Life Expectancy at Birth in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life Expectancy at Birth was 63.97 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
63.97
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
193rd
of 216 countries
All-time high
63.97
in 2024
All-time low
34.67
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 63.97 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Cameroon peaked at 63.97 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.67, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 193rd of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.67 | — |
| 1961 | 35.19 | +1.5% |
| 1962 | 42.6 | +21.1% |
| 1963 | 43.07 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 43.6 | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 44.17 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 44.84 | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 45.6 | +1.7% |
| 1968 | 46.39 | +1.7% |
| 1969 | 47.19 | +1.7% |
| 1970 | 47.95 | +1.6% |
| 1971 | 48.58 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 49.12 | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 49.52 | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 49.73 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 49.89 | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 50.02 | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 50.13 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 50.32 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 50.53 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 50.85 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 51.23 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 51.8 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 52.45 | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 52.89 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 53.47 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 53.57 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 54.19 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 54.36 | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 54.39 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 54.35 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 54.17 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 54.05 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 53.87 | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 53.54 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 53.35 | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 53.2 | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 53.1 | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 53.04 | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 53.17 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 53.34 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 53.6 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 53.92 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 54.25 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 54.58 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 54.9 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 55.3 | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 55.71 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 56.12 | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 56.49 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 56.97 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 57.48 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 58.17 | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 58.73 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.13 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.69 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 60.29 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 60.82 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.19 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 61.7 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.67 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.15 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.44 | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 63.7 | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 63.97 | +0.4% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 63.97 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 94% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 63.97 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.73 | 34.67 | 47.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.58 | 47.95 | 50.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.92 | 50.85 | 54.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.58 | 53.04 | 54.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.82 | 53.34 | 56.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.42 | 56.97 | 61.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.59 | 61.15 | 63.97 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 190 Angola 64.81 compare
- 191 Eswatini 64.26 compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 64.25 compare
- 194 Equatorial Guinea 63.91 compare
- 195 Madagascar 63.84 compare
- 196 Kenya 63.83 compare
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 birth in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy at birth in Cameroon was 63.97 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.97 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.67 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Cameroon ranks 193rd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.