Life expectancy at birth, female in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy at birth, female was 66.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Cameroon is 66.22 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Cameroon peaked at 66.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.7 years, in 1960.
Cameroon ranks 193rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.05 years | 41.7 years | 48.29 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.85 years | 49.07 years | 51.96 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.42 years | 52.28 years | 55.9 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.12 years | 54.5 years | 55.89 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.04 years | 54.52 years | 57.92 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.29 years | 58.49 years | 63.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.82 years | 63.3 years | 66.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 190 Eswatini 67.11 years compare
- 191 Mozambique 66.74 years compare
- 192 Guinea-Bissau 66.55 years compare
- 194 Kenya 66.12 years compare
- 195 Equatorial Guinea 65.89 years compare
- 196 Burundi 65.88 years compare
More health data for Cameroon
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 411,818 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 419,561 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 426,858 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 413,677 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 8.43 million (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 12.29 million (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 420,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 405,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 372,820 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Cameroon was 66.22 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 66.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.7 years in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Cameroon ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.