Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Congo
Congo: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 65.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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More health data for Congo
- 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)
- 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 48,985 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 48,714 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 51,360 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 51,062 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 54,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 53,869 (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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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.