Cameroon · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
61.8 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 2000 | 52.95852821 | 52.08115798 | 53.77536701 | — |
| Cameroon | 2001 | 52.89875064 | 52.06480275 | 53.8912238 | — |
| Cameroon | 2002 | 52.90318218 | 52.01836968 | 53.88623719 | — |
| Cameroon | 2003 | 53.05889292 | 52.20107644 | 53.98906029 | — |
| Cameroon | 2004 | 53.56554781 | 52.60057298 | 54.48026626 | — |
| Cameroon | 2005 | 54.1270059 | 53.17417184 | 55.0845686 | — |
| Cameroon | 2006 | 54.52792524 | 53.66769334 | 55.41306192 | — |
| Cameroon | 2007 | 55.00397444 | 54.31537251 | 55.86308774 | — |
| Cameroon | 2008 | 55.69426406 | 54.97348352 | 56.73951432 | — |
| Cameroon | 2009 | 56.2682285 | 55.43647546 | 57.38961075 | — |
| Cameroon | 2010 | 56.78466995 | 55.87237913 | 57.72255863 | — |
| Cameroon | 2011 | 57.25716759 | 56.26932264 | 58.31243815 | — |
| Cameroon | 2012 | 57.77355305 | 56.97568215 | 58.92691315 | — |
| Cameroon | 2013 | 58.1602222 | 57.1997322 | 59.2764023 | — |
| Cameroon | 2014 | 58.43615921 | 57.37926753 | 59.3284381 | — |
| Cameroon | 2015 | 58.9843954 | 58.03905062 | 60.04102638 | — |
| Cameroon | 2016 | 59.79056297 | 58.97929183 | 60.8092333 | — |
| Cameroon | 2017 | 60.64260038 | 59.51327892 | 61.89471872 | — |
| Cameroon | 2018 | 61.3869156 | 60.44557222 | 62.54922559 | — |
| Cameroon | 2019 | 62.02612874 | 60.94244099 | 63.01358031 | — |
| Cameroon | 2020 | 62.18085382 | 61.28410683 | 63.35278301 | — |
| Cameroon | 2021 | 61.76934896 | 60.99101458 | 62.67185334 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.