Cameroon - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy of Cameroon goes up to 63.7 years

In 2023 the life expectancy in Cameroon increased to 63.7 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 65.94 years and for men 61.52 years.

Cameroon’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 177th in 2022 to 173th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Cameroon over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 62.44 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 58.73 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Cameroon. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Cameroon in Cameroonian economy.

Cameroon - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	65.94	61.52	63.70
2022	64.63	60.33	62.44
2021	63.30	59.07	61.15
2020	63.98	59.47	61.67
2019	63.83	59.63	61.70
2018	63.33	59.11	61.19
2017	62.86	58.84	60.82
2016	62.29	58.35	60.29
2015	61.66	57.76	59.69
2014	61.07	57.24	59.13
2013	60.50	56.99	58.73
2012	59.87	56.49	58.17
2011	59.04	55.93	57.48
2010	58.49	55.44	56.97
2009	57.92	55.05	56.49
2008	57.45	54.77	56.12
2007	56.99	54.42	55.71
2006	56.53	54.06	55.30
2005	56.05	53.75	54.90
2004	55.76	53.38	54.58
2003	55.43	53.06	54.25
2002	55.06	52.76	53.92
2001	54.72	52.45	53.60
2000	54.53	52.13	53.34
1999	54.50	51.82	53.17
1998	54.51	51.57	53.04
1997	54.70	51.51	53.11
1996	54.74	51.65	53.20
1995	54.92	51.77	53.35
1994	55.12	51.94	53.54
1993	55.48	52.25	53.87
1992	55.64	52.45	54.05
1991	55.73	52.59	54.17
1990	55.89	52.78	54.35
1989	55.90	52.86	54.39
1988	55.85	52.84	54.36
1987	55.68	52.67	54.19
1986	55.04	52.08	53.57
1985	54.99	51.91	53.47
1984	54.50	51.26	52.89
1983	53.97	50.91	52.45
1982	53.31	50.28	51.80
1981	52.71	49.73	51.23
1980	52.28	49.41	50.85
1979	51.96	49.09	50.54
1978	51.70	48.92	50.32
1977	51.49	48.75	50.13
1976	51.35	48.66	50.02
1975	51.18	48.58	49.89
1974	51.03	48.41	49.73
1973	50.77	48.24	49.52
1972	50.28	47.94	49.12
1971	49.69	47.44	48.58
1970	49.07	46.81	47.95
1969	48.29	46.07	47.19
1968	47.53	45.22	46.39
1967	46.77	44.41	45.60
1966	45.99	43.66	44.84
1965	45.33	43.00	44.18
1964	44.72	42.45	43.60
1963	44.19	41.94	43.07
1962	43.66	41.51	42.60
1961	42.28	29.83	35.19
1960	41.70	29.45	34.67

Cameroon - Life expectancy at birth