Life expectancy at age 15 in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Life expectancy at age 15 was 73.36 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
73.36 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
231st
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.36 years
in 2100
All-time low
30.55 years
in 2009
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Central African Republic, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 73.36 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Central African Republic peaked at 73.36 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 30.55 years, in 2009.

Central African Republic ranks 231st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 56.44 years 55.39 years 57.48 years 10
1960s 58.94 years 57.73 years 60.28 years 10
1970s 62.01 years 60.62 years 63.14 years 10
1980s 63.24 years 62.66 years 63.46 years 10
1990s 60.1 years 57.87 years 62.33 years 10
2000s 55.14 years 30.55 years 59 years 10
2010s 56.56 years 44.24 years 60.65 years 10
2020s 59.69 years 33.98 years 65.23 years 10
2030s 66.08 years 65.4 years 66.75 years 10
2040s 67.49 years 66.89 years 68.07 years 10
2050s 68.71 years 68.19 years 69.21 years 10
2060s 69.79 years 69.31 years 70.25 years 10
2070s 70.8 years 70.36 years 71.22 years 10
2080s 71.77 years 71.32 years 72.23 years 10
2090s 72.78 years 72.33 years 73.25 years 10
2100s 73.36 years 73.36 years 73.36 years 1

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 228 Liberia 73.74 years compare
  2. 229 Guinea 73.64 years compare
  3. 230 Benin 73.52 years compare
  4. 232 Nauru 72.43 years compare
  5. 233 Somalia 72.1 years compare
  6. 234 South Sudan 70.55 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Central African Republic?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Central African Republic was 73.36 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 73.36 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 30.55 years in 2009.
How does Central African Republic rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Central African Republic ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.