Healthy life expectancy in Cameroon
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Cameroon was 55.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Cameroon, 2023
55.8
Change from 2022
+2.2%
Position in 2023
160th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Cameroon over time
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Cameroon
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Cameroon |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 55.8 years |
| 2022 | 54.6 years |
| 2021 | 53.8 years |
| 2020 | 54.2 years |
| 2019 | 54.3 years |
| 2018 | 53.8 years |
| 2017 | 53.3 years |
| 2016 | 52.6 years |
| 2015 | 52.0 years |
| 2014 | 51.5 years |
| 2013 | 51.2 years |
| 2012 | 50.8 years |
| 2011 | 50.3 years |
| 2010 | 49.8 years |
| 2009 | 49.4 years |
| 2008 | 48.8 years |
| 2007 | 48.3 years |
| 2006 | 47.8 years |
| 2005 | 47.4 years |
| 2004 | 47.0 years |
| 2003 | 46.5 years |
| 2002 | 46.3 years |
| 2001 | 46.2 years |
| 2000 | 46.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.2% from 54.6 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 51.2 years, the figure has changed by +9.0%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Cameroon has the 160th highest value.
More for Cameroon
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Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.1 years
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UHC service coverage
48
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Alcohol consumption
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Adult obesity
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