Life expectancy at birth, men in Central African Republic

Life expectancy at birth for men in Central African Republic was 55.5 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.

Life expectancy at birth, men Years Data: 1960 to 2024 Source: World Bank

Central African Republic, 2024 55.5 Years

Change from 2023 +0.5% 2023: 55.3 years

World, 2024 71.1 years Official aggregate

Position in 2024 213th of 217 See the full ranking

Life expectancy at birth, men 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, men (years), 2000 to 2024
Period	Central African Republic	World
2024	55.5 years	71.1 years
2023	55.3 years	71.0 years
2022	15.4 years	70.6 years
2021	35.3 years	68.8 years
2020	47.2 years	69.7 years
2019	26.4 years	70.5 years
2018	49.4 years	70.3 years
2017	40.9 years	70.0 years
2016	48.2 years	69.8 years
2015	49.7 years	69.6 years
2014	35.7 years	69.4 years
2013	46.9 years	69.2 years
2012	49.9 years	68.9 years
2011	48.4 years	68.6 years
2010	44.5 years	68.4 years
2009	12.4 years	68.0 years
2008	49.1 years	67.7 years
2007	48.5 years	67.5 years
2006	47.9 years	67.1 years
2005	47.5 years	66.8 years
2004	47.0 years	66.5 years
2003	46.6 years	66.2 years
2002	45.9 years	65.9 years
2001	45.8 years	65.7 years
2000	45.7 years	65.4 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

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In short

That is a change of +0.5% from 55.3 years in 2023.
Since 2014, when it was 35.7 years, the figure has changed by +55.5%.
Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Central African Republic has the 213th highest value.
The figure for the world in 2024 was 71.1 years.

More for Central African Republic

All statistics for Central African Republic

Life expectancy at birth 57.7 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy at birth, women 59.6 years 2024 · World Bank Life expectancy estimates and projections 57.4 years 2023 · UN Population Division Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections 12.9 years 2023 · UN Population Division Healthy life expectancy 44.7 years 2023 · WHO UHC service coverage 39 2023 · WHO

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.MA.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

How Central African Republic compares in 2024 Neighbouring positions among 217 countries with a value for 2024.

210 Mali 59.3 years
211 Burkina Faso 59.1 years
212 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 56.5 years
213 Central African Republic 55.5 years
214 Lesotho 55.0 years
215 South Sudan 54.8 years
216 Nigeria 54.3 years

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What this measures

The number of years a newborn boy would live if current mortality patterns stayed the same throughout his life.

Population covered: Male newborns

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