Life Expectancy

Africa Ranking

in yearsSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Seychelles77.242020574.05
2Algeria77.062020276.69
3Morocco76.92020376.68
4Tunisia76.892020176.7
5Mauritius74.182020474.24
6Cape Verde73.172020672.78
7Libya73.082020772.72
8Egypt71.992019871.82
9Sao Tome and Principe70.582020969.67
10Botswana69.7920201069.28
11Rwanda69.3320201169.02
12Senegal68.2120201267.67
13Madagascar67.3920201765.93
14Djibouti67.1120191865.89
15Kenya66.9920201566.34
16Ethiopia66.9520201366.6
17Gabon66.6920201466.47
18Eritrea66.6820201666.32
19Tanzania65.8220201965.01
20Sudan65.120182464.17
21Mauritania64.9320192064.7
22Republic of the Congo64.820202264.29
23Malawi64.6920202364.26
24Comoros64.5320202164.32
25Liberia64.4220202564.1
26Ghana64.3520202962.42
27Namibia64.0420202763.37
28South Africa63.8620182663.54
29Uganda63.7120202862.52
30Zambia62.4620163959.75
31Niger62.4220193062.02
32Gambia62.3820203261.74
33Benin62.0820203161.77
34Burkina Faso61.9820203361.58
35Guinea61.9620203561.19
36Burundi61.9220203361.58
37Togo61.3420203660.76
38Zimbabwe61.1920184358.41
39Democratic Republic of the Congo60.9720203760.37
40Swaziland60.7220203860.19
41Mozambique60.1620184059.31
42Mali59.6920204059.31
43Cameroon59.6320204259.29
44Equatorial Guinea59.0620204458.4
45Guinea-Bissau58.6320204558.32
46Ivory Coast58.120204657.78
47Somalia57.720204757.4
48Lesotho54.8420204854.33
49Sierra Leone54.720195054.31
50Nigeria54.6920194854.33
51Chad54.5120205154.24
52Central African Republic53.6820205253.28

Definition of Life Expectancy

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

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