Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 19.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Cambodia, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Cambodia is 19.78 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Cambodia peaked at 19.78 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.59 years, in 1977.
Cambodia ranks 142nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.42 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.55 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 13.69 years | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 13.82 years | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 13.94 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 14.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1966 | 14.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 14.34 years | +1.2% |
| 1968 | 14.43 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 14.54 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 14.56 years | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 14.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 14.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 14.69 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 14.74 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 8.47 years | -42.6% |
| 1976 | 7.73 years | -8.7% |
| 1977 | 7.59 years | -1.9% |
| 1978 | 7.83 years | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 15.2 years | +94.2% |
| 1980 | 15.4 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 15.52 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 15.71 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 15.77 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 15.89 years | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 16.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 16.15 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 16.31 years | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 16.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 16.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 16.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 16.6 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 16.65 years | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 16.71 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.77 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 16.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 16.94 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 17.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 17.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 17.3 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 17.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 17.62 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 17.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 17.98 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 18.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.36 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 18.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 18.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 18.75 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18.87 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 19.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 19.14 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 19.26 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 19.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 19.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 19.48 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 19.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 19.56 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 19.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 19.57 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 18.96 years | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 19.72 years | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 19.74 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.78 years | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 19.78 years is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 19.78 years is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 20.85 years, 95% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Cambodia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +94.2% | 7.83 years | 15.2 years |
| 1975 | -42.6% | 14.74 years | 8.47 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14 years | 13.42 years | 14.54 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 12.01 years | 7.59 years | 15.2 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.96 years | 15.4 years | 16.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.86 years | 16.59 years | 17.3 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.14 years | 17.46 years | 18.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.32 years | 18.87 years | 19.6 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.55 years | 18.96 years | 19.78 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cambodia
More gender data for Cambodia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 5,268 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.2002 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 13,559 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 13,559 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.49 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 171,023 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 179,224 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 172,154 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 180,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 173,679 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Cambodia was 19.78 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.78 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.59 years in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Cambodia ranks 142nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.