Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Congo
Congo: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.51 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 2.51 for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Congo peaked at 3.47 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.9578, in 2004.
That places Congo 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.65 | — |
| 1951 | 1.68 | +1.7% |
| 1952 | 1.7 | +1.2% |
| 1953 | 1.76 | +3.7% |
| 1954 | 1.78 | +1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.81 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 1.87 | +3.3% |
| 1957 | 1.89 | +1.4% |
| 1958 | 1.91 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 1.94 | +1.3% |
| 1960 | 2 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 2 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 2.01 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 2.04 | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 2.09 | +2.7% |
| 1965 | 2.12 | +1.1% |
| 1966 | 2.13 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 2.14 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 2.18 | +2.0% |
| 1969 | 2.25 | +3.2% |
| 1970 | 2.27 | +0.7% |
| 1971 | 2.3 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.35 | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 2.35 | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 2.37 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 2.41 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 2.42 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 2.44 | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 2.45 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 2.58 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 2.64 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.73 | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 2.7 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 2.63 | -2.4% |
| 1984 | 2.55 | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 2.39 | -6.0% |
| 1986 | 2.24 | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 2.06 | -8.0% |
| 1988 | 1.86 | -9.6% |
| 1989 | 1.66 | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 1.59 | -4.4% |
| 1991 | 1.49 | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 1.39 | -7.1% |
| 1993 | 1.28 | -7.7% |
| 1994 | 1.28 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.17 | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 1.14 | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 3.47 | +205.2% |
| 1998 | 1.77 | -49.1% |
| 1999 | 1.15 | -34.8% |
| 2000 | 0.9643 | -16.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9797 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1.02 | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 0.97 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9578 | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1.06 | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 1.15 | +9.3% |
| 2007 | 1.29 | +11.3% |
| 2008 | 1.44 | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 1.51 | +4.8% |
| 2010 | 1.47 | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.81 | +23.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9 | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 2.03 | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 2.1 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.17 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.25 | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 2.32 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 2.4 | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.78 | +16.1% |
| 2021 | 2.32 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 2.42 | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 2.51 | +3.6% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 2.51 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 75% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 2.51 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Congo changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +205.2% | 1.14 | 3.47 |
| 1998 | -49.1% | 3.47 | 1.77 |
| 1999 | -34.8% | 1.77 | 1.15 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.8 | 1.65 | 1.94 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.1 | 2 | 2.25 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.39 | 2.27 | 2.58 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.34 | 1.66 | 2.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.57 | 1.14 | 3.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 | 0.9578 | 1.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.08 | 1.47 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.51 | 2.32 | 2.78 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,688 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0709 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Congo?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Congo was 2.51 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 in 1997.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9578 in 2004.
- How does Congo rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Congo ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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