Life expectancy at birth, women in Central African Republic

Life expectancy at birth for women in Central African Republic was 59.6 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Measure: Life expectancy at birth, women Unit: Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Central African Republic, 2024 59.6 Years
Change from 2023 +0.5% 2023: 59.3 years
World, 2024 76.0 years Official aggregate
Position in 2024 215th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, women 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, women (years), 2000 to 2024
Period Central African RepublicWorld
2024 59.6 years 76.0 years
2023 59.3 years 75.8 years
2022 25.6 years 75.5 years
2021 46.0 years 73.7 years
2020 54.0 years 74.8 years
2019 38.8 years 75.3 years
2018 55.2 years 75.1 years
2017 50.1 years 74.9 years
2016 53.9 years 74.7 years
2015 54.2 years 74.5 years
2014 45.7 years 74.3 years
2013 52.2 years 74.0 years
2012 52.8 years 73.8 years
2011 51.8 years 73.5 years
2010 49.4 years 73.2 years
2009 20.0 years 72.9 years
2008 50.7 years 72.5 years
2007 50.2 years 72.3 years
2006 49.6 years 72.0 years
2005 49.0 years 71.6 years
2004 48.5 years 71.2 years
2003 48.1 years 71.0 years
2002 47.8 years 70.7 years
2001 47.7 years 70.4 years
2000 47.6 years 70.1 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5% from 59.3 years in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 45.7 years, the figure has changed by +30.4%.
  • Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Central African Republic has the 215th highest value.
  • The figure for the world in 2024 was 76.0 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.FE.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