Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Gabon
Gabon: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 68.34 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Gabon, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for remaining life expectancy at different ages in Gabon is 68.34 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Gabon peaked at 68.34 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.27 years, in 1950.
Gabon ranks 183rd 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 | 42.54 years | 39.27 years | 45.76 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 49.34 years | 46.44 years | 52.13 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.13 years | 52.7 years | 57.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.4 years | 57.89 years | 60.58 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.2 years | 60.74 years | 61.66 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.94 years | 61.81 years | 64.36 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 years | 64.71 years | 67.34 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.55 years | 67.07 years | 68.34 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 08, male, interpolated 31,561 (2025)
- Population, male 50.7% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 32,348 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 32,754 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 31,818 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 753,254 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Gabon?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Gabon was 68.34 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 Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 68.34 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.27 years in 1950.
- How does Gabon rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Gabon ranks 183rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.