Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Gabon
Gabon: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 65.9 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Gabon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 65.9 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Gabon peaked at 65.9 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.62 years, in 1950.
That places Gabon 184th 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 | 39.91 years | 36.62 years | 43.16 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.76 years | 43.86 years | 49.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.62 years | 50.17 years | 54.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.2 years | 55.32 years | 58.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.78 years | 59.12 years | 60.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.39 years | 60.42 years | 62.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.03 years | 62.77 years | 65.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.2 years | 64.73 years | 65.9 years | 4 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 750.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 711 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 19,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,249 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 20,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Gabon?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Gabon was 65.9 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.62 years in 1950.
- How does Gabon rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
- Gabon ranks 184th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.