What is life expectancy in Central African Republic?

Life expectancy in Central African Republic was 57.41 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.

What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Central African Republic?

The highest recorded value was 57.41 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Central African Republic?

The lowest recorded value was 14.67 years in 2009.

How does Central African Republic rank for life expectancy?

Central African Republic ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Central African Republic?

Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Central African Republic data come from?

The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Central African Republic

Name: Life expectancy in Central African Republic
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Central African Republic: Life expectancy was 57.41 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

57.41 years

Change on year

up 205.1%

World rank

233rd

of 236 countries

All-time high

57.41 years

in 2023

All-time low

14.67 years

in 2009

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Central African Republic, 1950–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy in Central African Republic stood at 57.41 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 205.1% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Central African Republic peaked at 57.41 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.67 years, in 2009.

That places Central African Republic 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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	37.25 years	35.44 years	39.1 years	10
1960s	41.99 years	39.57 years	44.58 years	10
1970s	47.52 years	45.18 years	49.5 years	10
1980s	50.24 years	49.79 years	50.46 years	10
1990s	48.31 years	46.91 years	49.85 years	10
2000s	44.59 years	14.67 years	49.87 years	10
2010s	47.01 years	31.53 years	52.3 years	10
2020s	41.78 years	18.82 years	57.41 years	4

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

230 Mali 60.44 years compare
231 Somalia 58.82 years compare
232 South Sudan 57.62 years compare
234 Lesotho 57.37 years compare
235 Chad 55.07 years compare
236 Nigeria 54.46 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Central African Republic

Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 80,367 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 74,266 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 73,675 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 80,530 (2025)
Population, female 2.86 million (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 79,250 (2025)
Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 81,812 (2025)
Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 81,624 (2025)
Age dependency ratio, old 4.5% (2025)
Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 80,064 (2025)

All data for Central African Republic →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Central African Republic?: Life expectancy in Central African Republic was 57.41 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Central African Republic?: The highest recorded value was 57.41 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Central African Republic?: The lowest recorded value was 14.67 years in 2009.
How does Central African Republic rank for life expectancy?: Central African Republic ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Central African Republic?: Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic data come from?: The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.