What is life expectancy in Congo?

Life expectancy in Congo was 65.77 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 65.77 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 39.6 years in 1950.

How does Congo rank for life expectancy?

Congo ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Congo data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Congo

Name: Life expectancy in Congo
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Congo: Life expectancy was 65.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

65.77 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

206th

of 236 countries

All-time high

65.77 years

in 2023

All-time low

39.6 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Congo, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Congo recorded 65.77 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Congo peaked at 65.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.6 years, in 1950.

That places Congo 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	43.11 years	39.6 years	46.78 years	10
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	48.57 years	57.07 years	10
2000s	58.3 years	55.37 years	61.21 years	10
2010s	63.24 years	61.73 years	64.47 years	10
2020s	64.84 years	64.19 years	65.77 years	4

Countries ranked near Congo

203 Afghanistan 66.03 years compare
204 Djibouti 65.99 years compare
205 Gambia 65.86 years compare
207 Ghana 65.5 years compare
208 Palestine 65.17 years compare
209 Haiti 64.94 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Congo?: Life expectancy in Congo was 65.77 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 65.77 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 39.6 years in 1950.
How does Congo rank for life expectancy?: Congo ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.