Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 57.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic is 57.41 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 205.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic peaked at 57.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.66 years, in 2009.
That places Central African Republic 233rd 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.
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 35.45 years | — |
| 1951 | 35.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 36.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1953 | 36.64 years | +1.1% |
| 1954 | 37.04 years | +1.1% |
| 1955 | 37.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1956 | 37.84 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 38.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 38.67 years | +1.1% |
| 1959 | 39.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 39.57 years | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 40.06 years | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 40.56 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 41.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 41.64 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 42.21 years | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 42.79 years | +1.4% |
| 1967 | 43.38 years | +1.4% |
| 1968 | 43.98 years | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 44.58 years | +1.4% |
| 1970 | 45.18 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 45.76 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 46.33 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 46.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 47.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 47.89 years | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 48.35 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 48.78 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 49.16 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 49.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 49.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 50.03 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 50.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 50.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 50.43 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 50.46 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 50.45 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 50.37 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 50.24 years | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 50.07 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 49.85 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 49.58 years | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 49.21 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 48.9 years | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 48.51 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 48.11 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 47.7 years | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 47.28 years | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 47.09 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 46.91 years | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 46.61 years | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 46.73 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 46.84 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 47.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 47.7 years | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 48.21 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 48.69 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 49.33 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 49.87 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.66 years | -70.6% |
| 2010 | 46.87 years | +219.6% |
| 2011 | 50.11 years | +6.9% |
| 2012 | 51.34 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 49.49 years | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 40.27 years | -18.6% |
| 2015 | 51.93 years | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 51 years | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 45.23 years | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 52.3 years | +15.6% |
| 2019 | 31.53 years | -39.7% |
| 2020 | 50.6 years | +60.5% |
| 2021 | 40.28 years | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 18.82 years | -53.3% |
| 2023 | 57.41 years | +205.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 37.25 years | 35.45 years | 39.1 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 41.99 years | 39.57 years | 44.58 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 47.52 years | 45.18 years | 49.5 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.24 years | 49.79 years | 50.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.31 years | 46.91 years | 49.85 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.59 years | 14.66 years | 49.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.01 years | 31.53 years | 52.3 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.78 years | 18.82 years | 57.41 years | 4 |
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 887.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5,728 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 2,072 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 66 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 612 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic?
- Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Central African Republic was 57.41 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.41 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.66 years in 2009.
- How does Central African Republic rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?
- Central African Republic ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.