Cameroon - Life expectancy at birth 1997

Life expectancy falls in Cameroon

In 1997 the life expectancy in Cameroon decreased to 52.74 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 54.38 years and for men 51.1 years.

Cameroon’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 166th in 1996 to 165th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Cameroon over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1996, when it was 52.82 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 54.72 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
1997	54.38	51.10	52.74
1996	54.45	51.20	52.82
1995	54.85	51.60	53.22
1994	55.08	51.98	53.53
1993	55.53	52.58	54.06
1992	55.99	52.96	54.48
1991	56.04	53.26	54.66
1990	56.17	53.55	54.87
1989	56.17	53.70	54.95
1988	56.15	53.69	54.93
1987	55.90	53.52	54.72
1986	55.07	52.98	54.04
1985	54.93	52.84	53.90
1984	54.40	52.01	53.22
1983	53.93	51.57	52.76
1982	53.25	50.89	52.09
1981	52.82	50.19	51.52
1980	52.44	49.62	51.04
1979	51.98	49.15	50.58
1978	51.66	48.88	50.28
1977	51.37	48.60	50.00
1976	51.25	48.49	49.88
1975	51.04	48.38	49.72
1974	50.85	48.27	49.57
1973	50.64	47.98	49.32
1972	50.19	47.58	48.90
1971	49.52	46.96	48.25
1970	48.78	46.36	47.58
1969	48.06	45.56	46.82
1968	47.21	44.72	45.98
1967	46.38	43.95	45.18
1966	45.64	43.22	44.44
1965	45.09	42.67	43.89
1964	44.50	42.10	43.31
1963	44.15	41.66	42.92
1962	43.77	41.24	42.52
1961	42.57	29.98	35.41
1960	42.05	29.46	34.82

Cameroon - Life expectancy at birth