Women survival to age 65 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Women survival to age 65 was 68.31 in 2024. β² Rising
Women survival to age 65 in Cameroon, 1960β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for women survival to age 65 in Cameroon is 68.31, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, women survival to age 65 in Cameroon peaked at 68.31 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.92, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 189th 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 | 38.83 | 33.92 | 43.2 | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.28 | 44.29 | 47.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.11 | 47.51 | 51.79 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.32 | 48.82 | 51.72 | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6 | 48.61 | 53.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.16 | 54.3 | 63.66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.17 | 61.43 | 68.31 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 186 Tanzania, United Republic of 69.66 compare
- 187 Fiji, Republic of 69.61 compare
- 188 Angola 69.6 compare
- 190 Guinea-Bissau 68.27 compare
- 191 Congo, Republic of 68.17 compare
- 192 South Africa 67.72 compare
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 women survival to age 65 in Cameroon?
- Women survival to age 65 in Cameroon was 68.31 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women survival to age 65 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 68.31 in 2024.
- What is the lowest women survival to age 65 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.92 in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for women survival to age 65?
- Cameroon ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is women survival to age 65 rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Women survival to age 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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