Cameroon sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 64.0 years of life, 191st of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Cameroon, each with its global rank and source year.
17 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 64.0 yrs | 191 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 13.0 /1,000 | 23 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.0 /1,000 | 114 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.1 yrs | 147 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 79.2 /1,000 | 68 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 4.5 yrs | 129 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 80.9 men/100 women | 115 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 40.2 /1,000 | 25 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 258 /100k | 25 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 24.3 % | 36 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 8.5 /100k | 71 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 30.2 /100k | 21 of 187 | 2019 |
| Adult obesity | 14.5 % | 79 of 143 | 2003 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 9.6 L | 33 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 2.8 % | 195 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $79 | 155 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $1,830 | 176 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Cameroon's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 18th lowest population aged 65+ in the world (2.8 %) and the 21st highest road-traffic deaths in the world (30.2 /100k). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Cameroon; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.