What is female life expectancy at birth in Congo?

Female life expectancy at birth in Congo was 67.46 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Congo?

The highest recorded value was 67.46 years in 2023.

What is the lowest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 40.83 years in 1950.

How does Congo rank for female life expectancy at birth?

Congo ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is female life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Congo data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Female life expectancy at birth in Congo

Name: Female life expectancy at birth in Congo
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Congo: Female life expectancy at birth was 67.46 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

67.46 years

Change on year

up 1.2%

World rank

209th

of 236 countries

All-time high

67.46 years

in 2023

All-time low

40.83 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Female life expectancy at birth in Congo, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Congo recorded 67.46 years for female life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female life expectancy at birth in Congo peaked at 67.46 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 40.83 years, in 1950.

Congo ranks 209th 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	44.44 years	40.83 years	48.21 years	10
1960s	52.08 years	49.07 years	54.78 years	10
1970s	56.92 years	55.23 years	58.42 years	10
1980s	59.03 years	58.35 years	59.38 years	10
1990s	56.19 years	53.82 years	58.04 years	10
2000s	59.03 years	55.95 years	62.35 years	10
2010s	64.65 years	62.87 years	66.02 years	10
2020s	66.5 years	65.75 years	67.46 years	4

Countries ranked near Congo

206 Ghana 67.94 years compare
207 Afghanistan 67.54 years compare
208 Gambia 67.53 years compare
210 Angola 67.14 years compare
211 Eswatini 66.95 years compare
212 Mozambique 66.54 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is female life expectancy at birth in Congo?: Female life expectancy at birth in Congo was 67.46 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Congo?: The highest recorded value was 67.46 years in 2023.
What is the lowest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 40.83 years in 1950.
How does Congo rank for female life expectancy at birth?: Congo ranks 209th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is female life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Female life expectancy at birth
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.