Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Gabon

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Gabon was 68.34 years. A difference of +0.63 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Gabon were 65.91 years and 71.05 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 Gabon for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Gabon (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Gabon (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	46.44	43.86	49.13
1961	47.12	44.54	49.79
1962	47.78	45.2	50.44
1963	48.43	45.86	51.07
1964	48.99	46.34	51.73
1965	49.71	47.13	52.36
1966	50.32	47.75	52.96
1967	50.93	48.36	53.56
1968	51.55	49	54.14
1969	52.13	49.59	54.71
1970	52.7	50.17	55.27
1971	53.26	50.74	55.81
1972	53.81	51.3	56.35
1973	54.35	51.85	56.88
1974	54.91	52.43	57.41
1975	55.46	52.95	57.98
1976	55.97	53.46	58.5
1977	56.47	53.95	59
1978	56.95	54.43	59.49
1979	57.44	54.88	60.01
1980	57.89	55.32	60.47
1981	58.33	55.75	60.91
1982	58.64	56.16	61.12
1983	58.99	56.61	61.35
1984	59.34	57.08	61.57
1985	59.67	57.48	61.81
1986	59.96	57.9	61.96
1987	60.2	58.25	62.09
1988	60.4	58.57	62.16
1989	60.58	58.87	62.23
1990	60.74	59.12	62.29
1991	60.89	59.36	62.36
1992	61.01	59.54	62.41
1993	61.13	59.71	62.47
1994	61.18	59.82	62.48
1995	61.27	59.9	62.57
1996	61.27	59.91	62.56
1997	61.4	60.04	62.7
1998	61.51	60.14	62.82
1999	61.66	60.28	62.99
2000	61.81	60.42	63.16
2001	61.98	60.56	63.37
2002	62.18	60.69	63.63
2003	62.46	61.01	63.89
2004	62.69	61.21	64.16
2005	62.98	61.47	64.48
2006	63.26	61.75	64.76
2007	63.62	61.99	65.26
2008	64.01	62.28	65.78
2009	64.36	62.53	66.26
2010	64.72	62.77	66.76
2011	65.1	63.13	67.19
2012	65.44	63.41	67.61
2013	65.75	63.67	68
2014	66.07	63.95	68.39
2015	66.34	64.22	68.65
2016	66.58	64.46	68.92
2017	66.82	64.68	69.18
2018	67.04	64.9	69.42
2019	67.34	65.15	69.76
2020	67.07	64.72	69.72
2021	67.07	64.81	69.61
2022	67.71	65.36	70.34
2023	68.34	65.91	71.05