Life expectancy at birth, female in Congo
Congo: Life expectancy at birth, female was 67.72 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, female in Congo, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, female in Congo is 67.72 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Congo peaked at 67.72 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.07 years, in 1960.
Congo ranks 188th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 52.08 years | 49.07 years | 54.78 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 56.92 years | 55.23 years | 58.42 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 59.03 years | 58.35 years | 59.38 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.19 years | 53.82 years | 58.04 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.03 years | 55.95 years | 62.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.65 years | 62.87 years | 66.02 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.74 years | 65.75 years | 67.72 years | 5 |
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More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 70,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 69,900 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 74,470 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 108,007 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 198,513 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Congo?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Congo was 67.72 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 67.72 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.07 years in 1960.
- How does Congo rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Congo ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.