Cameroon - Life expectancy at birth 2019

Life expectancy increases in Cameroon

In 2019 the life expectancy in Cameroon increased to 61.58 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 63 years and for men 60.19 years.

Cameroon’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 176th in 2018 to 175th in 2019.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Cameroon over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2018, when it was 61.18 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2009, when it was 56.1 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
2019	63.00	60.19	61.58
2018	62.78	59.60	61.18
2017	62.16	59.47	60.81
2016	61.60	58.88	60.23
2015	61.21	58.13	59.66
2014	60.43	57.45	58.94
2013	59.85	57.10	58.48
2012	59.16	56.42	57.79
2011	58.49	55.78	57.13
2010	57.97	55.19	56.58
2009	57.42	54.78	56.10
2008	56.99	54.32	55.66
2007	56.47	53.86	55.17
2006	56.18	53.53	54.86
2005	55.68	53.05	54.36
2004	55.64	52.72	54.18
2003	55.31	52.46	53.88
2002	54.87	51.97	53.42
2001	54.74	51.56	53.14
2000	54.56	51.32	52.93
1999	54.41	51.00	52.70
1998	54.20	50.97	52.58
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