Democratic Republic of Congo vs Zimbabwe: Life expectancy at birth, female

Democratic Republic of Congo

64.23 years

in 2024

Zimbabwe

65.31 years

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

200th

Zimbabwe rank

198th

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 65.31 years against 64.23 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 1.08 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 200th and Zimbabwe ranks 198th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.