Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — Democratic Republic of the Congo

Male life expectancy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2024 — 59.96 years. Ranked 207 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 51.9%.

2024 59.96 years +0.28% vs 2023
World rank 207of 217
Period maximum 59.96 years2024
Period minimum 38.21 years1964

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1960–20243040506019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.47 years1962: 38.84 years1964: 38.21 years1966: 40.99 years1968: 41.47 years1970: 42.07 years1972: 42.7 years1974: 43.14 years1976: 43.6 years1978: 43.43 years1980: 44.62 years1982: 45.02 years1984: 45.61 years1986: 46.16 years1988: 46.78 years1990: 47.36 years1992: 47.93 years1994: 48.26 years1996: 47.15 years1998: 46.56 years2000: 49.97 years2002: 50.42 years2004: 51.89 years2006: 52.92 years2008: 53.84 years2010: 54.83 years2012: 55.68 years2014: 56.54 years2016: 57.32 years2018: 58.06 years2020: 58.37 years2022: 58.89 years2024: 59.96 years
Change over the period: +20.49 (+51.91%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Democratic Republic of the Congo 59.96 years
World 71.12 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 60.68 years
Middle Africa computed 60.11 years
Low-income countries computed 62.79 years
Male life expectancy — Democratic Republic of the Congo, by year Democratic Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 59.96 +0.17 +0.28%
2023 59.79 +0.91 +1.54%
2022 58.89 +0.89 +1.53%
2021 58 −0.37 −0.64%
2020 58.37 +0.02 +0.03%
2019 58.36 +0.3 +0.51%
2018 58.06 +0.36 +0.62%
2017 57.7 +0.38 +0.67%
2016 57.32 +0.39 +0.68%
2015 56.93 +0.39 +0.69%
2014 56.54 +0.44 +0.79%
2013 56.1 +0.42 +0.76%
2012 55.68 +0.35 +0.64%
2011 55.33 +0.5 +0.91%
2010 54.83 +0.68 +1.25%
2009 54.15 +0.31 +0.58%
2008 53.84 +0.42 +0.79%
2007 53.42 +0.5 +0.95%
2006 52.92 +0.54 +1.04%
2005 52.37 +0.48 +0.92%
2004 51.89 +0.73 +1.43%
2003 51.16 +0.74 +1.47%
2002 50.42 +0.11 +0.22%
2001 50.31 +0.34 +0.68%
2000 49.97 +2.97 +6.31%
1999 47 +0.44 +0.94%
1998 46.56 −1.81 −3.74%
1997 48.37 +1.22 +2.59%
1996 47.15 −1.51 −3.09%
1995 48.65 +0.39 +0.81%
1994 48.26 +0.27 +0.55%
1993 48 +0.07 +0.14%
1992 47.93 +0.26 +0.55%
1991 47.67 +0.31 +0.66%
1990 47.36 +0.28 +0.6%
1989 47.08 +0.3 +0.64%
1988 46.78 +0.31 +0.67%
1987 46.47 +0.31 +0.66%
1986 46.16 +0.34 +0.74%
1985 45.82 +0.21 +0.47%
1984 45.61 +0.32 +0.71%
1983 45.29 +0.27 +0.61%
1982 45.02 +0.19 +0.43%
1981 44.82 +0.21 +0.46%
1980 44.62 +0.34 +0.76%
1979 44.28 +0.85 +1.96%
1978 43.43 −0.38 −0.87%
1977 43.81 +0.21 +0.49%
1976 43.6 +0.21 +0.49%
1975 43.38 +0.24 +0.55%
1974 43.14 +0.24 +0.57%
1973 42.9 +0.2 +0.47%
1972 42.7 +0.34 +0.81%
1971 42.36 +0.29 +0.7%
1970 42.07 +0.29 +0.7%
1969 41.77 +0.3 +0.73%
1968 41.47 +0.4 +0.97%
1967 41.07 +0.09 +0.21%
1966 40.99 +1.97 +5.04%
1965 39.02 +0.81 +2.13%
1964 38.21 −0.87 −2.23%
1963 39.08 +0.24 +0.61%
1962 38.84 +0.26 +0.66%
1961 38.59 −0.88 −2.23%
1960 39.47

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

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