Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Republic of the Congo

Female life expectancy in the Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 67.72 years. Ranked 190 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 38%.

2024 67.72 years +0.38% vs 2023
World rank 190of 217
Period maximum 67.72 years2024
Period minimum 49.07 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Republic of the Congo, 1960–202445505560657019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.07 years1962: 50.53 years1964: 51.91 years1966: 53.14 years1968: 54.25 years1970: 55.23 years1972: 56.09 years1974: 56.81 years1976: 57.48 years1978: 58.04 years1980: 58.74 years1982: 59.21 years1984: 59.38 years1986: 59.18 years1988: 58.73 years1990: 58.04 years1992: 57.26 years1994: 56.44 years1996: 55.86 years1998: 54.58 years2000: 55.95 years2002: 57.05 years2004: 58.53 years2006: 60.19 years2008: 61.8 years2010: 62.87 years2012: 63.98 years2014: 64.77 years2016: 65.41 years2018: 66.02 years2020: 66.16 years2022: 66.63 years2024: 67.72 years
Change over the period: +18.65 (+38.01%) Average annual rate: 0.5 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo 67.72 years
World 75.97 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.96 years
Middle Africa computed 64.48 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 72.1 years
Female life expectancy — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 67.72 +0.25 +0.38%
2023 67.46 +0.83 +1.25%
2022 66.63 +0.88 +1.34%
2021 65.75 −0.41 −0.62%
2020 66.16 +1.53 +2.36%
2019 64.63 −1.38 −2.1%
2018 66.02 +0.31 +0.47%
2017 65.71 +0.3 +0.46%
2016 65.41 +0.28 +0.43%
2015 65.13 +0.36 +0.56%
2014 64.77 +0.37 +0.57%
2013 64.4 +0.42 +0.66%
2012 63.98 +0.38 +0.59%
2011 63.61 +0.74 +1.17%
2010 62.87 +0.52 +0.83%
2009 62.35 +0.55 +0.88%
2008 61.8 +0.88 +1.44%
2007 60.93 +0.74 +1.23%
2006 60.19 +0.81 +1.36%
2005 59.38 +0.85 +1.46%
2004 58.53 +0.82 +1.42%
2003 57.71 +0.66 +1.15%
2002 57.05 +0.61 +1.09%
2001 56.44 +0.49 +0.88%
2000 55.95 +0.59 +1.06%
1999 55.36 +0.79 +1.45%
1998 54.58 +0.75 +1.4%
1997 53.82 −2.04 −3.65%
1996 55.86 −0.24 −0.43%
1995 56.1 −0.34 −0.59%
1994 56.44 −0.35 −0.61%
1993 56.79 −0.48 −0.83%
1992 57.26 −0.39 −0.67%
1991 57.65 −0.39 −0.67%
1990 58.04 −0.31 −0.53%
1989 58.35 −0.38 −0.65%
1988 58.73 −0.26 −0.45%
1987 58.99 −0.19 −0.31%
1986 59.18 −0.12 −0.21%
1985 59.3 −0.08 −0.13%
1984 59.38 +0.02 +0.03%
1983 59.36 +0.15 +0.25%
1982 59.21 +0.15 +0.25%
1981 59.07 +0.32 +0.55%
1980 58.74 +0.32 +0.55%
1979 58.42 +0.38 +0.65%
1978 58.04 +0.22 +0.38%
1977 57.83 +0.34 +0.6%
1976 57.48 +0.31 +0.54%
1975 57.17 +0.36 +0.64%
1974 56.81 +0.32 +0.57%
1973 56.49 +0.4 +0.71%
1972 56.09 +0.42 +0.75%
1971 55.68 +0.44 +0.8%
1970 55.23 +0.45 +0.83%
1969 54.78 +0.53 +0.97%
1968 54.25 +0.76 +1.41%
1967 53.5 +0.36 +0.68%
1966 53.14 +0.57 +1.09%
1965 52.56 +0.65 +1.26%
1964 51.91 +0.67 +1.32%
1963 51.23 +0.71 +1.4%
1962 50.53 +0.69 +1.38%
1961 49.84 +0.77 +1.57%
1960 49.07

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.