Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure was 63.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Cameroon is 63.7, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Cameroon peaked at 63.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.09, in 1950.
That places Cameroon 207th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.67 | 33.09 | 39.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.73 | 34.67 | 47.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.58 | 47.95 | 50.53 | 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
- 204 Eswatini 64.12 compare
- 205 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 compare
- 206 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 compare
- 208 Burundi 63.65 compare
- 209 Kenya 63.65 compare
- 210 Madagascar 63.63 compare
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 vs healthcare expenditure in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure in Cameroon was 63.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.09 in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure?
- Cameroon ranks 207th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs healthcare expenditure 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 healthcare expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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