Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 57.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Central African Republic, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Central African Republic recorded 57.41 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages 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, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Central African Republic peaked at 57.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.67 years, in 2009.
Central African Republic ranks 233rd of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 37.25 years | 35.44 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 | 14.67 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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More health data for Central African Republic
- 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)
- 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 45,656 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 51,820 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 48,414 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 54,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 50,961 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 55,765 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Central African Republic?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Central African Republic was 57.41 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 recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 57.41 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.67 years in 2009.
- How does Central African Republic rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Central African Republic ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.