Gabon vs Congo - Brazzaville: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 68.3 years in Gabon and 65.8 years in Congo - Brazzaville, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Gabon, by 2.6 years, or 1.04 times that in Congo - Brazzaville.

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What the numbers say

Gabon has been higher since 1975, when it overtook Congo - Brazzaville.
In 2023, Gabon ranked 176 and Congo - Brazzaville ranked 199 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Gabon at 79.8 years and Congo - Brazzaville at 77.4 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Gabon	Congo - Brazzaville	World
2023	68.3	65.8	73.2
2022	67.7	65	72.6
2021	67.1	64.2	70.9
2020	67.1	64.4	71.9
2019	67.3	63.2	72.6
2018	67	64.5	72.4
2017	66.8	64.2	72.1
2016	66.6	63.9	71.9
2015	66.3	63.7	71.6
2014	66.1	63.4	71.4
2013	65.8	63	71.1
2012	65.4	62.7	70.8
2011	65.1	62.3	70.4
2010	64.7	61.7	70.1
2009	64.4	61.2	69.7
2008	64	60.8	69.3
2007	63.6	60.1	69
2006	63.3	59.5	68.6
2005	63	58.7	68.1
2004	62.7	58	67.7
2003	62.5	57.1	67.4
2002	62.2	56.4	67.1
2001	62	55.9	66.8
2000	61.8	55.4	66.4
1999	61.7	54.4	66
1998	61.5	52.6	65.7
1997	61.4	48.6	65.5
1996	61.3	55.2	65.2
1995	61.3	55.5	64.9
1994	61.2	55.6	64.3
1993	61.1	56	64.4
1992	61	56.5	64.3
1991	60.9	56.8	64.1
1990	60.7	57.1	64
1989	60.6	57.3	63.8
1988	60.4	57.5	63.4
1987	60.2	57.6	63.2
1986	60	57.6	62.7
1985	59.7	57.6	62.2
1984	59.3	57.5	61.9
1983	59	57.4	61.5
1982	58.6	57.2	61.3
1981	58.3	57.1	60.9
1980	57.9	56.8	60.5
1979	57.4	56.5	60.2
1978	57	56.3	59.5
1977	56.5	56	59.2
1976	56	55.7	58.6
1975	55.5	55.4	58.3
1974	54.9	55.1	58.1
1973	54.4	54.7	57.7
1972	53.8	54.4	57.2
1971	53.3	54	56
1970	52.7	53.6	56.3
1969	52.1	53.1	56
1968	51.6	52.6	55.6
1967	50.9	51.9	55.1
1966	50.3	51.6	54.6
1965	49.7	51	54
1964	49	50.4	54.3
1963	48.4	49.7	53.7
1962	47.8	49	53.2
1961	47.1	48.4	50.4
1960	46.4	47.6	47.8
1959	45.8	46.8	49.6
1958	45.1	46	51.6
1957	44.4	45.1	51.1
1956	43.7	44.3	50.7
1955	43	43.5	50.2
1954	42.2	42.6	49.7
1953	41.5	41.9	48.8
1952	40.7	41.1	48.2
1951	40	40.3	47.1
1950	39.3	39.6	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Gabon	Congo - Brazzaville	World
2024	68.567.1–69.9	6664.6–67.5	73.3
2025	68.766.7–70.6	66.264.3–68.3	73.5
2026	68.966.5–71.1	66.464–68.9	73.8
2027	6966.3–71.7	66.663.7–69.5	73.9
2028	69.266.2–72.3	66.863.7–70	74.1
2029	69.465.9–72.5	6763.7–70.5	74.2
2030	69.565.9–72.9	67.263.6–71.1	74.4
2031	69.766–73.2	67.463.4–71.5	74.5
2032	69.865.8–73.7	67.663.3–72	74.7
2033	7065.7–74	67.863.2–72.4	74.8
2034	70.265.8–74.4	6863.2–72.8	75
2035	70.365.7–74.9	68.163.1–73.2	75.1
2036	70.565.6–75.2	68.363–73.5	75.3
2037	70.665.6–75.5	68.563–73.8	75.4
2038	70.865.5–75.9	68.663.1–74.4	75.5
2039	70.965.6–76.2	68.863–74.4	75.7
2040	71.165.2–76.5	6963.1–74.6	75.8
2041	71.265.2–76.7	69.163.1–74.9	75.9
2042	71.465.1–76.9	69.363–75.2	76.1
2043	71.565.1–77	69.563.2–75.6	76.2
2044	71.765.2–77.4	69.663.2–75.8	76.3
2045	71.865.2–77.6	69.863.3–76.3	76.5
2046	7265.3–78	69.963.2–76.4	76.6
2047	72.165.4–78.2	70.163.2–76.7	76.7
2048	72.365.3–78.6	70.263.4–77	76.8
2049	72.465.2–78.9	70.463.2–77.1	76.9
2050	72.665.4–79.2	70.563.4–77.3	77
2051	72.765.3–79.5	70.763.5–77.8	77.1
2052	72.965.6–79.8	70.863.3–78	77.2
2053	7365.8–80.1	70.963.5–78.4	77.3
2054	73.165.8–80.5	71.163.3–78.5	77.4
2055	73.365.7–80.8	71.263.3–78.8	77.6
2056	73.465.6–80.8	71.463.1–78.8	77.7
2057	73.665.5–81.1	71.563.1–79.3	77.8
2058	73.865.6–81.3	71.763.1–79.4	77.9
2059	73.965.7–81.4	71.863.3–79.6	78
2060	74.165.8–81.5	71.963.2–80	78.1
2061	74.265.6–82	72.163.3–80	78.2
2062	74.365.4–82.3	72.263.4–80.1	78.3
2063	74.565.7–82.6	72.463.8–80.4	78.4
2064	74.665.7–82.7	72.563.7–80.8	78.5
2065	74.865.6–82.9	72.763.9–81.1	78.6
2066	74.965.8–83.2	72.863.9–81.2	78.7
2067	75.165.7–83.4	72.963.7–81.6	78.8
2068	75.265.8–83.7	73.163.9–81.8	78.9
2069	75.365.9–83.8	73.263.9–81.8	79
2070	75.565.9–83.8	73.463.8–82.2	79.1
2071	75.666–84.1	73.563.9–82.6	79.2
2072	75.866.2–84.4	73.763.7–82.5	79.3
2073	75.966.1–84.6	73.863.9–83.1	79.4
2074	7666.3–84.8	73.964.1–83.3	79.4
2075	76.266.1–85.1	74.164.2–83.4	79.5
2076	76.366.1–85.2	74.264.4–83.5	79.6
2077	76.566.1–85.4	74.364.4–83.7	79.7
2078	76.666.3–85.5	74.464.2–84	79.8
2079	76.866.4–85.8	74.664.2–84.2	79.9
2080	76.966.4–85.6	74.764.4–84.3	80
2081	77.166.1–85.9	74.964.4–84.5	80.1
2082	77.266.1–86.1	7564.4–84.6	80.2
2083	77.466.1–86.3	75.164.5–84.8	80.3
2084	77.566.2–86.3	75.364.4–85.2	80.3
2085	77.766.1–86.4	75.464.4–85.2	80.4
2086	77.866.2–86.7	75.564.6–85.4	80.5
2087	77.966.3–86.9	75.764.3–85.5	80.6
2088	78.166.2–86.9	75.864.5–85.6	80.7
2089	78.266.7–87.1	75.964.7–85.8	80.8
2090	78.466.5–87.3	76.164.8–86.2	80.9
2091	78.566.4–87.6	76.264.4–86.3	81
2092	78.766.6–87.5	76.464.5–86.4	81
2093	78.866.6–87.8	76.564.4–86.4	81.1
2094	78.966.6–87.9	76.664.3–86.6	81.2
2095	79.166.8–88	76.864.5–86.6	81.3
2096	79.266.6–88.2	76.964.5–86.8	81.4
2097	79.366.6–88.4	7764.4–87.2	81.5
2098	79.566.7–88.4	77.264.6–87.5	81.6
2099	79.666.7–88.4	77.364.9–87.6	81.7
2100	79.866.6–88.5	77.464.7–87.8	81.7

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Good to know

How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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