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Life expectancy at birth in Gabon

Gabon: Life expectancy at birth was 68.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68.34 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
183rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.34 years
in 2023
All-time low
39.27 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Gabon, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Gabon stood at 68.34 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Gabon peaked at 68.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.27 years, in 1950.

That places Gabon 183rd 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 at birth in Gabon, year by year

Year years Change
1950 39.27 years —
1951 39.98 years +1.8%
1952 40.74 years +1.9%
1953 41.48 years +1.8%
1954 42.19 years +1.7%
1955 42.95 years +1.8%
1956 43.66 years +1.7%
1957 44.36 years +1.6%
1958 45.06 years +1.6%
1959 45.76 years +1.5%
1960 46.44 years +1.5%
1961 47.12 years +1.4%
1962 47.78 years +1.4%
1963 48.42 years +1.4%
1964 48.99 years +1.2%
1965 49.71 years +1.5%
1966 50.32 years +1.2%
1967 50.93 years +1.2%
1968 51.55 years +1.2%
1969 52.13 years +1.1%
1970 52.7 years +1.1%
1971 53.26 years +1.1%
1972 53.81 years +1.0%
1973 54.35 years +1.0%
1974 54.91 years +1.0%
1975 55.45 years +1.0%
1976 55.97 years +0.9%
1977 56.47 years +0.9%
1978 56.95 years +0.9%
1979 57.44 years +0.8%
1980 57.89 years +0.8%
1981 58.33 years +0.8%
1982 58.64 years +0.5%
1983 58.99 years +0.6%
1984 59.34 years +0.6%
1985 59.66 years +0.5%
1986 59.96 years +0.5%
1987 60.2 years +0.4%
1988 60.4 years +0.3%
1989 60.58 years +0.3%
1990 60.74 years +0.3%
1991 60.89 years +0.3%
1992 61.01 years +0.2%
1993 61.12 years +0.2%
1994 61.18 years +0.1%
1995 61.27 years +0.1%
1996 61.27 years -0.0%
1997 61.4 years +0.2%
1998 61.51 years +0.2%
1999 61.66 years +0.2%
2000 61.81 years +0.2%
2001 61.98 years +0.3%
2002 62.17 years +0.3%
2003 62.46 years +0.5%
2004 62.69 years +0.4%
2005 62.98 years +0.5%
2006 63.26 years +0.4%
2007 63.62 years +0.6%
2008 64.01 years +0.6%
2009 64.36 years +0.5%
2010 64.72 years +0.6%
2011 65.1 years +0.6%
2012 65.44 years +0.5%
2013 65.75 years +0.5%
2014 66.07 years +0.5%
2015 66.34 years +0.4%
2016 66.58 years +0.4%
2017 66.82 years +0.3%
2018 67.04 years +0.3%
2019 67.34 years +0.4%
2020 67.07 years -0.4%
2021 67.07 years -0.0%
2022 67.71 years +1.0%
2023 68.34 years +0.9%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 68.34 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 92% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 68.34 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 42.54 years 39.27 years 45.76 years 10
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 67.55 years 67.07 years 68.34 years 4

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 180 Eritrea 68.62 years compare
  2. 181 Bolivia 68.58 years compare
  3. 182 Mauritania 68.48 years compare
  4. 184 Uganda 68.25 years compare
  5. 185 Rwanda 67.78 years compare
  6. 186 East Timor 67.69 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Gabon?
Life expectancy at birth in Gabon was 68.34 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 68.34 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 39.27 years in 1950.
How does Gabon rank for life expectancy at birth?
Gabon ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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