Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Central African Republic

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Central African Republic was 57.41 years. A difference of +38.59 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Central African Republic were 55.26 years and 59.29 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

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 Central African Republic for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Central African Republic (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Central African Republic (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	39.57	38.52	40.63
1961	40.06	39.01	41.11
1962	40.56	39.52	41.61
1963	41.09	40.05	42.13
1964	41.64	40.6	42.68
1965	42.21	41.18	43.24
1966	42.79	41.78	43.8
1967	43.38	42.36	44.39
1968	43.98	42.96	45
1969	44.58	43.55	45.61
1970	45.18	44.14	46.21
1971	45.76	44.71	46.82
1972	46.33	45.26	47.41
1973	46.88	45.79	47.98
1974	47.41	46.28	48.53
1975	47.89	46.73	49.05
1976	48.36	47.15	49.56
1977	48.78	47.54	50.03
1978	49.16	47.87	50.47
1979	49.5	48.16	50.88
1980	49.79	48.4	51.23
1981	50.03	48.6	51.54
1982	50.21	48.74	51.78
1983	50.34	48.84	51.97
1984	50.43	48.89	52.11
1985	50.46	48.91	52.18
1986	50.45	48.88	52.2
1987	50.37	48.8	52.15
1988	50.24	48.67	52.05
1989	50.07	48.51	51.89
1990	49.85	48.29	51.67
1991	49.58	48.01	51.38
1992	49.21	47.66	51
1993	48.9	47.33	50.7
1994	48.51	46.97	50.27
1995	48.11	46.61	49.82
1996	47.7	46.22	49.37
1997	47.28	45.89	48.85
1998	47.09	45.83	48.49
1999	46.91	45.77	48.17
2000	46.61	45.66	47.65
2001	46.73	45.83	47.72
2002	46.84	45.91	47.85
2003	47.31	46.57	48.11
2004	47.7	46.99	48.46
2005	48.21	47.49	48.98
2006	48.69	47.88	49.55
2007	49.33	48.53	50.18
2008	49.87	49.1	50.7
2009	14.67	12.38	20.01
2010	46.87	44.49	49.36
2011	50.11	48.45	51.81
2012	51.34	49.86	52.84
2013	49.49	46.88	52.2
2014	40.27	35.71	45.66
2015	51.93	49.68	54.19
2016	51	48.19	53.85
2017	45.23	40.86	50.07
2018	52.3	49.4	55.2
2019	31.53	26.39	38.77
2020	50.6	47.22	54.01
2021	40.28	35.33	46.03
2022	18.82	15.39	25.55
2023	57.41	55.26	59.29