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Central African Republic life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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The Central African Republic ranks 194/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 56 years for males, 60.1 years for females, and 58.2 years for both sexes combined.

Central African Republic life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 58.2 56 60.1
2025 57.9 55.7 59.8
2024 57.7 55.5 59.6
2023 57.4 55.3 59.3
2022 18.8 15.4 25.6
2021 40.3 35.3 46
2020 50.6 47.2 54
2019 31.5 26.4 38.8
2018 52.3 49.4 55.2
2017 45.2 40.9 50.1
2016 51 48.2 53.9
2015 51.9 49.7 54.2
2014 40.3 35.7 45.7
2013 49.5 46.9 52.2
2012 51.3 49.9 52.8
2011 50.1 48.4 51.8
2010 46.9 44.5 49.4
2009 14.7 12.4 20
2008 49.9 49.1 50.7
2007 49.3 48.5 50.2
2006 48.7 47.9 49.6
2005 48.2 47.5 49
2004 47.7 47 48.5
2003 47.3 46.6 48.1
2002 46.8 45.9 47.8
2001 46.7 45.8 47.7
2000 46.6 45.7 47.6
1999 46.9 45.8 48.2
1998 47.1 45.8 48.5
1997 47.3 45.9 48.9
1996 47.7 46.2 49.4
1995 48.1 46.6 49.8
1994 48.5 47 50.3
1993 48.9 47.3 50.7
1992 49.2 47.7 51
1991 49.6 48 51.4
1990 49.9 48.3 51.7
1989 50.1 48.5 51.9
1988 50.2 48.7 52
1987 50.4 48.8 52.2
1986 50.4 48.9 52.2
1985 50.5 48.9 52.2
1984 50.4 48.9 52.1
1983 50.3 48.8 52
1982 50.2 48.7 51.8
1981 50 48.6 51.5
1980 49.8 48.4 51.2
1979 49.5 48.2 50.9
1978 49.2 47.9 50.5
1977 48.8 47.5 50
1976 48.4 47.2 49.6
1975 47.9 46.7 49.1
1974 47.4 46.3 48.5
1973 46.9 45.8 48
1972 46.3 45.3 47.4
1971 45.8 44.7 46.8
1970 45.2 44.1 46.2
1969 44.6 43.6 45.6
1968 44 43 45
1967 43.4 42.4 44.4
1966 42.8 41.8 43.8
1965 42.2 41.2 43.2
1964 41.6 40.6 42.7
1963 41.1 40.1 42.1
1962 40.6 39.5 41.6
1961 40.1 39 41.1
1960 39.6 38.5 40.6
1959 39.1 38 40.2
1958 38.7 37.6 39.8
1957 38.3 37.2 39.4
1956 37.8 36.7 39
1955 37.4 36.3 38.6
1954 37 35.9 38.2
1953 36.6 35.5 37.8
1952 36.2 35.1 37.4
1951 35.8 34.7 37
1950 35.4 34.3 36.7

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In the Central African Republic, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 43.8 years for men and 47.3 for women, with a combined average of 45.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 9.03 healthy years, 8.06 for males and 10.1 for females.

Central African Republic life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in the Central African Republic, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 37.2 Years

Mean expected age of death: 67.2 Years

Median expected age of death: 69.2 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 93.2% 92.5% 93.7%
50 83.5% 81.6% 84.9%
60 69.3% 65.7% 71.9%
65 59.6% 55.2% 62.7%
70 48.1% 43.3% 51.6%
75 35.6% 30.8% 39.3%
80 23.2% 18.8% 27.0%
85 12.4% 9.0% 15.4%
90 4.7% 3.0% 6.4%
95 1.2% 0.6% 1.7%
100 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 37% 40.4% 36.3%
99 35.1% 38.9% 34.7%
98 33.7% 37.2% 32.8%
97 31.8% 35.8% 31.2%
96 30.2% 34.3% 29.6%
95 28.3% 32.6% 28%
94 26.5% 30.7% 26.1%
93 25.1% 28.9% 24.5%
92 23.8% 27.2% 22.9%
91 22.3% 25.5% 21.2%
90 21.4% 24.3% 20.2%
89 19.8% 22.6% 18.5%
88 18.6% 21.3% 17.3%
87 17.4% 19.9% 16%
86 16.2% 18.6% 14.8%
85 15% 17.3% 13.7%
84 14% 16.1% 12.6%
83 12.8% 14.8% 11.5%
82 11.8% 13.7% 10.5%
81 10.6% 12.4% 9.4%
80 9.98% 11.6% 8.78%
79 9.27% 10.7% 8.18%
78 8.73% 10.1% 7.74%
77 8.11% 9.3% 7.21%
76 7.61% 8.7% 6.8%
75 7.15% 8.13% 6.41%
74 6.67% 7.56% 6%
73 6.23% 7.05% 5.62%
72 5.83% 6.59% 5.28%
71 5.38% 6.08% 4.88%
70 5.12% 5.77% 4.65%
69 4.72% 5.33% 4.29%
68 4.44% 5.01% 4.05%
67 4.17% 4.71% 3.8%
66 3.93% 4.45% 3.59%
65 3.73% 4.23% 3.41%
64 3.45% 3.94% 3.14%
63 3.19% 3.67% 2.9%
62 2.96% 3.42% 2.68%
61 2.73% 3.15% 2.46%
60 2.57% 2.98% 2.31%
59 2.36% 2.74% 2.13%
58 2.21% 2.57% 1.99%
57 2.07% 2.4% 1.86%
56 1.96% 2.27% 1.76%
55 1.86% 2.16% 1.66%
54 1.77% 2.05% 1.58%
53 1.68% 1.94% 1.49%
52 1.6% 1.85% 1.42%
51 1.5% 1.74% 1.34%
50 1.44% 1.67% 1.28%
49 1.35% 1.56% 1.2%
48 1.28% 1.47% 1.14%
47 1.21% 1.39% 1.08%
46 1.15% 1.32% 1.03%
45 1.11% 1.26% 0.99%
44 1.05% 1.2% 0.95%
43 1.01% 1.14% 0.91%
42 0.97% 1.09% 0.88%
41 0.92% 1.04% 0.85%
40 0.9% 1% 0.82%
39 0.85% 0.95% 0.78%
38 0.82% 0.91% 0.75%
37 0.78% 0.86% 0.72%
36 0.75% 0.82% 0.69%
35 0.71% 0.79% 0.66%
34 0.68% 0.75% 0.62%
33 0.65% 0.71% 0.6%
32 0.62% 0.68% 0.57%
31 0.59% 0.65% 0.54%
30 0.57% 0.62% 0.52%
29 0.54% 0.6% 0.5%
28 0.52% 0.57% 0.47%
27 0.5% 0.55% 0.45%
26 0.48% 0.53% 0.43%
25 0.46% 0.52% 0.4%
24 0.43% 0.5% 0.38%
23 0.41% 0.48% 0.35%
22 0.39% 0.45% 0.33%
21 0.37% 0.43% 0.31%
20 0.34% 0.39% 0.29%
19 0.31% 0.35% 0.27%
18 0.28% 0.32% 0.25%
17 0.25% 0.27% 0.22%
16 0.22% 0.24% 0.2%
15 0.19% 0.21% 0.18%
14 0.17% 0.18% 0.16%
13 0.16% 0.16% 0.15%
12 0.15% 0.15% 0.14%
11 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
10 0.15% 0.15% 0.14%
9 0.15% 0.16% 0.14%
8 0.17% 0.18% 0.16%
7 0.19% 0.2% 0.18%
6 0.22% 0.23% 0.2%
5 0.26% 0.28% 0.25%
4 0.35% 0.37% 0.33%
3 0.49% 0.52% 0.46%
2 0.71% 0.75% 0.68%
1 1.14% 1.18% 1.09%
0 6.48% 7.06% 5.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In the Central African Republic, the risk of dying is lowest at age 11 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 6.48% in the birth year, 0.57% at age 30, 2.57% at 60, and 9.98% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in the Central African Republic never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 294 years — 255 for males and 346 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 102.1 101.8 102.1
99 101.2 100.9 101.2
98 100.3 100 100.3
97 99.4 99.1 99.4
96 98.5 98.2 98.6
95 97.7 97.3 97.7
94 96.8 96.5 96.9
93 96 95.6 96
92 95.2 94.8 95.2
91 94.3 93.9 94.4
90 93.5 93.1 93.6
89 92.7 92.3 92.9
88 91.9 91.5 92.1
87 91.2 90.7 91.4
86 90.4 89.9 90.7
85 89.7 89.1 90
84 88.9 88.4 89.3
83 88.3 87.7 88.6
82 87.6 87 88
81 86.9 86.3 87.4
80 86.3 85.6 86.8
79 85.7 85 86.2
78 85 84.3 85.6
77 84.4 83.7 85
76 83.8 83.1 84.4
75 83.2 82.4 83.8
74 82.6 81.8 83.3
73 82.1 81.3 82.7
72 81.5 80.7 82.2
71 81 80.1 81.7
70 80.4 79.6 81.1
69 79.9 79 80.6
68 79.4 78.5 80.2
67 78.9 78 79.7
66 78.4 77.5 79.2
65 77.9 77 78.7
64 77.5 76.5 78.3
63 77 76 77.9
62 76.6 75.5 77.4
61 76.2 75.1 77.1
60 75.8 74.7 76.7
59 75.4 74.2 76.3
58 75 73.8 76
57 74.7 73.4 75.6
56 74.3 73.1 75.3
55 74 72.7 74.9
54 73.6 72.3 74.6
53 73.3 71.9 74.3
52 72.9 71.6 74
51 72.6 71.2 73.7
50 72.3 70.9 73.4
49 72 70.6 73.1
48 71.7 70.2 72.8
47 71.4 69.9 72.6
46 71.1 69.6 72.3
45 70.8 69.3 72
44 70.6 69 71.8
43 70.3 68.7 71.5
42 70 68.4 71.2
41 69.7 68.2 71
40 69.5 67.9 70.7
39 69.2 67.6 70.5
38 69 67.3 70.3
37 68.7 67.1 70
36 68.5 66.8 69.8
35 68.3 66.6 69.6
34 68 66.3 69.3
33 67.8 66.1 69.1
32 67.6 65.9 68.9
31 67.4 65.7 68.7
30 67.2 65.4 68.5
29 67 65.2 68.3
28 66.8 65 68.1
27 66.6 64.8 68
26 66.4 64.6 67.8
25 66.2 64.4 67.6
24 66 64.2 67.5
23 65.8 64 67.3
22 65.7 63.8 67.1
21 65.5 63.6 67
20 65.3 63.5 66.9
19 65.2 63.3 66.7
18 65.1 63.2 66.6
17 65 63.1 66.5
16 64.9 62.9 66.4
15 64.8 62.8 66.3
14 64.7 62.8 66.2
13 64.6 62.7 66.2
12 64.5 62.6 66.1
11 64.4 62.5 66
10 64.4 62.4 65.9
9 64.3 62.4 65.9
8 64.2 62.3 65.8
7 64.1 62.1 65.7
6 63.9 62 65.6
5 63.8 61.9 65.4
4 63.6 61.6 65.2
3 63.3 61.3 64.9
2 62.9 60.9 64.5
1 62.2 60.2 63.8
0 58.2 56 60.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In the Central African Republic, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 77.9 years, rising to 80.4 at 70, 83.2 at 75, and 86.3 at 80 — all higher than the 58.2 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in the Central African Republic.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.15% 0.05% 0.23%
99 0.23% 0.09% 0.35%
98 0.35% 0.14% 0.52%
97 0.51% 0.22% 0.75%
96 0.74% 0.34% 1.07%
95 1.03% 0.5% 1.49%
94 1.4% 0.72% 2.01%
93 1.86% 1.01% 2.67%
92 2.45% 1.39% 3.46%
91 3.15% 1.86% 4.4%
90 4.01% 2.45% 5.51%
89 5% 3.17% 6.76%
88 6.14% 4.03% 8.17%
87 7.44% 5.03% 9.73%
86 8.87% 6.18% 11.4%
85 10.4% 7.46% 13.2%
84 12.1% 8.9% 15.1%
83 13.9% 10.4% 17.1%
82 15.8% 12.1% 19.1%
81 17.7% 13.8% 21.1%
80 19.6% 15.6% 23.1%
79 21.6% 17.5% 25.2%
78 23.7% 19.5% 27.3%
77 25.8% 21.5% 29.4%
76 27.9% 23.5% 31.6%
75 30% 25.6% 33.7%
74 32.2% 27.7% 35.9%
73 34.3% 29.8% 38%
72 36.5% 31.9% 40.1%
71 38.5% 33.9% 42.2%
70 40.6% 36% 44.2%
69 42.6% 38% 46.2%
68 44.6% 40% 48.2%
67 46.5% 42% 50.1%
66 48.4% 44% 51.9%
65 50.3% 45.9% 53.8%
64 52.1% 47.8% 55.5%
63 53.8% 49.6% 57.2%
62 55.5% 51.4% 58.8%
61 57% 53% 60.2%
60 58.5% 54.7% 61.7%
59 60% 56.2% 63%
58 61.3% 57.7% 64.3%
57 62.6% 59.1% 65.5%
56 63.9% 60.5% 66.7%
55 65.1% 61.8% 67.8%
54 66.2% 63.1% 68.9%
53 67.4% 64.4% 69.9%
52 68.5% 65.6% 70.9%
51 69.5% 66.7% 71.9%
50 70.5% 67.9% 72.8%
49 71.5% 68.9% 73.7%
48 72.4% 70% 74.6%
47 73.3% 71% 75.4%
46 74.2% 71.9% 76.2%
45 75% 72.8% 76.9%
44 75.8% 73.7% 77.7%
43 76.6% 74.6% 78.4%
42 77.3% 75.4% 79.1%
41 78% 76.2% 79.8%
40 78.8% 76.9% 80.4%
39 79.4% 77.7% 81.1%
38 80.1% 78.4% 81.7%
37 80.7% 79.1% 82.3%
36 81.3% 79.7% 82.8%
35 81.9% 80.4% 83.4%
34 82.5% 81% 83.9%
33 83% 81.6% 84.4%
32 83.5% 82.1% 84.9%
31 84% 82.6% 85.4%
30 84.5% 83.2% 85.8%
29 85% 83.7% 86.2%
28 85.4% 84.1% 86.6%
27 85.8% 84.6% 87%
26 86.2% 85.1% 87.4%
25 86.6% 85.5% 87.8%
24 87% 85.9% 88.1%
23 87.4% 86.3% 88.4%
22 87.7% 86.7% 88.7%
21 88% 87.1% 89%
20 88.3% 87.5% 89.2%
19 88.6% 87.8% 89.5%
18 88.9% 88% 89.7%
17 89.1% 88.3% 89.9%
16 89.3% 88.5% 90.1%
15 89.4% 88.7% 90.2%
14 89.6% 88.8% 90.4%
13 89.7% 89% 90.5%
12 89.9% 89.1% 90.6%
11 90% 89.3% 90.7%
10 90.1% 89.4% 90.9%
9 90.3% 89.5% 91%
8 90.4% 89.7% 91.1%
7 90.6% 89.9% 91.3%
6 90.8% 90.1% 91.5%
5 91% 90.3% 91.7%
4 91.4% 90.7% 92%
3 91.8% 91.2% 92.4%
2 92.5% 91.8% 93.1%
1 93.5% 92.9% 94.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In the Central African Republic, 58.5% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 40.6% past 70, 19.6% past 80, 4.01% past 90, and only 0.15% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Central African Republic Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in the Central African Republic

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 18.5 0 31
99 81.5 34.5 121.2
98 118.1 52.7 170.1
97 163.4 79 235.4
96 222 115 317
95 290.5 162 416
94 370 219.9 527
93 468 291 653
92 583 377 794
91 704 473 934
90 857 595 1,111
89 991 718 1,252
88 1,145 857 1,413
87 1,292 1,000 1,557
86 1,439 1,148 1,696
85 1,570 1,288 1,812
84 1,694 1,432 1,909
83 1,780 1,544 1,962
82 1,857 1,652 2,004
81 1,879 1,713 1,982
80 1,956 1,816 2,031
79 2,005 1,880 2,061
78 2,068 1,956 2,111
77 2,091 1,995 2,121
76 2,124 2,043 2,146
75 2,147 2,078 2,163
74 2,146 2,093 2,152
73 2,137 2,098 2,135
72 2,127 2,101 2,118
71 2,074 2,061 2,059
70 2,077 2,076 2,057
69 2,012 2,026 1,985
68 1,981 2,008 1,949
67 1,940 1,980 1,903
66 1,903 1,955 1,862
65 1,878 1,942 1,833
64 1,797 1,881 1,742
63 1,719 1,819 1,656
62 1,645 1,757 1,575
61 1,556 1,674 1,482
60 1,504 1,629 1,425
59 1,417 1,540 1,339
58 1,357 1,481 1,278
57 1,297 1,421 1,217
56 1,253 1,376 1,171
55 1,210 1,334 1,125
54 1,170 1,292 1,085
53 1,130 1,250 1,044
52 1,096 1,212 1,010
51 1,046 1,159 963
50 1,018 1,130 935
49 968 1,074 888
48 930 1,032 852
47 889 987 816
46 856 949 787
45 829 919 764
44 798 881 738
43 772 849 716
42 751 824 699
41 722 789 675
40 705 771 660
39 677 737 635
38 655 712 615
37 630 684 591
36 607 657 570
35 585 632 549
34 559 604 524
33 537 580 503
32 517 558 483
31 494 533 461
30 480 519 447
29 460 499 428
28 444 483 409
27 427 468 391
26 410 453 372
25 394 441 352
24 378 427 332
23 361 412 313
22 344 394 294
21 323 371 274.1
20 301 343 258.1
19 274.5 310 238.5
18 248.9 277.3 219.8
17 221.1 242.8 199
16 195.6 210.5 180.2
15 173 183.3 162.4
14 153.6 161.6 145.3
13 139.5 145.9 132.7
12 131.5 138 124.7
11 128.7 135.5 121.7
10 131.3 138.2 124.2
9 138.4 146.3 130.2
8 151.4 160.9 141.5
7 171.3 182.4 159.9
6 198.6 211.1 185.7
5 239.3 252.8 225.3
4 318 336 299.5
3 449 472 425
2 659 688 629
1 1,062 1,094 1,029
0 6,479 7,062 5,901

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In the Central African Republic, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 0 for both sexes combined, 0 for males, and 0 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 62.8 for men, 67 for women, and 65.2 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect the Central African Republic's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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