Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Congo
Congo: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 65.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.77 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
206th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.77 years
in 2023
All-time low
39.6 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Congo recorded 65.77 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Congo peaked at 65.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.6 years, in 1950.
Congo ranks 206th 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Congo, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 39.6 years | — |
| 1951 | 40.34 years | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 41.09 years | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 41.85 years | +1.9% |
| 1954 | 42.61 years | +1.8% |
| 1955 | 43.45 years | +2.0% |
| 1956 | 44.28 years | +1.9% |
| 1957 | 45.13 years | +1.9% |
| 1958 | 45.97 years | +1.9% |
| 1959 | 46.78 years | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 47.59 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 48.35 years | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 49.04 years | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 49.73 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 50.36 years | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 51 years | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.56 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 51.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 52.62 years | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 53.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 53.55 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 53.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 54.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 54.74 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 55.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 55.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 55.7 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 56.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 56.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 56.52 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 56.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 57.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 57.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 57.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 57.54 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 57.61 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 57.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 57.59 years | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 57.49 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 57.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 57.07 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 56.76 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 56.48 years | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 56.04 years | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 55.64 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 55.47 years | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 55.24 years | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.57 years | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 52.55 years | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 54.43 years | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 55.37 years | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 55.88 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 57.13 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.96 years | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 58.73 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 59.47 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.05 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 60.79 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 61.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.73 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.29 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.66 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.35 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.66 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.91 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.15 years | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 64.39 years | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 64.19 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.77 years | +1.2% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 65.77 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Congo's 65.77 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.11 years | 39.6 years | 46.78 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.53 years | 47.59 years | 53.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.16 years | 53.55 years | 56.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.37 years | 56.8 years | 57.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.83 years | 48.57 years | 57.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3 years | 55.37 years | 61.21 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.24 years | 61.73 years | 64.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.84 years | 64.19 years | 65.77 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More health data for Congo
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -0.4813 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.9705 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 759.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,688 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 11 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0695 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Congo?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Congo was 65.77 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6 years in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Congo ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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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Period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.