Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Cameroon

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Cameroon was 63.7 years. A difference of +1.26 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Cameroon were 61.52 years and 65.94 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Cameroon for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Cameroon (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Cameroon (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	34.67	29.45	41.7
1961	35.19	29.83	42.28
1962	42.6	41.51	43.66
1963	43.07	41.94	44.19
1964	43.6	42.45	44.72
1965	44.18	43	45.33
1966	44.84	43.66	45.99
1967	45.6	44.41	46.77
1968	46.39	45.22	47.53
1969	47.19	46.07	48.29
1970	47.95	46.81	49.07
1971	48.58	47.44	49.69
1972	49.12	47.94	50.28
1973	49.52	48.24	50.77
1974	49.73	48.41	51.03
1975	49.89	48.58	51.18
1976	50.02	48.66	51.35
1977	50.13	48.75	51.49
1978	50.32	48.92	51.7
1979	50.54	49.09	51.96
1980	50.85	49.41	52.28
1981	51.23	49.73	52.71
1982	51.8	50.28	53.31
1983	52.45	50.91	53.97
1984	52.89	51.26	54.5
1985	53.47	51.91	54.99
1986	53.57	52.08	55.04
1987	54.19	52.67	55.68
1988	54.36	52.84	55.85
1989	54.39	52.86	55.9
1990	54.35	52.78	55.89
1991	54.17	52.59	55.73
1992	54.05	52.45	55.64
1993	53.87	52.25	55.48
1994	53.54	51.94	55.12
1995	53.35	51.77	54.92
1996	53.2	51.65	54.74
1997	53.11	51.51	54.7
1998	53.04	51.57	54.51
1999	53.17	51.82	54.5
2000	53.34	52.13	54.53
2001	53.6	52.45	54.72
2002	53.92	52.76	55.06
2003	54.25	53.06	55.43
2004	54.58	53.38	55.76
2005	54.9	53.75	56.05
2006	55.3	54.06	56.53
2007	55.71	54.42	56.99
2008	56.12	54.77	57.45
2009	56.49	55.05	57.92
2010	56.97	55.44	58.49
2011	57.48	55.93	59.04
2012	58.17	56.49	59.87
2013	58.73	56.99	60.5
2014	59.13	57.24	61.07
2015	59.69	57.76	61.66
2016	60.29	58.35	62.29
2017	60.82	58.84	62.86
2018	61.19	59.11	63.33
2019	61.7	59.63	63.83
2020	61.67	59.47	63.98
2021	61.15	59.07	63.3
2022	62.44	60.33	64.63
2023	63.7	61.52	65.94