Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 70.67 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, 1945–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cambodia recorded 70.67 years for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 75 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia peaked at 70.67 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.3 years, in 1977.
That places Cambodia 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 75 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1945 | 35 years | — |
| 1950 | 38.86 years | +11.0% |
| 1951 | 39.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 39.34 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 39.62 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 39.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1955 | 40.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 40.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 40.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 41.22 years | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 41.65 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 42.13 years | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 42.59 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 43.08 years | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 43.61 years | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 44.04 years | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 44.5 years | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 44.95 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 45.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 45.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 45.94 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 38.63 years | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 38.7 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 38.91 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 39.08 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 39.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 12.78 years | -67.5% |
| 1976 | 11.63 years | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 11.3 years | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 11.57 years | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 41.07 years | +254.9% |
| 1980 | 47.5 years | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 48.04 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 48.76 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 49.38 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 50.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 50.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 51.56 years | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 53.67 years | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 54.43 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 55.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 55.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 55.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 56.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.56 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 56.83 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 57.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 58.61 years | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 59.49 years | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 60.46 years | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 61.39 years | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 62.35 years | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.26 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.89 years | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 65.55 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.37 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.75 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.12 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.64 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.84 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.13 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.3 years | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 70.53 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.67 years | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 70.67 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 70.67 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +254.9% | 11.57 years | 41.07 years |
| 1975 | -67.5% | 39.3 years | 12.78 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 35 years | 35 years | 35 years | 1 |
| 1950s | 40.13 years | 38.86 years | 41.65 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.16 years | 42.13 years | 45.94 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.3 years | 11.3 years | 41.07 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9 years | 47.5 years | 54.77 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.59 years | 55.2 years | 58.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.44 years | 59.49 years | 66.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.04 years | 67.31 years | 70.13 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.14 years | 69.3 years | 70.67 years | 4 |
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0488 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -1.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Cambodia was 70.67 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.67 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3 years in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Cambodia ranks 165th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.