Life Expectancy at Birth in Congo, Republic of
Congo, Republic of: Life Expectancy at Birth was 66 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Congo, Republic of, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Congo, Republic of stood at 66. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Congo, Republic of peaked at 66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.59, in 1960.
Congo, Republic of ranks 187th of 216 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.53 | 47.59 | 53.11 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.16 | 53.55 | 56.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.37 | 56.8 | 57.63 | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.83 | 48.58 | 57.07 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3 | 55.37 | 61.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.24 | 61.73 | 64.47 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.07 | 64.19 | 66 | 5 |
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More gender data for Congo, Republic of
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 93,771 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 95,629 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 91,657 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 93,441 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 89,756 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 91,560 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 88,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 90,126 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 87,184 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 88,823 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Congo, Republic of?
- Life expectancy at birth in Congo, Republic of was 66 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Congo, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.59 in 1960.
- How does Congo, Republic of rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Congo, Republic of ranks 187th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Congo, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.