Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index was 63.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon, 1931–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 63.7 for life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in 2023. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon peaked at 63.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.75, in 1931.
That places Cameroon 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 28.75 | 28.75 | 28.75 | 1 |
| 1950s | 36.67 | 33.09 | 39.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.73 | 34.67 | 47.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.58 | 47.95 | 50.54 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.92 | 50.85 | 54.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.58 | 53.04 | 54.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.82 | 53.34 | 56.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.42 | 56.97 | 61.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.24 | 61.15 | 63.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 211 Eswatini 64.12 compare
- 212 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 compare
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 compare
- 215 Burundi 63.65 compare
- 216 Kenya 63.65 compare
- 217 Madagascar 63.63 compare
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 country 4 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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 vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index in Cameroon was 63.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs electoral democracy index recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs electoral democracy index recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.75 in 1931.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy vs electoral democracy index?
- Cameroon ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs electoral democracy index rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. 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 vs electoral democracy index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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