Democratic Republic of the Congo - Life expectancy at birth

59.2 (years) in 2021

In 2021, life expectancy for Democratic Republic of the Congo was 59.2 years. Between 1972 and 2021, life expectancy of Democratic Republic of the Congo grew substantially from 43.9 to 59.2 years rising at an increasing annual rate that reached a maximum of 3.68% in 2000 and then decreased to -0.91% in 2021.

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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.

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