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Mortality in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2042

Democratic Republic of the Congo
2042
Life expectancy: 64.8
Life expectancy at birth, 1950–2100 · click to pick a year

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Life expectancy at birth in Democratic Republic of the Congo is projected at 64.8 years in 2042: 67.3 for women and 62.5 for men, a gap of 4.8 years. 1,272,913 people are projected to die; 29.3% of them would be 65 or older and 25.6% children under five. The most common age at death is projected to be 0-4. Source: United Nations, World Population Prospects 2024 (medium-variant projection).

Life expectancy at birth
64.8
Women
67.3
Men
62.5
Life expectancy at 65
13.9
Infant deaths per 1,000 births
38.8
Under-5 deaths per 1,000 births
57.7
Deaths
1,272,913
Deaths per 1,000 people
7.0
Men dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)
255
Women dying between 15 and 60 (per 1,000)
187
Life expectancy is a period measure: how long a newborn would live if 2042's death rates at each age stayed the same for their whole life.
Deaths per 1,000 people per year in each age group. Logarithmic scale: each gridline is ten times the one below. Hover for exact values.
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AgeDeath rate, women (‰)Death rate, men (‰)Years left, womenYears left, men
034.0146.1467.362.5
1-44.365.5568.664.4
5-92.192.8965.761.8
10-141.321.7261.457.7
15-191.682.5356.853.1
20-242.143.6852.348.8
25-292.553.9047.844.6
30-342.944.2543.440.5
35-393.504.8439.036.3
40-444.526.0534.632.1
45-495.497.6830.428.0
50-547.7811.0026.124.0
55-5910.7714.8422.120.2
60-6416.9322.5418.216.6
65-6927.5834.6614.513.3
70-7445.5654.7011.310.3
75-7974.1787.038.57.8
80-84121.42138.166.35.7
85-89187.54216.634.64.0
90-94278.14336.773.32.8
95-99408.84472.952.42.1
100+547.50599.161.81.7