Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon

Cameroon: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 58.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
58.4%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
191st
of 215 countries
All-time high
58.4%
in 2024
All-time low
13.0%
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon, 1960–2024

102030405060196019922024

Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon is 58.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 15.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon peaked at 58.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.0%, in 1960.

That places Cameroon 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 31.2% 13.0% 39.0% 10
1970s 41.2% 39.9% 41.5% 10
1980s 43.9% 41.8% 45.5% 10
1990s 44.0% 43.2% 45.2% 10
2000s 46.0% 44.3% 47.6% 10
2010s 51.2% 48.1% 54.4% 10
2020s 55.4% 51.9% 58.4% 5

Countries ranked near Cameroon

  1. 188 Angola 58.7% compare
  2. 189 Sierra Leone 58.5% compare
  3. 190 Burundi 58.5% compare
  4. 192 Guinea-Bissau 58.3% compare
  5. 193 Haiti 58.2% compare
  6. 194 Namibia 57.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon?
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Cameroon was 58.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cameroon?
The highest recorded value was 58.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Cameroon?
The lowest recorded value was 13.0% in 1960.
How does Cameroon rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
Cameroon ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Cameroon?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Cameroon data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65
Unit
% of cohort
Source
United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
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This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.