Life expectancy at birth, total in Gabon
Gabon: Life expectancy at birth, total was 68.51 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Gabon, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 68.51 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 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Gabon peaked at 68.51 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.44 years, in 1960.
That places Gabon 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 49.34 years | 46.44 years | 52.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.13 years | 52.7 years | 57.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.4 years | 57.89 years | 60.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2 years | 60.74 years | 61.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.94 years | 61.81 years | 64.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 years | 64.72 years | 67.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.74 years | 67.07 years | 68.51 years | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 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 19,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,249 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 20,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Gabon?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Gabon was 68.51 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 68.51 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.44 years in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Gabon ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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.