Life expectancy at birth, total in Congo
Congo: Life expectancy at birth, total was 66 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
189th
of 218 countries
All-time high
66 years
in 2024
All-time low
47.59 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Congo recorded 66 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Congo peaked at 66 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.59 years, in 1960.
Congo ranks 189th of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total in Congo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.59 years | — |
| 1961 | 48.35 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 49.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 49.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 50.36 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 51 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 51.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 52.62 years | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 53.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 53.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 53.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 54.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 54.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 55.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 55.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 55.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 56.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 56.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 56.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 56.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 57.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 57.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 57.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 57.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 57.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 57.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 57.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 57.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 57.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 57.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 56.76 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 56.48 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 56.04 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 55.64 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 55.47 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 55.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.58 years | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 52.55 years | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 54.43 years | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 55.37 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 55.88 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 57.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.96 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 58.73 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 59.47 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.05 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 60.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 61.22 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.15 years | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 64.39 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 64.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.77 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 66 years | +0.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 66 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.9 years, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 66 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.53 years | 47.59 years | 53.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.16 years | 53.55 years | 56.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.37 years | 56.8 years | 57.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.83 years | 48.58 years | 57.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3 years | 55.37 years | 61.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.24 years | 61.73 years | 64.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.07 years | 64.19 years | 66 years | 5 |
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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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Congo?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Congo was 66 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 66 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.59 years in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Congo ranks 189th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.