Healthy life expectancy in Congo
Congo: Healthy life expectancy was 54.84 Years in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy in Congo, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.
Analysis
Congo recorded 54.84 Years for healthy life expectancy in 2021.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in Congo peaked at 55.07 Years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 45.53 Years, in 2000.
That places Congo 158th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.82 Years | 45.53 Years | 52.3 Years | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.94 Years | 52.75 Years | 54.93 Years | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.95 Years | 54.84 Years | 55.07 Years | 2 |
Countries ranked near Congo
- 155 Cote d'Ivoire 55.41 Years compare
- 156 Madagascar 55.14 Years compare
- 157 Nigeria 54.95 Years compare
- 159 Malawi 54.67 Years compare
- 160 Burkina Faso 54.56 Years compare
- 161 Cameroon 54.01 Years compare
More health data for Congo
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 48,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 51,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 54,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 53,869 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy in Congo?
- Healthy life expectancy in Congo was 54.84 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 55.07 Years in 2020.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.53 Years in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for healthy life expectancy?
- Congo ranks 158th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.