Womens life expectancy at birth in Gabon
Gabon: Womens life expectancy at birth was 71.05 in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
71.05
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
176th
of 229 countries
All-time high
71.05
in 2023
All-time low
42.11
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950β2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Gabon, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gabon recorded 71.05 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Gabon peaked at 71.05 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.11, in 1950.
Gabon ranks 176th of 229 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 | 45.32 | 42.11 | 48.46 | 10 |
| 1960s | 51.99 | 49.13 | 54.71 | 10 |
| 1970s | 57.67 | 55.27 | 60.01 | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.57 | 60.47 | 62.23 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.56 | 62.28 | 62.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.48 | 63.16 | 66.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.39 | 66.75 | 69.76 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.18 | 69.61 | 71.05 | 4 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 750.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 711 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,587 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,249 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 20,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 20,781 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,646 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Gabon?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Gabon was 71.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.05 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.11 in 1950.
- How does Gabon rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Gabon ranks 176th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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