What is life expectancy at age 15 in Cambodia?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Cambodia was 81.78 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Cambodia?

The highest recorded value was 81.78 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Cambodia?

The lowest recorded value was 25.55 years in 1978.

How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Cambodia ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Cambodia?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Cambodia data come from?

The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Cambodia

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Cambodia
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Cambodia: Life expectancy at age 15 was 81.78 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

81.78 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

172nd

of 236 countries

All-time high

81.78 years

in 2100

All-time low

25.55 years

in 1978

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Cambodia, 1950–2100

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Cambodia is 81.78 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Cambodia peaked at 81.78 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 25.55 years, in 1978.

Cambodia ranks 172nd of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	56.97 years	56.49 years	57.6 years	10
1960s	58.9 years	57.86 years	59.76 years	10
1970s	40.62 years	25.55 years	51.73 years	10
1980s	61.81 years	59.56 years	64.65 years	10
1990s	66.11 years	64.93 years	67.47 years	10
2000s	69.61 years	67.92 years	71.1 years	10
2010s	72.27 years	71.38 years	72.76 years	10
2020s	73.04 years	71.75 years	73.6 years	10
2030s	74.16 years	73.71 years	74.62 years	10
2040s	75.22 years	74.73 years	75.72 years	10
2050s	76.33 years	75.83 years	76.85 years	10
2060s	77.49 years	76.97 years	78.01 years	10
2070s	78.68 years	78.14 years	79.22 years	10
2080s	79.9 years	79.34 years	80.44 years	10
2090s	81.11 years	80.56 years	81.66 years	10
2100s	81.78 years	81.78 years	81.78 years	1

Countries ranked near Cambodia

169 Samoa 82.08 years compare
170 Mauritania 81.97 years compare
171 Sao Tome and Principe 81.94 years compare
173 Laos 81.76 years compare
174 Uganda 81.76 years compare
175 Senegal 81.45 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 168,330 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 162,474 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 168,447 (2025)
Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 162,838 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 173,064 (2025)
Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 176,275 (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 166,827 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 162,843 (2025)
Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 164,524 (2025)

All data for Cambodia →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Cambodia?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Cambodia was 81.78 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Cambodia?: The highest recorded value was 81.78 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Cambodia?: The lowest recorded value was 25.55 years in 1978.
How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Cambodia ranks 172nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Cambodia?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cambodia data come from?: The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.