Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Cameroon
Cameroon: Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men was 0.2072 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.2072
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.5374
in 1950
All-time low
0.2072
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Cameroon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Cameroon is 0.2072, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Cameroon peaked at 0.5374 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.2072, in 2023.
That places Cameroon 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.5374 | — |
| 1951 | 0.5287 | -1.6% |
| 1952 | 0.5201 | -1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.5107 | -1.8% |
| 1954 | 0.5002 | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 0.4894 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4794 | -2.0% |
| 1957 | 0.4811 | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.4722 | -1.8% |
| 1959 | 0.4643 | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 0.4876 | +5.0% |
| 1961 | 0.4825 | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 0.4324 | -10.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4272 | -1.2% |
| 1964 | 0.421 | -1.4% |
| 1965 | 0.4149 | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.4076 | -1.8% |
| 1967 | 0.3995 | -2.0% |
| 1968 | 0.3908 | -2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.3819 | -2.3% |
| 1970 | 0.3738 | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 0.367 | -1.8% |
| 1972 | 0.361 | -1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.3569 | -1.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3541 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.3517 | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 0.35 | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 0.3481 | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.3455 | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.3426 | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.3385 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.3341 | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.328 | -1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.3213 | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.3167 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3096 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3066 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3006 | -2.0% |
| 1988 | 0.2981 | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 0.2974 | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.298 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.2997 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.3013 | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.3035 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3063 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.3082 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.3096 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.3105 | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.3101 | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.3078 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3051 | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3019 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.2984 | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2948 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2911 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2869 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.2834 | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2793 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2752 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2714 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2668 | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.2617 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2558 | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.2505 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2473 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.242 | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2363 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.2316 | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2286 | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2238 | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2174 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2188 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 0.2129 | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2072 | -2.7% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 0.2072 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1713, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 0.2072 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2002, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4983 | 0.4643 | 0.5374 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4245 | 0.3819 | 0.4876 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3551 | 0.3426 | 0.3738 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3151 | 0.2974 | 0.3385 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3055 | 0.298 | 0.3105 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2888 | 0.2714 | 0.3051 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2444 | 0.2238 | 0.2668 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2141 | 0.2072 | 0.2188 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
- 17 Burundi 0.2119 compare
- 18 Liberia 0.2098 compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.2097 compare
- 21 Mozambique 0.2063 compare
- 22 Equatorial Guinea 0.2063 compare
- 23 Sudan 0.2043 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,770 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.0% (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Cameroon?
- Lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men in Cameroon was 0.2072 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5374 in 1950.
- What is the lowest lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2072 in 2023.
- How does Cameroon rank for lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men?
- Cameroon ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifespan inequality: gini coefficient in men rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.