Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.1807 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 0.1807 for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Cameroon peaked at 0.5119 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1807, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.476 | 0.4366 | 0.5119 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4003 | 0.3667 | 0.4331 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3382 | 0.3237 | 0.3586 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2959 | 0.279 | 0.3195 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.286 | 0.279 | 0.2909 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2726 | 0.2535 | 0.2888 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2224 | 0.199 | 0.2485 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1891 | 0.1807 | 0.1943 | 4 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 786.1 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 4 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Cameroon was 0.1807 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5119 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1807 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Cameroon ranks 24th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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