Life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia
Cambodia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 68.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia stood at 68.15 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia peaked at 68.15 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.13 years, in 1977.
That places Cambodia 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.75 years | 41.06 years | 44.1 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.86 years | 10.13 years | 33.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.07 years | 43.31 years | 51.93 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.24 years | 52.37 years | 56.43 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.19 years | 57.3 years | 64.52 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.58 years | 65.06 years | 67.53 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.59 years | 66.64 years | 68.15 years | 5 |
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More health data for Cambodia
- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 168,447 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 169,216 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 162,843 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 168,330 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 162,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 170,325 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 173,064 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 164,524 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 5.1% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 162,838 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia was 68.15 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The highest recorded value was 68.15 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cambodia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.13 years in 1977.
- How does Cambodia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Cambodia ranks 146th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Cambodia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cambodia 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, male (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.