Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy prados de la escosura was 60.83 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
60.83
World rank
148th
of 162 countries
All-time high
60.83
in 2020
All-time low
25
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Cameroon, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 60.83 for life expectancy prados de la escosura in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy prados de la escosura in Cameroon peaked at 60.83 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1870.
That places Cameroon 148th out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 | — |
| 1880 | 25.42 | +1.7% |
| 1890 | 25 | -1.7% |
| 1900 | 25.62 | +2.5% |
| 1913 | 27.93 | +9.0% |
| 1925 | 27.93 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 28.8 | +3.1% |
| 1933 | 28.8 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 33.5 | +16.3% |
| 1950 | 36 | +7.5% |
| 1955 | 38 | +5.6% |
| 1960 | 39.46 | +3.9% |
| 1965 | 41.96 | +6.3% |
| 1970 | 44.64 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 47.38 | +6.1% |
| 1980 | 51.08 | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 54.2 | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 54.87 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 53.22 | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 52.93 | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 54.36 | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 56.58 | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 59.66 | +5.4% |
| 2020 | 60.83 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1880s | 25.42 | 25.42 | 25.42 | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1900s | 25.62 | 25.62 | 25.62 | 1 |
| 1910s | 27.93 | 27.93 | 27.93 | 1 |
| 1920s | 28.37 | 27.93 | 28.8 | 2 |
| 1930s | 31.15 | 28.8 | 33.5 | 2 |
| 1950s | 37 | 36 | 38 | 2 |
| 1960s | 40.71 | 39.46 | 41.96 | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.01 | 44.64 | 47.38 | 2 |
| 1980s | 52.64 | 51.08 | 54.2 | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.04 | 53.22 | 54.87 | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.65 | 52.93 | 54.36 | 2 |
| 2010s | 58.12 | 56.58 | 59.66 | 2 |
| 2020s | 60.83 | 60.83 | 60.83 | 1 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7821 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0282 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.5017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy prados de la escosura in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Cameroon was 60.83 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 60.83 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1870.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy prados de la escosura?
- Cameroon ranks 148th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy prados de la escosura rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy prados de la escosura. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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