Life expectancy at age 15 in Gabon

Gabon: Life expectancy at age 15 was 80.71 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
80.71 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
182nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
80.71 years
in 2100
All-time low
59.61 years
in 1950
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in Gabon, 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

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Gabon stood at 80.71 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Gabon peaked at 80.71 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 59.61 years, in 1950.

Gabon ranks 182nd 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 60.84 years 59.61 years 62.08 years 10
1960s 63.49 years 62.35 years 64.63 years 10
1970s 65.89 years 64.86 years 66.86 years 10
1980s 67.56 years 67.05 years 67.94 years 10
1990s 68.12 years 67.98 years 68.26 years 10
2000s 68.78 years 68.31 years 69.45 years 10
2010s 70.24 years 69.64 years 70.78 years 10
2020s 71.36 years 70.29 years 72.03 years 10
2030s 72.59 years 72.14 years 73.05 years 10
2040s 73.64 years 73.16 years 74.14 years 10
2050s 74.8 years 74.24 years 75.37 years 10
2060s 76.06 years 75.5 years 76.62 years 10
2070s 77.33 years 76.75 years 77.92 years 10
2080s 78.66 years 78.06 years 79.27 years 10
2090s 79.98 years 79.4 years 80.57 years 10
2100s 80.71 years 80.71 years 80.71 years 1

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 179 Rwanda 81.12 years compare
  2. 180 Turkmenistan 81.11 years compare
  3. 181 Niue 80.75 years compare
  4. 183 Comoros 80.46 years compare
  5. 184 Bolivia 80.4 years compare
  6. 185 Greenland 80.2 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in Gabon?
Life expectancy at age 15 in Gabon was 80.71 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 Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 80.71 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 59.61 years in 1950.
How does Gabon rank for life expectancy at age 15?
Gabon ranks 182nd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gabon 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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