Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Cameroon
Cameroon: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 61.52 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 61.52 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males 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 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Cameroon peaked at 61.52 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 29.45 years, 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 years | 31.58 years | 37.95 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.75 years | 29.45 years | 46.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.28 years | 46.81 years | 49.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.39 years | 49.41 years | 52.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.03 years | 51.51 years | 52.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.58 years | 52.13 years | 55.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.58 years | 55.44 years | 59.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1 years | 59.07 years | 61.52 years | 4 |
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More health data for Cameroon
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 786.1 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 12,841 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 4 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 4 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 244,584 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 245,558 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 251,698 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 252,310 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 260,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 260,630 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Cameroon?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Cameroon was 61.52 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.52 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.45 years in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
- Cameroon ranks 215th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.