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Life expectancy
54 of 54 countries reporting · annual · World Bank
| Rank | Country | Value descending | As of | vs previous | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | 54.6 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 2 | 🇹🇩 Chad | 55.2 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 3 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | 57.7 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 4 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan | 57.7 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.1 years | + compare |
| 5 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | 57.8 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.4 years | + compare |
| 6 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | 59 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 7 | 🇲🇱 Mali | 60.7 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 8 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | 60.9 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 9 | 🇧🇯 Benin | 61 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 10 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | 61.3 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 11 | 🇳🇪 Niger | 61.4 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 12 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | 62 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 13 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo | 62.1 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 14 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire | 62.1 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 15 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | 62.3 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 16 | 🇹🇬 Togo | 62.9 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 17 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | 63.1 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 18 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | 63.8 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 19 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | 63.8 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 20 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | 63.8 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 21 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 63.8 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 22 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | 63.9 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 23 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | 64 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 24 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | 64.3 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 25 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini | 64.3 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.1 years | + compare |
| 26 | 🇦🇴 Angola | 64.8 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 27 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | 65.7 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 28 | 🇨🇬 Congo | 66 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 29 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | 66.1 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 30 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | 66.2 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 31 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | 66.3 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 32 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | 66.5 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 33 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | 66.5 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 34 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | 67 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 35 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 67.2 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 36 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | 67.5 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.1 years | + compare |
| 37 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | 67.6 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 38 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | 67.6 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 39 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | 68 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 40 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | 68.5 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 41 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | 68.5 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 42 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | 68.7 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 43 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | 68.9 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 44 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | 68.9 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 45 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 69.3 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.1 years | + compare |
| 46 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe | 69.9 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 47 | 🇱🇾 Libya | 71.1 years | 2024 | ↑ 1.8 years | + compare |
| 48 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | 71.8 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 49 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | 73.8 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.4 years | + compare |
| 50 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | 75.5 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 51 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde | 76.2 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 52 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | 76.3 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.9 years | + compare |
| 53 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | 76.5 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 54 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | 76.7 years | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| Median | 65.8 years | median of shown |