Democratic Republic of the Congo - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy decreases in Democratic Republic of the Congo

In 2021 the life expectancy in Democratic Republic of the Congo decreased to 59.19 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 61.52 years and for men 56.95 years.

Democratic Republic of the Congo’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 183th in 2020 to 184th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 59.74 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 57.07 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Democratic Republic of the Congo. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Democratic Republic of the Congo in Congolese economy.

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	61.52	56.95	59.19
2020	61.70	57.82	59.74
2019	62.24	58.34	60.28
2018	61.77	58.13	59.94
2017	61.11	57.72	59.41
2016	60.90	57.25	59.07
2015	60.25	56.74	58.49
2014	60.01	56.59	58.30
2013	59.44	56.09	57.76
2012	58.81	55.68	57.25
2011	58.66	55.48	57.07
2010	58.00	54.83	56.42
2009	57.46	54.21	55.84
2008	56.82	53.85	55.34
2007	56.35	53.48	54.92
2006	56.08	52.98	54.53
2005	55.45	52.39	53.93
2004	54.99	51.86	53.43
2003	54.60	51.06	52.83
2002	54.31	50.37	52.33
2001	54.06	50.19	52.12
2000	53.81	49.78	51.78
1999	53.39	46.75	49.95
1998	53.14	46.50	49.70
1997	52.63	48.24	50.40
1996	51.62	47.08	49.31
1995	52.33	48.52	50.41
1994	51.55	48.22	49.88
1993	51.27	47.84	49.55
1992	50.65	47.82	49.24
1991	50.18	47.69	48.95
1990	49.85	47.32	48.60
1989	49.22	47.08	48.17
1988	48.84	46.66	47.77
1987	48.11	46.52	47.34
1986	47.78	46.00	46.91
1985	47.39	45.82	46.62
1984	47.29	45.56	46.45
1983	46.96	45.36	46.18
1982	46.78	45.02	45.92
1981	46.56	44.84	45.72
1980	46.30	44.60	45.47
1979	46.17	44.19	45.21
1978	45.58	43.44	44.54
1977	45.77	43.71	44.76
1976	45.63	43.63	44.66
1975	45.51	43.37	44.47
1974	45.51	43.25	44.41
1973	45.19	42.93	44.10
1972	44.98	42.81	43.93
1971	44.73	42.51	43.66
1970	44.42	42.08	43.28
1969	44.12	41.76	42.98
1968	43.79	41.55	42.71
1967	43.50	41.04	42.31
1966	43.12	40.90	42.05
1965	42.45	38.88	40.70
1964	41.86	38.17	40.05
1963	42.06	39.06	40.60
1962	41.75	38.85	40.34
1961	41.74	38.64	40.24
1960	41.96	39.66	40.86

Democratic Republic of the Congo - Life expectancy at birth