Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Central African Republic
Central African Republic: Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) was 15.62 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Central African Republic, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, male in Central African Republic is 15.62 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Central African Republic peaked at 15.62 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.74 years, in 2009.
That places Central African Republic 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Central African Republic, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.01 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 13.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 13.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 13.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 13.3 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 13.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 13.44 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 13.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 13.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 13.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 13.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 13.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 13.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 14 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 14.04 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 14.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 14.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 14.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 14.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 14.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 14.26 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 14.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 14.25 years | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 14.24 years | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.24 years | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 14.22 years | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.2 years | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 14.16 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 14.11 years | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 14.06 years | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 13.99 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 13.89 years | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 13.79 years | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 13.69 years | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 13.58 years | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 13.48 years | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 13.38 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 13.33 years | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 13.28 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 13.23 years | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 13.23 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.22 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.35 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 13.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 13.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.64 years | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.74 years | -65.2% |
| 2010 | 12.71 years | +167.8% |
| 2011 | 13.45 years | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 13.7 years | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.18 years | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 10.88 years | -17.4% |
| 2015 | 13.64 years | +25.3% |
| 2016 | 13.36 years | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 11.95 years | -10.5% |
| 2018 | 13.58 years | +13.6% |
| 2019 | 8.66 years | -36.2% |
| 2020 | 12.22 years | +41.2% |
| 2021 | 10.22 years | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 5.58 years | -45.3% |
| 2023 | 14.55 years | +160.6% |
| 2024 | 15.62 years | +7.3% |
Central African Republic compared with similar countries
- Central African Republic's 15.62 years is below the median for low income countries, which is 18.28 years, 85% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Central African Republic's 15.62 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.25 years, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, male (years) in Central African Republic changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +167.8% | 4.74 years | 12.71 years |
| 2023 | +160.6% | 5.58 years | 14.55 years |
| 2009 | -65.2% | 13.64 years | 4.74 years |
| 2022 | -45.3% | 10.22 years | 5.58 years |
| 2020 | +41.2% | 8.66 years | 12.22 years |
| 2019 | -36.2% | 13.58 years | 8.66 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.29 years | 13.01 years | 13.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.99 years | 13.67 years | 14.22 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.22 years | 14.11 years | 14.26 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.65 years | 13.28 years | 14.06 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.52 years | 4.74 years | 13.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.51 years | 8.66 years | 13.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.64 years | 5.58 years | 15.62 years | 5 |
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More gender data for Central African Republic
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 3,048 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 2.79 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 3,430 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 3,430 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 3.5 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 116,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 119,287 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 111,077 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 113,219 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 102,344 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Central African Republic?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Central African Republic was 15.62 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, male recorded in Central African Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 15.62 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Central African Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.74 years in 2009.
- How does Central African Republic rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Central African Republic ranks 187th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Central African Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central African Republic 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.