Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 16.73 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.73 years
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
147th
of 215 countries
All-time high
16.73 years
in 2024
All-time low
12.43 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at age 60, male in Cameroon stood at 16.73 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Cameroon peaked at 16.73 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.43 years, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 147th 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, male (years) in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 12.43 years | — |
| 1961 | 12.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 14.44 years | +15.9% |
| 1963 | 14.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 14.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 14.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 14.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 14.59 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 14.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 14.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 14.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 14.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 14.85 years | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 14.83 years | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 14.81 years | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 14.8 years | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 14.76 years | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 14.73 years | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 14.7 years | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 14.67 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 14.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 14.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 14.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 14.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 14.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 14.74 years | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 14.8 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 14.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 14.78 years | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 14.77 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.74 years | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 14.74 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 14.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 14.68 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 14.68 years | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 14.68 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 14.65 years | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 14.66 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 14.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 14.77 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 14.79 years | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.8 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 14.82 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 14.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 14.86 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.85 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 14.86 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 14.89 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 14.93 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 14.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 14.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 15.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 15.09 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 15.13 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 15.16 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 14.49 years | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 14.51 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.02 years | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 15.53 years | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 16.73 years | +7.8% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 16.73 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.3 years, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 16.73 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 92% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.13 years | 12.43 years | 14.73 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.77 years | 14.67 years | 14.85 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.74 years | 14.65 years | 14.8 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7 years | 14.65 years | 14.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.81 years | 14.74 years | 14.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.03 years | 14.86 years | 15.22 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.26 years | 14.49 years | 16.73 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More gender data for Cameroon
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 13,337 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.53 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 20,440 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 20,440 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Cameroon was 16.73 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, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 16.73 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.43 years in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Cameroon ranks 147th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.