Life Expectancy at Birth in Congo
Congo: Life Expectancy at Birth was 66 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
187th
of 216 countries
All-time high
66
in 2024
All-time low
47.59
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Congo 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 peaked at 66 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.59, in 1960.
Congo 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.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Congo, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 47.59 | — |
| 1961 | 48.35 | +1.6% |
| 1962 | 49.04 | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 49.73 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 50.36 | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 51 | +1.3% |
| 1966 | 51.56 | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 51.91 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 52.62 | +1.4% |
| 1969 | 53.11 | +0.9% |
| 1970 | 53.55 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 53.98 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 54.36 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 54.74 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 55.05 | +0.6% |
| 1975 | 55.4 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 55.7 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 56.03 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 56.25 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 56.52 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 56.8 | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 57.06 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 57.24 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 57.43 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 57.54 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 57.61 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 57.63 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 57.59 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 57.49 | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 57.29 | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 57.07 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 56.76 | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 56.48 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 56.04 | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 55.64 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 55.47 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 55.24 | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 48.58 | -12.1% |
| 1998 | 52.55 | +8.2% |
| 1999 | 54.43 | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 55.37 | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 55.88 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 56.41 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 57.13 | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 57.96 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 58.73 | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 59.47 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.05 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 60.79 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 61.22 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61.73 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.29 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 62.66 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.97 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 63.35 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 63.66 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 63.91 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 64.2 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.47 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 63.15 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 64.39 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 64.19 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 65 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 65.77 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 66 | +0.3% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 66 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.85, 97% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Congo's 66 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More gender data for Congo
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 2,740 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.35 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 4,543 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,543 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2030)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Congo?
- Life expectancy at birth in Congo was 66 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.59 in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Congo ranks 187th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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.