Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Cameroon
Cameroon: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 5.76 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
5.76
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
224th
of 236 countries
All-time high
5.76
in 2023
All-time low
5.34
in 2021
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Cameroon stood at 5.76. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Cameroon peaked at 5.76 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.34, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 224th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.55 | — |
| 1951 | 5.55 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.56 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.56 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.57 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.57 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.58 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 5.58 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 5.58 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 5.59 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.58 | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.59 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.6 | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 5.61 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5.61 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 5.62 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.62 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 5.63 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 5.63 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 5.63 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 5.64 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.67 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 5.68 | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.7 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 5.69 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 5.67 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.67 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 5.65 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.64 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 5.64 | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 5.63 | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.63 | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 5.65 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 5.68 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 5.7 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.68 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.66 | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 5.69 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 5.69 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 5.69 | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 5.69 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 5.69 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5.7 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.7 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.7 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 5.7 | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.7 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 5.71 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 5.71 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 5.71 | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 5.71 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 5.72 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.72 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.72 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.72 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.72 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.73 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.73 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5.73 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.73 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 5.73 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.73 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.74 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.74 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.74 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.74 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5.75 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.75 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5.75 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5.75 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 5.65 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.34 | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 5.54 | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 5.76 | +3.9% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 5.76 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 6.46, 89% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 5.76 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.28, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.57 | 5.55 | 5.59 | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.61 | 5.58 | 5.63 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.67 | 5.64 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.67 | 5.63 | 5.7 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.7 | 5.69 | 5.71 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.72 | 5.71 | 5.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 | 5.73 | 5.75 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.57 | 5.34 | 5.76 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,841 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 17 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.22 % 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 0.0746 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Cameroon?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Cameroon was 5.76 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 5.76 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.34 in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
- Cameroon ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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