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 32 years | +28.0% |
| 1933 | 32 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 35 years | +9.4% |
| 1950 | 39.45 years | +12.7% |
| 1955 | 43.75 years | +10.9% |
| 1960 | 42.6 years | -2.6% |
| 1965 | 44.61 years | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 42.36 years | -5.1% |
| 1975 | 34.86 years | -17.7% |
| 1980 | 40.02 years | +14.8% |
| 1985 | 53.56 years | +33.8% |
| 1990 | 55.43 years | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 56.31 years | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 58.63 years | +4.1% |
| 2005 | 64.29 years | +9.7% |
| 2010 | 67.71 years | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 69.87 years | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 70.42 years | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 28.5 years | 25 years | 32 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 33.5 years | 32 years | 35 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 41.6 years | 39.45 years | 43.75 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 43.6 years | 42.6 years | 44.61 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 38.61 years | 34.86 years | 42.36 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 46.79 years | 40.02 years | 53.56 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 55.87 years | 55.43 years | 56.31 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 61.46 years | 58.63 years | 64.29 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.79 years | 67.71 years | 69.87 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 70.42 years | 70.42 years | 70.42 years | 1 |
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)
- 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 in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy in Cambodia was 70.42 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.42 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy?
- Cambodia ranks 101st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.