Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Central African Republic

Life expectancy at birth in the Central African Republic in 2024 — 57.7 years. Ranked 215 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 45.7%.

2024 57.7 years +0.46% vs 2023
World rank 215of 217
Period maximum 57.7 years2024
Period minimum 14.7 years2009

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Central African Republic, 1960–2024020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.6 years1962: 40.6 years1964: 41.6 years1966: 42.8 years1968: 44 years1970: 45.2 years1972: 46.3 years1974: 47.4 years1976: 48.4 years1978: 49.2 years1980: 49.8 years1982: 50.2 years1984: 50.4 years1986: 50.4 years1988: 50.2 years1990: 49.9 years1992: 49.2 years1994: 48.5 years1996: 47.7 years1998: 47.1 years2000: 46.6 years2002: 46.8 years2004: 47.7 years2006: 48.7 years2008: 49.9 years2010: 46.9 years2012: 51.3 years2014: 40.3 years2016: 51 years2018: 52.3 years2020: 50.6 years2022: 18.8 years2024: 57.7 years
Change over the period: +18.1 (+45.74%) Average annual rate: 0.59 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Central African Republic

Central African Republic 57.7 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Middle Africa computed 62.3 years
Low-income countries computed 65.2 years
Life expectancy at birth — Central African Republic, by year Central African Republic All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 57.7 +0.3 +0.46%
2023 57.4 +38.6 +205.07%
2022 18.8 −21.5 −53.28%
2021 40.3 −10.3 −20.39%
2020 50.6 +19.1 +60.47%
2019 31.5 −20.8 −39.71%
2018 52.3 +7.1 +15.62%
2017 45.2 −5.8 −11.31%
2016 51 −0.9 −1.8%
2015 51.9 +11.7 +28.98%
2014 40.3 −9.2 −18.64%
2013 49.5 −1.8 −3.6%
2012 51.3 +1.2 +2.45%
2011 50.1 +3.2 +6.9%
2010 46.9 +32.2 +219.61%
2009 14.7 −35.2 −70.6%
2008 49.9 +0.5 +1.11%
2007 49.3 +0.6 +1.31%
2006 48.7 +0.5 +1%
2005 48.2 +0.5 +1.07%
2004 47.7 +0.4 +0.82%
2003 47.3 +0.5 +0.99%
2002 46.8 +0.1 +0.23%
2001 46.7 +0.1 +0.27%
2000 46.6 −0.3 −0.64%
1999 46.9 −0.2 −0.38%
1998 47.1 −0.2 −0.41%
1997 47.3 −0.4 −0.87%
1996 47.7 −0.4 −0.85%
1995 48.1 −0.4 −0.82%
1994 48.5 −0.4 −0.8%
1993 48.9 −0.3 −0.64%
1992 49.2 −0.4 −0.73%
1991 49.6 −0.3 −0.56%
1990 49.9 −0.2 −0.44%
1989 50.1 −0.2 −0.34%
1988 50.2 −0.1 −0.25%
1987 50.4 −0.1 −0.15%
1986 50.4 −0 −0.04%
1985 50.5 +0 +0.07%
1984 50.4 +0.1 +0.17%
1983 50.3 +0.1 +0.26%
1982 50.2 +0.2 +0.37%
1981 50 +0.2 +0.48%
1980 49.8 +0.3 +0.58%
1979 49.5 +0.3 +0.69%
1978 49.2 +0.4 +0.79%
1977 48.8 +0.4 +0.87%
1976 48.4 +0.5 +0.97%
1975 47.9 +0.5 +1.03%
1974 47.4 +0.5 +1.11%
1973 46.9 +0.6 +1.19%
1972 46.3 +0.6 +1.24%
1971 45.8 +0.6 +1.3%
1970 45.2 +0.6 +1.34%
1969 44.6 +0.6 +1.36%
1968 44 +0.6 +1.39%
1967 43.4 +0.6 +1.38%
1966 42.8 +0.6 +1.37%
1965 42.2 +0.6 +1.36%
1964 41.6 +0.5 +1.34%
1963 41.1 +0.5 +1.3%
1962 40.6 +0.5 +1.26%
1961 40.1 +0.5 +1.22%
1960 39.6

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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