Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Cameroon
Cameroon: Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita was 63.7 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Cameroon is 63.7, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Cameroon peaked at 63.7 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.09, in 1950.
That places Cameroon 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 36.67 | 33.09 | 39.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 42.73 | 34.67 | 47.19 | 10 |
| 1970s | 49.58 | 47.95 | 50.53 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.92 | 50.85 | 54.39 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.58 | 53.04 | 54.35 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.82 | 53.34 | 56.49 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.42 | 56.97 | 61.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.24 | 61.15 | 63.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 211 Eswatini 64.12 compare
- 212 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 compare
- 213 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 compare
- 215 Burundi 63.65 compare
- 216 Kenya 63.65 compare
- 217 Madagascar 63.63 compare
More climate change data for Cameroon
- Share co2 vs population 0.873 (2100)
- Population growth 2.6% (2025)
- Population, total 29.88 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 3.0% (2025)
- Urban population 16.63 million (2025)
- Urban population 55.7% (2025)
- Co2 emissions vs gdp 0.3307 (2024)
- Cumulative co emissions 309.25 million (2024)
- Co emissions per capita 0.3307 (2024)
- Co2 per capita vs renewable electricity 0.3307 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Cameroon?
- Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita in Cameroon was 63.7 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 63.7 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.09 in 1950.
- How does Cameroon rank for life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth vs co emissions per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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