What is life expectancy at age 15 in Congo?

Life expectancy at age 15 in Congo was 78.49 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 Congo?

The highest recorded value was 78.49 years in 2100.

What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Congo?

The lowest recorded value was 56.3 years in 1997.

How does Congo rank for life expectancy at age 15?

Congo ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.

Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Congo?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this 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.

Life expectancy at age 15 in Congo

Name: Life expectancy at age 15 in Congo
Creator: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Congo: Life expectancy at age 15 was 78.49 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)

78.49 years

Change on year

up 0.2%

World rank

197th

of 236 countries

All-time high

78.49 years

in 2100

All-time low

56.3 years

in 1997

Years of data

151

1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Congo, 1950–2100

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Congo is 78.49 years, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Congo peaked at 78.49 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 56.3 years, in 1997.

Congo ranks 197th 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	59.56 years	58.25 years	60.95 years	10
1960s	62.41 years	61.28 years	63.43 years	10
1970s	64.19 years	63.6 years	64.65 years	10
1980s	64.6 years	64.07 years	64.83 years	10
1990s	62.29 years	56.3 years	63.89 years	10
2000s	64.92 years	63.36 years	66.31 years	10
2010s	67.46 years	66.65 years	68.12 years	10
2020s	68.92 years	67.48 years	69.79 years	10
2030s	70.47 years	69.92 years	71.02 years	10
2040s	71.65 years	71.13 years	72.16 years	10
2050s	72.79 years	72.27 years	73.32 years	10
2060s	73.99 years	73.44 years	74.58 years	10
2070s	75.26 years	74.71 years	75.8 years	10
2080s	76.5 years	75.93 years	77.08 years	10
2090s	77.79 years	77.21 years	78.36 years	10
2100s	78.49 years	78.49 years	78.49 years	1

Countries ranked near Congo

194 Pakistan 79.09 years compare
195 Sudan 79.07 years compare
196 Zambia 78.49 years compare
198 Ghana 78.33 years compare
199 Cameroon 78.31 years compare
200 Zimbabwe 78.24 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Congo

Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 81,841 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 77,510 (2025)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)

All data for Congo →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Congo?: Life expectancy at age 15 in Congo was 78.49 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 Congo?: The highest recorded value was 78.49 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Congo?: The lowest recorded value was 56.3 years in 1997.
How does Congo rank for life expectancy at age 15?: Congo ranks 197th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Congo?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.