Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 was 68.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon is 68.3%, 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, share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon peaked at 68.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, 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.
Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.9% | — |
| 1961 | 34.6% | +1.9% |
| 1962 | 37.3% | +7.8% |
| 1963 | 37.9% | +1.7% |
| 1964 | 38.5% | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 39.3% | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 40.1% | +2.1% |
| 1967 | 41.2% | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 42.2% | +2.4% |
| 1969 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 1970 | 44.3% | +2.5% |
| 1971 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 46.4% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 46.6% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 46.7% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 46.8% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 47.2% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 48.8% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 49.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 50.3% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 50.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 50.8% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 51.7% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 51.8% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 51.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 51.7% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 51.4% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 51.3% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.1% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 50.4% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 50.0% | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 49.6% | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 49.1% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 48.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 48.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 50.2% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 50.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 51.2% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 54.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 55.2% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 58.7% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 61.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 62.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 63.7% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 63.5% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 61.4% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 64.7% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 68.3% | +0.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 68.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 75.2%, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 68.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 68.2%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 38.8% | 33.9% | 43.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.3% | 44.3% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.1% | 47.5% | 51.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.3% | 48.8% | 51.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.6% | 48.6% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 54.3% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2% | 61.4% | 68.3% | 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 share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon?
- Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon was 68.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 68.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of women expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of women expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Cameroon ranks 189th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of women expected to survive to the age of 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 United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of women expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.