Congo, Rep.
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Global rank#188out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

66.061.456.852.247.6196019922024Congo, Rep. · 2024: 66.00 yearsCongo, Rep.

Analytical takeaways

  • Congo, Rep. records 66.00 years for Life expectancy at birth, total (years) in 2024, ranking #188 globally out of 217 countries.
  • Life expectancy at birth, total (years) increased from 47.60 years in 1960 to 66.00 years in 2024, a gain of 18.41 years.
  • The country sits in the bottom quartile of the global distribution for this metric, which also makes the page relevant for low-value and lagging-performance searches.

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