Life expectancy at birth in Central African Republic

Life expectancy at birth in Central African Republic was 57.7 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Central African Republic, 2024 57.7 Years
Change from 2023 +0.5% 2023: 57.4 years
World, 2024 73.5 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 215th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth in Central African Republic over time

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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates) (years), 2000 to 2024
Period Central African RepublicWorld
2024 57.7 years 73.5 years
2023 57.4 years 73.3 years
2022 18.8 years 73.0 years
2021 40.3 years 71.2 years
2020 50.6 years 72.2 years
2019 31.5 years 72.9 years
2018 52.3 years 72.6 years
2017 45.2 years 72.4 years
2016 51.0 years 72.2 years
2015 51.9 years 72.0 years
2014 40.3 years 71.8 years
2013 49.5 years 71.5 years
2012 51.3 years 71.3 years
2011 50.1 years 71.0 years
2010 46.9 years 70.7 years
2009 14.7 years 70.4 years
2008 49.9 years 70.0 years
2007 49.3 years 69.8 years
2006 48.7 years 69.5 years
2005 48.2 years 69.1 years
2004 47.7 years 68.8 years
2003 47.3 years 68.5 years
2002 46.8 years 68.2 years
2001 46.7 years 67.9 years
2000 46.6 years 67.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5% from 57.4 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 40.3 years, the figure has changed by +43.2%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Central African Republic has the 215th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.

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Source and dates

Original producer
United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
SP.DYN.LE00.IN · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1960 to 2024 for Central African Republic
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: United Nations Population Division, World Population Prospects