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Life expectancy at age 15 in Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo: Life expectancy at age 15 was 74.38 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
74.38 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
224th
of 236 countries
All-time high
74.38 years
in 2100
All-time low
58.1 years
in 1964
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Democratic Republic of Congo, 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

Democratic Republic of Congo recorded 74.38 years for life expectancy at age 15 in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Democratic Republic of Congo peaked at 74.38 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 58.1 years, in 1964.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 224th 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 59.11 years 58.66 years 59.46 years 10
1960s 59.25 years 58.1 years 60.13 years 10
1970s 60.57 years 60.27 years 60.89 years 10
1980s 61.46 years 61 years 62.25 years 10
1990s 62.82 years 61.95 years 63.59 years 10
2000s 64.68 years 64.02 years 65.4 years 10
2010s 66.63 years 65.74 years 67.46 years 10
2020s 68.17 years 66.7 years 68.86 years 10
2030s 69.34 years 68.95 years 69.72 years 10
2040s 70.17 years 69.81 years 70.54 years 10
2050s 70.96 years 70.62 years 71.29 years 10
2060s 71.68 years 71.36 years 71.99 years 10
2070s 72.39 years 72.07 years 72.71 years 10
2080s 73.11 years 72.78 years 73.45 years 10
2090s 73.9 years 73.53 years 74.29 years 10
2100s 74.38 years 74.38 years 74.38 years 1

Countries ranked near Democratic Republic of Congo

  1. 221 Niger 75.36 years compare
  2. 222 Eswatini 74.66 years compare
  3. 223 Sierra Leone 74.45 years compare
  4. 225 Cote d'Ivoire 73.99 years compare
  5. 226 Burkina Faso 73.98 years compare
  6. 227 Mali 73.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Democratic Republic of Congo was 74.38 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 Democratic Republic of Congo?
The highest recorded value was 74.38 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The lowest recorded value was 58.1 years in 1964.
How does Democratic Republic of Congo rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 224th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Democratic Republic of Congo?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Democratic Republic of Congo 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.