Life expectancy at birth, male in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy at birth, male was 61.78 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Cameroon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 61.78 years for life expectancy at birth, male 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 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Cameroon peaked at 61.78 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.45 years, in 1960.
That places Cameroon 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 40.75 years | 29.45 years | 46.07 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.28 years | 46.81 years | 49.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.39 years | 49.41 years | 52.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.03 years | 51.51 years | 52.78 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.58 years | 52.13 years | 55.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.58 years | 55.44 years | 59.63 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.43 years | 59.07 years | 61.78 years | 5 |
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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, male in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Cameroon was 61.78 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 Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 61.78 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.45 years in 1960.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Cameroon ranks 194th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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, 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.