Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Congo, Rep. or Zimbabwe?

Congo, Rep., at 78.49 years against 78.24 years in Zimbabwe as of 2100.

What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Congo, Rep. and Zimbabwe?

0.25 years, with Congo, Rep. ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Rep. and Zimbabwe?

151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Congo, Rep. vs Zimbabwe: Life expectancy at age 15

Congo, Rep.

78.49 years

in 2100

Zimbabwe

78.24 years

in 2100

Congo, Rep. rank

197th

Zimbabwe rank

200th

Life expectancy at age 15 over time

Congo, Rep.
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Congo, Rep. currently reports 78.49 years against 78.24 years in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.25 years.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Congo, Rep. ranks 197th and Zimbabwe ranks 200th of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Congo, Rep. averaged higher in 12 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Congo, Rep.	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1950s	59.56 years	63.6 years	4.04 years	Zimbabwe
1960s	62.41 years	65.68 years	3.27 years	Zimbabwe
1970s	64.19 years	65.93 years	1.73 years	Zimbabwe
1980s	64.6 years	67.09 years	2.49 years	Zimbabwe
1990s	62.29 years	58.23 years	4.05 years	Congo, Rep.
2000s	64.92 years	52.36 years	12.56 years	Congo, Rep.
2010s	67.46 years	62.35 years	5.1 years	Congo, Rep.
2020s	68.92 years	66.32 years	2.59 years	Congo, Rep.
2030s	70.47 years	68.53 years	1.94 years	Congo, Rep.
2040s	71.65 years	70.22 years	1.43 years	Congo, Rep.
2050s	72.79 years	71.7 years	1.1 years	Congo, Rep.
2060s	73.99 years	73.09 years	0.8973 years	Congo, Rep.
2070s	75.26 years	74.49 years	0.7718 years	Congo, Rep.
2080s	76.5 years	75.93 years	0.5754 years	Congo, Rep.
2090s	77.79 years	77.41 years	0.3793 years	Congo, Rep.
2100s	78.49 years	78.24 years	0.245 years	Congo, Rep.

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Congo, Rep. or Zimbabwe?: Congo, Rep., at 78.49 years against 78.24 years in Zimbabwe as of 2100.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Congo, Rep. and Zimbabwe?: 0.25 years, with Congo, Rep. ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo, Rep. and Zimbabwe?: 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Congo, Rep. and Zimbabwe rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?: Congo, Rep. ranks 197th and Zimbabwe ranks 200th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at age 15
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.