Congo, Dem. Rep. · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
61.6 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2000 | 52.64392739 | 51.84475477 | 53.26895725 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2001 | 52.99713016 | 52.19960349 | 53.91747472 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2002 | 53.2535703 | 52.4035894 | 54.21762494 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2003 | 53.6935484 | 52.82514981 | 54.73050488 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2004 | 54.34409074 | 53.27002863 | 55.21651637 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2005 | 54.94182979 | 54.01934193 | 55.79738581 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2006 | 55.48457469 | 54.69294167 | 56.31509383 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2007 | 55.97784827 | 55.19241216 | 56.87190752 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2008 | 56.32188866 | 55.4514052 | 57.23157991 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2009 | 56.80885819 | 55.88142554 | 57.69358487 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2010 | 57.39937072 | 56.59349828 | 58.19469414 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2011 | 57.88760041 | 56.93547138 | 58.68556165 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2012 | 58.3404554 | 57.52284042 | 59.18009248 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2013 | 58.89523659 | 58.10054513 | 59.85956459 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2014 | 59.46084106 | 58.55680246 | 60.3362091 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2015 | 59.96244072 | 59.04123638 | 61.03301677 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2016 | 60.43572174 | 59.55617462 | 61.34377221 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2017 | 60.84101636 | 59.88662056 | 61.70668856 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2018 | 61.4317933 | 60.36660408 | 62.57289177 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2019 | 61.83901232 | 60.99056007 | 62.95244934 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2020 | 62.03594732 | 61.1624306 | 62.98427617 | — |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 2021 | 61.62552641 | 60.78468372 | 62.51227821 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.