Life expectancy vs. health spending in Congo
Congo: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 65.77 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Congo, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Congo is 65.77 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Congo peaked at 65.77 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.6 years, in 1950.
Congo ranks 206th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.11 years | 39.6 years | 46.78 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 50.53 years | 47.59 years | 53.11 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.16 years | 53.55 years | 56.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 57.37 years | 56.8 years | 57.63 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 54.83 years | 48.58 years | 57.07 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.3 years | 55.37 years | 61.22 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.24 years | 61.73 years | 64.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.84 years | 64.19 years | 65.77 years | 4 |
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More health data for Congo
- Population ages 65 and above, male 90,507 (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, male 2.8% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 73,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 77,510 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 78,575 (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 vs. health spending in Congo?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Congo was 65.77 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 65.77 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6 years in 1950.
- How does Congo rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Congo ranks 206th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.