Life expectancy at birth, male in Gabon
Gabon: Life expectancy at birth, male was 66.06 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Gabon, 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, male in Gabon is 66.06 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Gabon peaked at 66.06 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.86 years, in 1960.
Gabon ranks 163rd 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 | 46.76 years | 43.86 years | 49.59 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.62 years | 50.17 years | 54.88 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.2 years | 55.32 years | 58.87 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.78 years | 59.12 years | 60.27 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.39 years | 60.42 years | 62.53 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.03 years | 62.77 years | 65.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.37 years | 64.72 years | 66.06 years | 5 |
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More health data for Gabon
- Population ages 65 and above, female 57,543 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 23,639 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 24,481 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 49,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 4.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 25,413 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 26,500 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 25,282 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 23,744 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 24,369 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Gabon?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Gabon was 66.06 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Gabon?
- The highest recorded value was 66.06 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Gabon?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.86 years in 1960.
- How does Gabon rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Gabon ranks 163rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Gabon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gabon 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, male (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.