Life expectancy
Years at birth
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- Lowest to highest · Show highest first
- Countries
- 54 of 54 have data
- Period
- All figures refer to 2024.
- Source
- World Bank · annual
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| Rank | Country | Value (years) | Year | Change from previous figure | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria+ compare | 54.6 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 2 | 🇹🇩 Chad+ compare | 55.2 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 3 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic+ compare | 57.7 years ↑ 0.3 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 4 | 🇸🇸 South Sudan+ compare | 57.7 years ↑ 0.1 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.1 years | + compare |
| 5 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho+ compare | 57.8 years ↑ 0.4 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.4 years | + compare |
| 6 | 🇸🇴 Somalia+ compare | 59 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 7 | 🇲🇱 Mali+ compare | 60.7 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 8 | 🇬🇳 Guinea+ compare | 60.9 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 9 | 🇧🇯 Benin+ compare | 61 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 10 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso+ compare | 61.3 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 11 | 🇳🇪 Niger+ compare | 61.4 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 12 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone+ compare | 62 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 13 | 🇨🇩 DR Congo+ compare | 62.1 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 14 | 🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire+ compare | 62.1 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 15 | 🇱🇷 Liberia+ compare | 62.3 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 16 | 🇹🇬 Togo+ compare | 62.9 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 17 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe+ compare | 63.1 years ↑ 0.3 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 18 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique+ compare | 63.8 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 19 | 🇧🇮 Burundi+ compare | 63.8 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 20 | 🇰🇪 Kenya+ compare | 63.8 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 21 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar+ compare | 63.8 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 22 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea+ compare | 63.9 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 23 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon+ compare | 64 years ↑ 0.3 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 24 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau+ compare | 64.3 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 25 | 🇸🇿 Eswatini+ compare | 64.3 years ↑ 0.1 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.1 years | + compare |
| 26 | 🇦🇴 Angola+ compare | 64.8 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 27 | 🇬🇭 Ghana+ compare | 65.7 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 28 | 🇨🇬 Congo+ compare | 66 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 29 | 🇬🇲 Gambia+ compare | 66.1 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 30 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti+ compare | 66.2 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 31 | 🇿🇦 South Africa+ compare | 66.3 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 32 | 🇸🇩 Sudan+ compare | 66.5 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 33 | 🇿🇲 Zambia+ compare | 66.5 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 34 | 🇰🇲 Comoros+ compare | 67 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 35 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania+ compare | 67.2 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 36 | 🇳🇦 Namibia+ compare | 67.5 years ↑ 0.1 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.1 years | + compare |
| 37 | 🇲🇼 Malawi+ compare | 67.6 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 38 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia+ compare | 67.6 years ↑ 0.3 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 39 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda+ compare | 68 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 40 | 🇺🇬 Uganda+ compare | 68.5 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 41 | 🇬🇦 Gabon+ compare | 68.5 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 42 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania+ compare | 68.7 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 43 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea+ compare | 68.9 years ↑ 0.3 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.3 years | + compare |
| 44 | 🇸🇳 Senegal+ compare | 68.9 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 45 | 🇧🇼 Botswana+ compare | 69.3 years ↑ 0.1 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.1 years | + compare |
| 46 | 🇸🇹 São Tomé and Príncipe+ compare | 69.9 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 47 | 🇱🇾 Libya+ compare | 71.1 years ↑ 1.8 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 1.8 years | + compare |
| 48 | 🇪🇬 Egypt+ compare | 71.8 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 49 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius+ compare | 73.8 years ↑ 0.4 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.4 years | + compare |
| 50 | 🇲🇦 Morocco+ compare | 75.5 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 51 | 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde+ compare | 76.2 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 52 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles+ compare | 76.3 years ↑ 0.9 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.9 years | + compare |
| 53 | 🇩🇿 Algeria+ compare | 76.5 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| 54 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia+ compare | 76.7 years ↑ 0.2 years from previous figure | 2024 | ↑ 0.2 years | + compare |
| Median | 65.8 years | median of shown |
“—” in the change column means there is no earlier figure to compare with.
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