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Life Expectancy at Birth in Cambodia from 1960 to 2024
This dataset presents life expectancy at birth in Cambodia from 1960 to 2024. Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would be expected to live if prevailing mortality patterns at the time of birth remained the same throughout life. The data are measured in years and are sourced from the World Bank’s World Development Indicators. The indicator code is SP.DYN.LE00.IN. This dataset can be used to analyze long-term demographic trends, population health, social development, and changes in mortality conditions in Cambodia over time. The data show Cambodia’s life expectancy increasing from 42.134 years in 1960 to 70.817 years in 2024, with a significant historical decline during the 1970s followed by steady recovery and improvement in later decades.
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Below is a column legend explaining each column in the dataset, including its name, data type, and a brief description of what it represents.
| title | type | description |
|---|---|---|
| year | Date | Calendar year of the recorded life expectancy value. |
| life_expectancy | Number | Average life expectancy at birth in Cambodia, measured in years. |
| country_name | Text | Country name. In this dataset, the country is Cambodia. |
| country_code | Text | ISO 3-letter country code. For Cambodia, it is KHM. |
| indicator_name | Text | Name of the World Bank indicator. |
| indicator_code | Text | World Bank indicator code: SP.DYN.LE00.IN. |
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| Name | File Format | Size | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| LifeExpectancyatBirthinCambodiafrom1960to2024.csv | CSV | 5.35 KB |
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Created at
17 Dec 2024
Updated at
25 May 2026