Life Expectancy at Birth in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 70.82 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Cambodia, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Cambodia stood at 70.82. 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 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Cambodia peaked at 70.82 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.29, in 1977.
That places Cambodia 148th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Cambodia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.13 | — |
| 1961 | 42.59 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 43.08 | +1.2% |
| 1963 | 43.61 | +1.2% |
| 1964 | 44.04 | +1.0% |
| 1965 | 44.5 | +1.0% |
| 1966 | 44.95 | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 45.19 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 45.59 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 45.94 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 38.63 | -15.9% |
| 1971 | 38.7 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 38.91 | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 39.08 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 39.3 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 12.78 | -67.5% |
| 1976 | 11.63 | -9.0% |
| 1977 | 11.29 | -2.9% |
| 1978 | 11.57 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 41.07 | +254.9% |
| 1980 | 47.5 | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 48.03 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 48.76 | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 49.38 | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 50.09 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 50.8 | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 51.55 | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 53.67 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 54.43 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.77 | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 55.2 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 55.58 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 55.75 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 56.04 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 56.22 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 56.56 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 56.83 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 57.27 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 57.86 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 58.61 | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 59.49 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 60.46 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 61.4 | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 62.34 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 63.26 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 64.11 | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.89 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 65.55 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 66.15 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 66.75 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 67.31 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 67.87 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68.37 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.75 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 69.12 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.4 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.64 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 69.84 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 69.99 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.13 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 70.06 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.3 | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 70.53 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 70.67 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.82 | +0.2% |
Cambodia compared with similar countries
- Cambodia's 70.82 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cambodia's 70.82 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 97% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life Expectancy at Birth 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 | +254.9% | 11.57 | 41.07 |
| 1975 | -67.5% | 39.3 | 12.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.16 | 42.13 | 45.94 | 10 |
| 1970s | 28.3 | 11.29 | 41.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9 | 47.5 | 54.77 | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.59 | 55.2 | 58.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.44 | 59.49 | 66.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.04 | 67.31 | 70.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.27 | 69.3 | 70.82 | 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 birth in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Cambodia was 70.82 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.82 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.29 in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Cambodia ranks 148th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.