Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Congo
Congo: Life expectancy prados de la escosura was 63.79 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
63.79
World rank
133rd
of 162 countries
All-time high
63.79
in 2020
All-time low
25
in 1870
Years of data
24
1870–2020
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Congo, 1870–2020
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 63.79 for life expectancy prados de la escosura in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy prados de la escosura in Congo peaked at 63.79 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25, in 1870.
That places Congo 133rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 | — |
| 1880 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 31.2 | +24.8% |
| 1925 | 31.2 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 30.14 | -3.4% |
| 1933 | 30.14 | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 32 | +6.2% |
| 1950 | 38.7 | +20.9% |
| 1955 | 40.7 | +5.2% |
| 1960 | 41.84 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 43.84 | +4.8% |
| 1970 | 45.84 | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 47.84 | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 59.6 | +24.6% |
| 1985 | 60.44 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 55.93 | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 53.64 | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 53.68 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 58.13 | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 61.68 | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 63.23 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 63.79 | +0.9% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 63.79 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 66.34, 96% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Congo's 63.79 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.32, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1910s | 31.2 | 31.2 | 31.2 | 1 |
| 1920s | 30.67 | 30.14 | 31.2 | 2 |
| 1930s | 31.07 | 30.14 | 32 | 2 |
| 1950s | 39.7 | 38.7 | 40.7 | 2 |
| 1960s | 42.84 | 41.84 | 43.84 | 2 |
| 1970s | 46.84 | 45.84 | 47.84 | 2 |
| 1980s | 60.02 | 59.6 | 60.44 | 2 |
| 1990s | 54.79 | 53.64 | 55.93 | 2 |
| 2000s | 55.9 | 53.68 | 58.13 | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.46 | 61.68 | 63.23 | 2 |
| 2020s | 63.79 | 63.79 | 63.79 | 1 |
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- 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 life expectancy prados de la escosura in Congo?
- Life expectancy prados de la escosura in Congo was 63.79 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 63.79 in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy prados de la escosura recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 in 1870.
- How does Congo rank for life expectancy prados de la escosura?
- Congo ranks 133rd out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy prados de la escosura rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy prados de la escosura. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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