Life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia

Cambodia: Life expectancy at birth, male was 68.15 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
68.15 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
146th
of 215 countries
All-time high
68.15 years
in 2024
All-time low
10.13 years
in 1977
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Cambodia, 1960–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Cambodia

  1. 143 Kyrgyzstan 68.4 years compare
  2. 144 Dominica 68.35 years compare
  3. 145 Russia 68.26 years compare
  4. 147 Mongolia 67.92 years compare
  5. 148 El Salvador 67.76 years compare
  6. 149 Yemen 67.37 years compare

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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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.