Life expectancy at age 60, female in Congo

Congo: Life expectancy at age 60, female was 17.36 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.36 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
196th
of 215 countries
All-time high
17.36 years
in 2024
All-time low
15.07 years
in 1997
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at age 60, female in Congo, 1960–2024

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Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.

Analysis

Congo recorded 17.36 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Congo peaked at 17.36 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.07 years, in 1997.

Congo ranks 196th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 15.52 years 15.25 years 15.78 years 10
1970s 16 years 15.82 years 16.15 years 10
1980s 16.05 years 15.78 years 16.23 years 10
1990s 15.51 years 15.07 years 15.74 years 10
2000s 15.98 years 15.6 years 16.39 years 10
2010s 16.77 years 16.45 years 17 years 10
2020s 16.96 years 16.53 years 17.36 years 5

Countries ranked near Congo

  1. 193 Somalia 17.52 years compare
  2. 194 Zimbabwe 17.44 years compare
  3. 195 Guinea 17.43 years compare
  4. 197 Cameroon 17.3 years compare
  5. 198 Zambia 17.27 years compare
  6. 199 Benin 17.25 years compare

See the full ranking of 215 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Congo?
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Congo was 17.36 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Congo?
The highest recorded value was 17.36 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 15.07 years in 1997.
How does Congo rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
Congo ranks 196th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Congo data come from?
The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
215 places, 13,975 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.