Mens life expectancy at birth in Cameroon
Cameroon: Mens life expectancy at birth was 61.52 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
61.52
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
215th
of 236 countries
All-time high
61.52
in 2023
All-time low
29.45
in 1960
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mens life expectancy at birth in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 61.52 for mens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mens life expectancy at birth in Cameroon peaked at 61.52 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.45, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 215th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 35.33 | 31.58 | 37.95 | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.75 | 29.45 | 46.07 | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.28 | 46.81 | 49.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.39 | 49.41 | 52.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.03 | 51.51 | 52.78 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.58 | 52.13 | 55.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.58 | 55.44 | 59.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1 | 59.07 | 61.52 | 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 mens life expectancy at birth in Cameroon?
- Mens life expectancy at birth in Cameroon was 61.52 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mens life expectancy at birth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.52 in 2023.
- What is the lowest mens life expectancy at birth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.45 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for mens life expectancy at birth?
- Cameroon ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 Mens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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