Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Congo

Congo: Remaining life expectancy at different ages females was 5.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
5.98
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
206th
of 229 countries
All-time high
5.98
in 2023
All-time low
5.51
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Congo, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Congo recorded 5.98 for remaining life expectancy at different ages females in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Congo peaked at 5.98 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.51, in 1950.

That places Congo 206th out of 229 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 5.54 5.51 5.57 10
1960s 5.61 5.58 5.64 10
1970s 5.7 5.64 5.74 10
1980s 5.75 5.7 5.77 10
1990s 5.77 5.62 5.81 10
2000s 5.86 5.84 5.89 10
2010s 5.92 5.87 5.95 10
2020s 5.82 5.67 5.98 4

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 203 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 6.02 compare
  2. 204 Guinea 6.02 compare
  3. 205 Nepal 6 compare
  4. 207 Equatorial Guinea 5.97 compare
  5. 208 Benin 5.97 compare
  6. 209 Comoros 5.96 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Congo?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females in Congo was 5.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 5.98 in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages females recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 5.51 in 1950.
How does Congo rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages females?
Congo ranks 206th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages females rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. 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 Remaining life expectancy at different ages females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages females
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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