Life Expectancy of Republic of Congo
Created on April 3, 2021.
Updated on May 15, 2023.

The total life expectancy at birth for Republic of Congo was 63.52 years in 2021, a difference of -0.27 years compared to 2020, according to recent data from the World Bank. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Republic of Congo were 62.12 years and 64.94 years respectively in 2021.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Republic of Congo for 1960-2021.

Data Source: World Bank.
Life Expectancy of Republic of Congo (Years)
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Male
Female
Life Expectancy of Republic of Congo (Years)
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Year Total (Yrs) Male (Yrs) Female (Yrs)
1960 47.98 45.54 50.54
1961 48.70 46.23 51.30
1962 49.50 46.99 52.13
1963 50.12 47.60 52.76
1964 50.70 48.16 53.34
1965 51.20 48.62 53.89
1966 51.77 49.17 54.48
1967 52.10 49.57 54.73
1968 52.72 50.05 55.49
1969 53.20 50.50 56.00
1970 53.63 50.96 56.40
1971 54.04 51.32 56.86
1972 54.36 51.64 57.16
1973 54.70 51.92 57.57
1974 55.06 52.28 57.93
1975 55.32 52.61 58.10
1976 55.60 52.80 58.48
1977 55.81 53.05 58.61
1978 56.07 53.19 59.02
1979 56.31 53.49 59.20
1980 56.59 53.66 59.60
1981 56.83 53.95 59.76
1982 57.02 54.01 60.10
1983 57.23 54.28 60.24
1984 57.45 54.58 60.37
1985 57.52 54.64 60.43
1986 57.55 54.63 60.52
1987 57.43 54.69 60.19
1988 57.01 54.52 59.49
1989 56.51 54.36 58.63
1990 55.93 54.15 57.65
1991 55.24 53.77 56.65
1992 54.66 53.78 55.49
1993 54.15 53.36 54.88
1994 53.74 53.06 54.36
1995 53.64 53.01 54.22
1996 53.49 52.80 54.13
1997 47.19 42.92 52.12
1998 50.89 49.01 52.79
1999 52.76 51.71 53.76
2000 53.68 52.93 54.38
2001 54.40 53.75 54.98
2002 55.09 54.39 55.73
2003 55.95 55.28 56.56
2004 56.99 56.34 57.58
2005 58.13 57.45 58.75
2006 58.88 58.19 59.51
2007 59.64 58.85 60.40
2008 60.43 59.60 61.21
2009 61.09 60.14 62.01
2010 61.68 60.57 62.78
2011 61.99 60.83 63.14
2012 62.32 61.29 63.33
2013 62.70 61.39 64.00
2014 62.95 61.66 64.24
2015 63.23 62.14 64.31
2016 63.58 62.19 64.97
2017 63.76 62.39 65.14
2018 64.05 62.83 65.27
2019 62.75 61.35 64.17
2020 63.79 62.21 65.40
2021 63.52 62.12 64.94