Life expectancy at age 60, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 17.3 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 17.3 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Cameroon peaked at 17.3 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.01 years, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.33 years | 15.01 years | 15.65 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.83 years | 15.73 years | 15.91 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.94 years | 15.77 years | 16.03 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.91 years | 15.77 years | 16.02 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.86 years | 15.73 years | 16.04 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.51 years | 16.13 years | 16.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.79 years | 16.14 years | 17.3 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 465,137 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 475,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 453,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 461,925 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 443,236 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 452,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 436,011 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 444,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 430,025 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 437,292 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Cameroon was 17.3 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.01 years in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Cameroon ranks 197th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.