Benin vs Cameroon: Life expectancy at age 60, female

Benin
17.25 years
in 2024
Cameroon
17.3 years
in 2024
Benin rank
199th
Cameroon rank
197th

Life expectancy at age 60, female over time

  • Benin
  • Cameroon
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 17.3 years against 17.25 years in Benin, a difference of 0.05 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.

Benin ranks 199th and Cameroon ranks 197th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Cameroon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Cameroon Difference Ahead
1960s 14.79 years 15.33 years 0.5473 years Cameroon
1970s 15.56 years 15.83 years 0.2671 years Cameroon
1980s 16.48 years 15.94 years 0.5458 years Benin
1990s 17.23 years 15.91 years 1.31 years Benin
2000s 17.03 years 15.86 years 1.17 years Benin
2010s 16.93 years 16.51 years 0.4194 years Benin
2020s 17.05 years 16.79 years 0.2584 years Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 60, female, Benin or Cameroon?
Cameroon, at 17.3 years against 17.25 years in Benin as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 60, female between Benin and Cameroon?
0.05 years, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Cameroon?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Benin and Cameroon rank globally for life expectancy at age 60, female?
Benin ranks 199th and Cameroon ranks 197th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.