Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Central African Republic or Chad?

Central African Republic, at 59.29 years against 57.01 years in Chad as of 2023.

What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Central African Republic and Chad?

2.28 years, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Chad: Life expectancy by sex

Central African Republic

59.29 years

in 2023

Chad

57.01 years

in 2023

Central African Republic rank

234th

Chad rank

235th

Life expectancy by sex over time

Central African Republic
Chad

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 59.29 years against 57.01 years in Chad, a difference of 2.28 years.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Chad ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 234th and Chad ranks 235th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 4 and Chad in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Chad	Difference	Ahead
1950s	38.4 years	38.66 years	0.2553 years	Chad
1960s	43.02 years	41.9 years	1.12 years	Central African Republic
1970s	48.69 years	44.76 years	3.93 years	Central African Republic
1980s	51.91 years	47.67 years	4.24 years	Central African Republic
1990s	49.97 years	48.86 years	1.11 years	Central African Republic
2000s	45.92 years	49.89 years	3.97 years	Chad
2010s	50.4 years	52.58 years	2.18 years	Chad
2020s	46.22 years	55.84 years	9.62 years	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Central African Republic or Chad?: Central African Republic, at 59.29 years against 57.01 years in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Central African Republic and Chad?: 2.28 years, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Chad?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Central African Republic and Chad rank globally for life expectancy by sex?: Central African Republic ranks 234th and Chad ranks 235th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Life expectancy by sex
Unit: years
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.