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List of African countries by life expectancy

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This is a list of African countries by life expectancy.

United Nations (2023)

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Estimation of the analytical agency of the UN.[1]

UN: Estimate of life expectancy for various ages in 2023

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Countries and
territories 		Life expectancy for population in general Life expectancy for male Life expectancy for female Sex gap Population
(thous.)
at birth bonus
0→15 		at 15 bonus
15→65 		at 65 bonus
65→80 		at 80 at birth at 15 at 65 at 80 at birth at 15 at 65 at 80 at birth at 15 at 65 at 80
 Réunion 83.55 0.60 69.14 3.10 22.24 3.67 10.91 80.53 66.16 20.37 9.88 86.33 71.89 23.83 11.60 5.80 5.73 3.46 1.72 875 Réunion
 Saint Helena 76.79 1.24 63.03 3.60 16.62 5.65 7.28 73.87 60.30 14.75 6.19 80.62 66.66 19.26 8.58 6.75 6.36 4.52 2.39 5 Saint Helena
 Tunisia 76.51 0.99 62.50 3.88 16.39 5.70 7.09 73.92 59.98 14.88 6.41 79.15 65.07 17.79 7.57 5.23 5.09 2.91 1.16 12200 Tunisia
 Algeria 76.26 1.82 63.09 3.29 16.38 5.58 6.96 74.89 61.83 15.39 6.39 77.70 64.41 17.37 7.45 2.80 2.58 1.98 1.05 46164 Algeria
 Cabo Verde 76.06 0.99 62.05 4.61 16.65 5.39 7.05 72.86 58.89 14.92 6.21 79.21 65.14 17.88 7.46 6.35 6.25 2.96 1.25 522 Cape Verde
 Mayotte 76.05 0.99 62.05 4.13 16.18 5.79 6.97 74.09 60.17 14.94 6.45 78.33 64.22 17.66 7.62 4.25 4.05 2.72 1.17 316 Mayotte
 Morocco 75.31 1.50 61.81 4.15 15.96 5.91 6.87 73.17 59.77 14.51 6.08 77.60 64.00 17.43 7.48 4.43 4.23 2.93 1.41 37713 Morocco
 Mauritius 74.93 1.22 61.14 6.34 17.48 6.13 8.61 71.94 58.22 16.16 8.06 78.18 64.32 18.71 9.05 6.25 6.10 2.55 0.99 1274 Mauritius
World 73.17 3.29 61.46 6.11 17.57 5.75 8.31 70.55 58.91 16.01 7.43 75.89 64.09 18.98 8.96 5.34 5.18 2.97 1.53 8091735
 Seychelles 72.86 1.21 59.07 6.12 15.19 6.58 6.78 69.94 56.21 13.57 6.03 76.52 62.66 16.87 7.22 6.58 6.45 3.30 1.18 128 Seychelles
 Egypt 71.63 1.53 58.16 5.16 13.33 7.13 5.46 69.49 56.10 12.13 5.06 73.81 60.25 14.34 5.70 4.32 4.14 2.21 0.64 114536 Egypt
Western Sahara 71.39 2.35 58.73 5.60 14.33 6.65 5.98 69.69 57.28 13.45 5.64 73.55 60.63 15.31 6.35 3.86 3.35 1.87 0.71 580
 Sao Tome and Principe 69.72 1.23 55.95 8.38 14.33 7.24 6.57 66.24 52.45 12.54 5.82 73.73 59.97 16.12 7.06 7.49 7.52 3.58 1.24 231 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Libya 69.34 3.79 58.12 7.28 15.41 6.41 6.82 68.27 56.97 14.18 6.31 70.42 59.29 16.60 7.28 2.15 2.32 2.43 0.97 7306 Libya
 Botswana 69.16 3.10 57.27 7.61 14.88 7.27 7.15 66.67 54.90 13.51 6.12 71.70 59.66 16.07 7.80 5.03 4.76 2.57 1.68 2480 Botswana
 Senegal 68.68 3.10 56.78 6.74 13.53 6.62 5.15 66.79 55.13 12.82 4.91 70.75 58.60 14.28 5.41 3.96 3.47 1.46 0.50 18078 Senegal
 Eritrea 68.62 3.35 56.98 7.81 14.79 6.59 6.38 66.51 55.21 14.10 6.06 70.66 58.62 15.34 6.61 4.15 3.41 1.24 0.54 3470 Eritrea
 Mauritania 68.48 3.10 56.59 6.92 13.51 7.30 5.81 66.50 54.81 12.46 5.40 70.48 58.35 14.52 6.16 3.98 3.54 2.06 0.76 5022 Mauritania
 Gabon 68.34 3.07 56.41 8.09 14.50 7.19 6.69 65.91 54.18 13.59 6.38 71.05 58.91 15.36 6.94 5.15 4.73 1.76 0.56 2485 Gabon
 Uganda 68.25 3.21 56.46 9.56 16.02 7.46 8.48 65.27 53.66 14.21 7.06 71.12 59.10 17.42 9.32 5.85 5.44 3.21 2.27 48657 Uganda
 Rwanda 67.78 2.99 55.78 8.14 13.92 7.30 6.22 65.49 53.63 13.02 5.90 69.89 57.71 14.58 6.40 4.39 4.08 1.56 0.49 13954 Rwanda
 Namibia 67.39 3.00 55.38 9.49 14.88 7.50 7.38 63.33 51.45 12.63 5.70 71.34 59.17 16.50 8.22 8.01 7.73 3.87 2.52 2963 Namibia
 Malawi 67.35 3.20 55.55 8.49 14.05 7.42 6.47 64.07 52.47 12.61 5.71 70.56 58.53 15.24 6.94 6.49 6.06 2.64 1.23 21104 Malawi
 Ethiopia 67.31 4.07 56.39 8.24 14.63 6.69 6.31 64.08 53.66 13.62 5.83 70.73 59.20 15.53 6.68 6.65 5.54 1.92 0.85 128692 Ethiopia
 Tanzania 67.00 3.15 55.15 9.60 14.75 7.55 7.30 64.20 52.45 12.97 5.93 69.78 57.79 16.29 8.31 5.58 5.33 3.32 2.38 66618 Tanzania
 Comoros 66.78 3.73 55.51 7.61 13.12 7.53 5.65 64.79 53.63 12.10 5.28 68.93 57.54 14.11 5.96 4.15 3.90 2.00 0.69 850 Comoros
 Zambia 66.35 4.17 55.52 7.32 12.84 7.46 5.29 63.94 53.44 11.92 4.82 68.67 57.48 13.51 5.58 4.74 4.03 1.60 0.76 20724 Zambia
 Sudan 66.33 4.43 55.76 8.68 14.44 6.79 6.23 63.27 53.04 13.68 5.86 69.63 58.65 15.36 6.61 6.35 5.61 1.68 0.75 50043 Sudan
 South Africa 66.14 2.87 54.01 10.95 14.96 7.61 7.57 62.61 50.55 13.15 6.65 69.60 57.37 16.30 8.04 6.99 6.82 3.14 1.39 63212 South Africa
 Djibouti 65.99 4.58 55.57 8.76 14.33 6.86 6.19 63.52 53.48 13.54 5.80 68.51 57.67 15.02 6.48 4.99 4.19 1.48 0.68 1153 Djibouti
 Gambia 65.86 4.22 55.08 9.05 14.13 6.95 6.08 64.17 53.67 13.59 5.82 67.53 56.45 14.60 6.30 3.36 2.78 1.01 0.48 2698 The Gambia
 Congo, Rep. 65.77 3.18 53.96 9.23 13.19 7.64 5.83 64.12 52.45 12.45 5.64 67.46 55.49 13.87 5.98 3.34 3.04 1.42 0.33 6183 Republic of the Congo
 Ghana 65.50 4.08 54.58 9.42 14.00 7.05 6.05 63.13 52.56 13.25 5.67 67.94 56.63 14.65 6.32 4.81 4.07 1.40 0.65 33788 Ghana
 Angola 64.62 5.06 54.67 8.77 13.45 7.53 5.98 62.10 52.41 12.48 5.55 67.14 56.92 14.28 6.26 5.04 4.51 1.80 0.71 36750 Angola
 Eswatini 64.12 3.84 52.96 11.28 14.24 7.70 6.94 61.19 50.10 13.12 6.57 66.95 55.69 15.07 7.17 5.77 5.59 1.95 0.60 1231 Eswatini
 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 5.52 54.60 9.07 13.67 7.43 6.10 61.66 52.44 12.71 5.70 66.36 56.55 14.35 6.38 4.71 4.11 1.64 0.68 2153 Guinea-Bissau
Africa 63.84 5.50 54.34 9.56 13.91 7.34 6.24 61.81 52.48 12.99 5.72 65.91 56.22 14.72 6.62 4.09 3.73 1.73 0.91 1480771
 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 5.51 54.21 8.99 13.21 7.61 5.82 62.04 52.87 12.66 5.62 65.66 55.84 13.72 5.97 3.62 2.98 1.06 0.35 1848 Equatorial Guinea
 Cameroon 63.70 5.34 54.04 9.03 13.07 7.58 5.65 61.52 52.12 12.36 5.50 65.94 56.00 13.70 5.76 4.42 3.88 1.34 0.26 28373 Cameroon
 Burundi 63.65 4.78 53.43 10.22 13.65 7.26 5.91 61.60 51.64 12.98 5.55 65.70 55.18 14.19 6.14 4.10 3.54 1.21 0.58 13689 Burundi
 Kenya 63.65 3.18 51.83 12.19 14.02 7.94 6.96 61.46 49.74 12.90 6.31 65.92 53.99 14.97 7.34 4.46 4.24 2.07 1.03 55339 Kenya
 Madagascar 63.63 5.77 54.40 9.52 13.92 7.08 6.00 61.94 53.01 13.40 5.74 65.38 55.81 14.39 6.22 3.44 2.81 0.99 0.48 31196 Madagascar
 Mozambique 63.61 4.96 53.57 9.04 12.61 7.59 5.20 60.30 50.37 11.66 4.98 66.54 56.32 13.13 5.37 6.24 5.95 1.48 0.39 33635 Mozambique
 Zimbabwe 62.77 3.51 51.28 11.94 13.22 8.11 6.33 60.23 48.82 11.88 5.54 65.01 53.40 14.29 6.86 4.79 4.58 2.40 1.32 16341 Zimbabwe
 Togo 62.74 5.06 52.80 9.47 12.27 7.44 4.71 62.54 52.67 12.09 4.65 62.92 52.90 12.43 4.76 0.39 0.23 0.34 0.11 9304 Togo
 Liberia 62.16 5.38 52.54 9.84 12.38 7.98 5.36 60.88 51.58 12.15 5.39 63.44 53.47 12.57 5.33 2.57 1.89 0.42 −0.06 5493 Liberia
 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 5.09 52.03 11.11 13.15 8.12 6.27 60.02 50.56 12.30 5.81 64.13 53.75 14.08 6.67 4.12 3.19 1.78 0.86 31166 Ivory Coast
 DR Congo 61.90 6.42 53.31 10.28 13.60 7.28 5.88 59.79 51.58 12.97 5.55 64.04 55.05 14.15 6.12 4.25 3.47 1.17 0.57 105790 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Sierra Leone 61.79 7.46 54.24 8.35 12.59 7.75 5.34 60.06 52.92 11.91 5.06 63.50 55.54 13.18 5.56 3.44 2.62 1.27 0.50 8461 Sierra Leone
 Niger 61.18 8.74 54.93 8.02 12.95 7.02 4.96 60.26 54.06 12.51 4.80 62.13 55.81 13.34 5.08 1.87 1.75 0.83 0.28 26160 Niger
 Burkina Faso 61.09 6.22 52.31 10.08 12.38 7.38 4.77 58.92 50.23 11.72 4.53 63.22 54.31 12.87 4.91 4.30 4.08 1.15 0.38 23026 Burkina Faso
 Benin 60.77 6.86 52.63 10.75 13.38 7.41 5.79 59.35 51.45 12.92 5.53 62.21 53.79 13.76 5.96 2.86 2.34 0.84 0.44 14111 Benin
 Guinea 60.74 7.74 53.48 10.14 13.63 7.25 5.88 59.52 52.55 13.25 5.67 61.90 54.31 13.91 6.02 2.38 1.76 0.66 0.35 14405 Guinea
 Mali 60.44 7.19 52.63 9.71 12.34 7.40 4.75 59.04 51.36 11.89 4.59 61.90 53.95 12.75 4.87 2.86 2.59 0.87 0.28 23769 Mali
 Somalia 58.82 8.28 52.09 11.40 13.49 7.36 5.85 56.35 49.77 12.90 5.55 61.39 54.48 14.00 6.07 5.04 4.72 1.10 0.51 18359 Somalia
 South Sudan 57.62 8.34 50.95 12.03 12.98 7.65 5.63 54.64 48.21 12.05 5.14 60.63 53.64 13.71 5.93 5.99 5.43 1.66 0.80 11483 South Sudan
 CAR 57.41 6.89 49.30 13.55 12.85 8.43 6.28 55.26 47.41 11.89 5.60 59.29 50.86 13.65 6.74 4.03 3.46 1.77 1.14 5152 Central African Republic
 Lesotho 57.38 5.02 47.40 15.46 12.86 8.67 6.53 54.62 44.77 11.33 5.65 60.01 49.85 13.86 7.00 5.39 5.09 2.53 1.35 2311 Lesotho
 Chad 55.07 8.68 48.75 13.50 12.25 8.04 5.29 53.20 47.11 11.69 4.98 57.01 50.41 12.75 5.53 3.82 3.30 1.07 0.55 19319 Chad
 Nigeria 54.46 9.01 48.48 13.67 12.14 8.09 5.23 54.18 48.20 11.99 5.11 54.74 48.74 12.28 5.33 0.57 0.54 0.29 0.22 227883 Nigeria

UN: Change of life expectancy from 2019 to 2023

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Countries and
territories 		2023 Historical data Recovery from
COVID-19:
2019→2023 		Population
(thous.)
All Male Female Sex gap 2019 2019
→2020 		2020 2020
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022 2022
→2023 		2023
 Réunion 83.55 80.53 86.33 5.80 82.32 0.26 82.58 −1.08 81.50 0.00 81.50 2.05 83.55 1.23 875 Réunion
 Saint Helena 76.79 73.87 80.62 6.75 76.68 0.21 76.89 −0.13 76.77 −0.03 76.73 0.05 76.79 0.10 5 Saint Helena
 Tunisia 76.51 73.92 79.15 5.23 75.60 −0.59 75.00 −2.11 72.89 3.16 76.05 0.46 76.51 0.91 12200 Tunisia
 Algeria 76.26 74.89 77.70 2.80 75.68 −2.42 73.26 1.95 75.21 0.92 76.13 0.13 76.26 0.58 46164 Algeria
 Cabo Verde 76.06 72.86 79.21 6.35 75.45 −1.63 73.82 0.61 74.42 1.48 75.91 0.15 76.06 0.61 522 Cape Verde
 Mayotte 76.05 74.09 78.33 4.25 76.10 −1.89 74.21 −1.39 72.82 2.30 75.13 0.93 76.05 −0.05 316 Mayotte
 Morocco 75.31 73.17 77.60 4.43 74.25 −1.11 73.13 0.25 73.39 1.78 75.16 0.15 75.31 1.07 37713 Morocco
 Mauritius 74.93 71.94 78.18 6.25 74.18 0.48 74.66 −1.75 72.90 0.64 73.54 1.38 74.93 0.74 1274 Mauritius
World 73.17 70.55 75.89 5.34 72.61 −0.69 71.92 −1.05 70.86 1.77 72.64 0.53 73.17 0.56 8091735
 Seychelles 72.86 69.94 76.52 6.58 72.12 1.97 74.09 −2.87 71.22 0.03 71.25 1.61 72.86 0.74 128 Seychelles
 Egypt 71.63 69.49 73.81 4.32 71.21 −1.42 69.79 −0.81 68.98 2.03 71.01 0.62 71.63 0.42 114536 Egypt
Western Sahara 71.39 69.69 73.55 3.86 70.38 0.23 70.61 0.27 70.89 0.26 71.14 0.24 71.39 1.00 580
 Sao Tome and Principe 69.72 66.24 73.73 7.49 68.04 −0.06 67.98 0.05 68.03 1.21 69.24 0.48 69.72 1.68 231 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Libya 69.34 68.27 70.42 2.15 72.94 −0.55 72.39 −0.33 72.06 2.40 74.46 −5.12 69.34 −3.60 7306 Libya
 Botswana 69.16 66.67 71.70 5.03 67.17 0.48 67.64 −4.34 63.30 5.45 68.75 0.41 69.16 2.00 2480 Botswana
 Senegal 68.68 66.79 70.75 3.96 67.67 −0.17 67.50 −0.63 66.87 0.92 67.79 0.90 68.68 1.01 18078 Senegal
 Eritrea 68.62 66.51 70.66 4.15 67.31 −0.33 66.98 −0.04 66.94 0.85 67.79 0.83 68.62 1.32 3470 Eritrea
 Mauritania 68.48 66.50 70.48 3.98 67.64 −0.85 66.79 −0.03 66.76 1.52 68.28 0.20 68.48 0.84 5022 Mauritania
 Gabon 68.34 65.91 71.05 5.15 67.34 −0.26 67.07 0.00 67.07 0.64 67.71 0.62 68.34 1.00 2485 Gabon
 Uganda 68.25 65.27 71.12 5.85 66.35 0.06 66.41 0.04 66.45 1.23 67.67 0.58 68.25 1.90 48657 Uganda
 Rwanda 67.78 65.49 69.89 4.39 66.69 0.26 66.95 −0.10 66.85 0.68 67.53 0.26 67.78 1.09 13954 Rwanda
 Namibia 67.39 63.33 71.34 8.01 63.55 0.53 64.07 −3.22 60.85 3.34 64.19 3.19 67.39 3.84 2963 Namibia
 Malawi 67.35 64.07 70.56 6.49 65.00 0.22 65.22 −0.43 64.78 1.25 66.04 1.32 67.35 2.36 21104 Malawi
 Ethiopia 67.31 64.08 70.73 6.65 65.74 0.23 65.97 −0.64 65.33 1.57 66.90 0.42 67.31 1.57 128692 Ethiopia
 Tanzania 67.00 64.20 69.78 5.58 66.01 0.76 66.77 −0.64 66.13 0.75 66.88 0.12 67.00 0.99 66618 Tanzania
 Comoros 66.78 64.79 68.93 4.15 65.66 0.09 65.76 −0.56 65.20 1.28 66.48 0.30 66.78 1.11 850 Comoros
 Zambia 66.35 63.94 68.67 4.74 62.91 0.45 63.36 −1.00 62.36 2.92 65.28 1.07 66.35 3.44 20724 Zambia
 Sudan 66.33 63.27 69.63 6.35 65.80 −0.68 65.12 −0.66 64.46 1.24 65.69 0.64 66.33 0.53 50043 Sudan
 South Africa 66.14 62.61 69.60 6.99 66.07 −0.92 65.15 −3.14 62.01 3.44 65.45 0.69 66.14 0.07 63212 South Africa
 Djibouti 65.99 63.52 68.51 4.99 64.38 −0.18 64.20 −0.37 63.83 1.71 65.54 0.45 65.99 1.61 1153 Djibouti
 Gambia 65.86 64.17 67.53 3.36 64.43 −0.01 64.42 −0.57 63.85 1.01 64.86 1.00 65.86 1.43 2698 The Gambia
 Congo, Rep. 65.77 64.12 67.46 3.34 63.15 1.24 64.39 −0.20 64.19 0.81 65.00 0.77 65.77 2.62 6183 Republic of the Congo
 Ghana 65.50 63.13 67.94 4.81 64.45 −0.15 64.31 −0.02 64.29 0.96 65.25 0.25 65.50 1.04 33788 Ghana
 Angola 64.62 62.10 67.14 5.04 63.05 0.07 63.12 −0.16 62.96 1.29 64.25 0.37 64.62 1.57 36750 Angola
 Eswatini 64.12 61.19 66.95 5.77 59.85 0.01 59.86 −1.63 58.23 4.80 63.03 1.09 64.12 4.27 1231 Eswatini
 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 61.66 66.36 4.71 62.16 −0.82 61.34 0.31 61.65 1.95 63.60 0.48 64.08 1.92 2153 Guinea-Bissau
Africa 63.84 61.81 65.91 4.09 62.45 −0.19 62.26 −0.47 61.79 1.13 62.92 0.92 63.84 1.39 1480771
 Equatorial Guinea 63.71 62.04 65.66 3.62 62.30 −0.16 62.14 0.31 62.45 0.91 63.35 0.35 63.71 1.41 1848 Equatorial Guinea
 Cameroon 63.70 61.52 65.94 4.42 61.70 −0.02 61.67 −0.53 61.15 1.30 62.44 1.26 63.70 2.00 28373 Cameroon
 Burundi 63.65 61.60 65.70 4.10 62.18 0.39 62.57 −0.47 62.10 0.78 62.88 0.77 63.65 1.47 13689 Burundi
 Kenya 63.65 61.46 65.92 4.46 62.94 −1.34 61.60 −0.37 61.23 2.32 63.55 0.10 63.65 0.71 55339 Kenya
 Madagascar 63.63 61.94 65.38 3.44 63.50 −0.80 62.71 −0.19 62.52 0.55 63.07 0.56 63.63 0.13 31196 Madagascar
 Mozambique 63.61 60.30 66.54 6.24 61.31 0.08 61.39 −1.12 60.27 2.74 63.01 0.60 63.61 2.31 33635 Mozambique
 Zimbabwe 62.77 60.23 65.01 4.79 61.06 0.47 61.53 −1.40 60.13 2.23 62.36 0.41 62.77 1.72 16341 Zimbabwe
 Togo 62.74 62.54 62.92 0.39 61.05 0.07 61.12 0.20 61.33 0.96 62.29 0.45 62.74 1.68 9304 Togo
 Liberia 62.16 60.88 63.44 2.57 61.23 0.04 61.27 −0.10 61.17 0.77 61.93 0.23 62.16 0.93 5493 Liberia
 Cote d'Ivoire 61.94 60.02 64.13 4.12 60.27 −0.13 60.14 0.15 60.29 1.27 61.56 0.38 61.94 1.67 31166 Ivory Coast
 DR Congo 61.90 59.79 64.04 4.25 60.24 0.19 60.43 −0.38 60.04 0.94 60.98 0.92 61.90 1.65 105790 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Sierra Leone 61.79 60.06 63.50 3.44 59.59 0.10 59.69 0.57 60.26 1.01 61.27 0.51 61.79 2.19 8461 Sierra Leone
 Niger 61.18 60.26 62.13 1.87 60.03 −0.14 59.89 −0.35 59.54 0.86 60.40 0.79 61.18 1.15 26160 Niger
 Burkina Faso 61.09 58.92 63.22 4.30 60.18 0.27 60.45 −0.41 60.05 0.65 60.70 0.39 61.09 0.91 23026 Burkina Faso
 Benin 60.77 59.35 62.21 2.86 59.89 0.27 60.15 −0.54 59.61 0.86 60.48 0.30 60.77 0.89 14111 Benin
 Guinea 60.74 59.52 61.90 2.38 59.38 −0.03 59.35 0.02 59.37 1.06 60.43 0.31 60.74 1.36 14405 Guinea
 Mali 60.44 59.04 61.90 2.86 59.22 −0.36 58.86 0.26 59.12 0.92 60.03 0.40 60.44 1.22 23769 Mali
 Somalia 58.82 56.35 61.39 5.04 57.25 −0.15 57.09 −1.39 55.70 −1.77 53.93 4.88 58.82 1.57 18359 Somalia
 South Sudan 57.62 54.64 60.63 5.99 58.13 −0.48 57.65 −0.60 57.05 0.16 57.20 0.41 57.62 −0.51 11483 South Sudan
 CAR 57.41 55.26 59.29 4.03 31.53 19.07 50.60 −10.32 40.28 −21.46 18.82 38.59 57.41 25.88 5152 Central African Republic
 Lesotho 57.38 54.62 60.01 5.39 55.25 −0.12 55.13 −0.92 54.21 2.60 56.81 0.56 57.38 2.13 2311 Lesotho
 Chad 55.07 53.20 57.01 3.82 52.99 0.09 53.08 0.05 53.14 1.39 54.53 0.54 55.07 2.08 19319 Chad
 Nigeria 54.46 54.18 54.74 0.57 53.01 0.06 53.07 0.38 53.45 0.62 54.08 0.38 54.46 1.45 227883 Nigeria


World Bank Group (2022)

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Estimation of the World Bank Group for 2022.[2][3][4] The data is filtered according to the list of countries in Africa. The values in the World Bank Group tables are rounded. All calculations are based on raw data, so due to the nuances of rounding, in some places illusory inconsistencies of indicators arose, with a size of 0.01 year.

In 2014, some of the world's leading countries had a local peak in life expectancy, so this year is chosen for comparison with 2019 and 2022.

Countries and
territories 		2022 Historical data recovery from
COVID-19:
2019→2022
All Male Female Sex gap 2014 2014
→2019 		2019 2019
→2020 		2020 2020
→2021 		2021 2021
→2022 		2022
 Algeria 77.13 75.85 78.46 2.60 75.11 1.36 76.47 −2.02 74.45 1.92 76.38 0.75 77.13 0.66 Algeria
 Morocco 74.97 72.90 77.18 4.28 72.54 1.73 74.27 −0.35 73.92 0.12 74.04 0.93 74.97 0.70 Morocco
 Cabo Verde 74.72 70.29 79.01 8.72 75.24 0.76 76.00 −1.20 74.81 −0.76 74.05 0.67 74.72 −1.28 Cape Verde
 Tunisia 74.26 71.37 77.41 6.04 75.65 0.34 75.99 −0.70 75.29 −1.52 73.77 0.49 74.26 −1.73 Tunisia
 Seychelles 73.85 71.80 76.00 4.20 73.23 0.82 74.05 3.19 77.24 −3.84 73.40 0.45 73.85 −0.20 Seychelles
 Mauritius 73.51 70.10 77.10 7.00 74.19 0.04 74.24 −0.06 74.18 −0.50 73.68 −0.17 73.51 −0.72 Mauritius
 Libya 72.15 69.74 74.76 5.02 71.51 0.95 72.46 0.01 72.47 −0.56 71.91 0.24 72.15 −0.31 Libya
World 72.00 69.60 74.53 4.93 71.88 1.10 72.98 −0.74 72.24 −0.92 71.33 0.67 72.00 −0.98
 Egypt 70.16 67.87 72.56 4.69 70.42 0.94 71.36 −0.37 70.99 −0.77 70.22 −0.06 70.16 −1.20 Egypt
 Sao Tome and Principe 68.79 66.05 71.94 5.88 66.84 1.68 68.52 −0.74 67.78 −0.19 67.59 1.20 68.79 0.27 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Senegal 67.91 65.47 70.20 4.73 66.45 2.07 68.53 −0.52 68.01 −0.91 67.09 0.82 67.91 −0.61 Senegal
 Rwanda 67.13 64.81 69.24 4.43 64.94 1.50 66.44 0.34 66.77 −0.70 66.07 1.06 67.13 0.69 Rwanda
 Tanzania 66.78 64.72 68.93 4.21 63.87 3.12 66.99 −0.58 66.41 −0.21 66.20 0.58 66.78 −0.21 Tanzania
 Eritrea 66.60 64.46 68.68 4.22 65.60 1.70 67.30 −0.17 67.13 −0.60 66.54 0.07 66.60 −0.70 Eritrea
 Botswana 65.91 63.33 68.40 5.07 62.61 2.86 65.46 0.18 65.65 −4.51 61.14 4.77 65.91 0.45 Botswana
 Gabon 65.69 63.36 68.36 5.00 64.97 1.63 66.60 −0.07 66.53 −0.71 65.82 −0.13 65.69 −0.91 Gabon
 Ethiopia 65.64 62.61 68.90 6.29 62.91 2.93 65.84 −0.47 65.37 −0.40 64.97 0.67 65.64 −0.19 Ethiopia
 Sudan 65.58 63.05 68.18 5.14 64.27 1.61 65.88 −0.26 65.61 −0.35 65.27 0.31 65.58 −0.30 Sudan
 Madagascar 65.23 62.97 67.62 4.65 64.25 1.63 65.88 −0.70 65.18 −0.70 64.48 0.75 65.23 −0.65 Madagascar
 Mauritania 64.69 62.97 66.45 3.48 64.16 1.53 65.69 −1.16 64.53 −0.17 64.36 0.33 64.69 −1.00 Mauritania
 Ghana 63.95 61.80 66.13 4.32 63.05 1.69 64.74 −0.63 64.11 −0.32 63.80 0.15 63.95 −0.79 Ghana
 Comoros 63.68 61.52 66.06 4.54 62.52 1.55 64.07 0.10 64.17 −0.75 63.42 0.26 63.68 −0.39 Comoros
 Uganda 63.64 61.49 65.70 4.22 60.41 2.58 62.99 −0.14 62.85 −0.15 62.70 0.93 63.64 0.65 Uganda
 Congo, Rep. 63.05 61.51 64.62 3.10 62.95 −0.20 62.75 1.04 63.78 −0.27 63.52 −0.47 63.05 0.31 Republic of the Congo
 Gambia 62.91 61.48 64.34 2.86 62.27 1.49 63.76 −1.14 62.61 −0.53 62.08 0.82 62.91 −0.85 The Gambia
 Malawi 62.90 59.58 66.33 6.75 60.90 3.22 64.12 −0.40 63.72 −0.81 62.90 −0.01 62.90 −1.22 Malawi
 Djibouti 62.86 60.34 65.50 5.17 61.64 1.44 63.09 −0.39 62.69 −0.39 62.30 0.55 62.86 −0.23 Djibouti
 Niger 62.08 60.82 63.40 2.59 60.79 2.11 62.90 −1.45 61.45 0.12 61.58 0.50 62.08 −0.82 Niger
 Kenya 62.05 59.58 64.69 5.11 61.82 1.13 62.94 −0.27 62.67 −1.25 61.43 0.63 62.05 −0.89 Kenya
 Burundi 61.98 60.08 63.87 3.79 59.87 2.48 62.35 −0.78 61.57 0.10 61.66 0.31 61.98 −0.37 Burundi
 Angola 61.93 59.35 64.54 5.19 60.04 2.41 62.45 −0.19 62.26 −0.62 61.64 0.29 61.93 −0.52 Angola
 Zambia 61.80 59.06 64.51 5.45 60.70 2.09 62.79 −0.41 62.38 −1.16 61.22 0.58 61.80 −0.99 Zambia
 Togo 61.59 60.95 62.23 1.28 58.85 2.05 60.90 0.13 61.03 0.58 61.62 −0.03 61.59 0.69 Togo
 South Africa 61.48 58.60 64.18 5.58 63.38 2.79 66.17 −0.92 65.25 −2.91 62.34 −0.86 61.48 −4.70 South Africa
 Equatorial Guinea 61.19 59.43 63.26 3.83 59.59 2.05 61.64 −0.94 60.71 −0.11 60.59 0.60 61.19 −0.45 Equatorial Guinea
 Liberia 61.10 59.80 62.39 2.60 59.12 1.98 61.10 −0.16 60.95 −0.20 60.75 0.35 61.10 0.00 Liberia
 Cameroon 60.96 59.39 62.56 3.16 58.94 2.65 61.58 −0.75 60.83 −0.50 60.33 0.62 60.96 −0.63 Cameroon
 Sierra Leone 60.41 59.12 61.69 2.58 56.39 3.86 60.26 −0.49 59.76 0.30 60.06 0.35 60.41 0.16 Sierra Leone
 Benin 59.95 58.27 61.68 3.41 59.12 1.33 60.45 −0.37 60.09 −0.27 59.82 0.13 59.95 −0.50 Benin
 Guinea-Bissau 59.86 57.67 61.93 4.26 58.61 2.27 60.88 −0.88 60.00 −0.35 59.65 0.21 59.86 −1.02 Guinea-Bissau
 Burkina Faso 59.77 57.95 61.51 3.55 58.36 1.68 60.04 −0.31 59.73 −0.46 59.27 0.50 59.77 −0.27 Burkina Faso
 DR Congo 59.74 57.52 62.05 4.53 58.30 1.98 60.28 −0.54 59.74 −0.55 59.19 0.55 59.74 −0.53 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Mozambique 59.62 56.53 62.69 6.16 57.27 3.89 61.17 0.01 61.17 −1.85 59.33 0.30 59.62 −1.54 Mozambique
 Mali 59.42 58.07 60.83 2.76 57.90 1.76 59.66 −1.03 58.63 0.31 58.94 0.48 59.42 −0.25 Mali
 Zimbabwe 59.39 56.43 62.09 5.67 58.85 2.45 61.29 −0.17 61.12 −1.87 59.25 0.14 59.39 −1.90 Zimbabwe
 Guinea 58.98 57.64 60.24 2.59 57.89 1.83 59.72 −0.39 59.33 −0.43 58.89 0.09 58.98 −0.73 Guinea
 Cote d'Ivoire 58.92 57.69 60.28 2.60 57.21 2.11 59.32 −0.29 59.03 −0.43 58.60 0.32 58.92 −0.40 Ivory Coast
 Namibia 58.06 54.59 61.70 7.11 59.82 3.25 63.08 −0.25 62.83 −3.56 59.27 −1.21 58.06 −5.02 Namibia
 Eswatini 56.36 52.65 60.60 7.95 53.05 7.50 60.55 −0.86 59.69 −2.63 57.07 −0.71 56.36 −4.19 Eswatini
 Somalia 56.11 54.07 58.23 4.16 54.28 2.80 57.08 −1.11 55.97 −0.69 55.28 0.83 56.11 −0.97 Somalia
 South Sudan 55.57 54.04 57.05 3.01 54.97 0.94 55.91 −0.43 55.48 −0.50 54.98 0.59 55.57 −0.34 South Sudan
 Central African Republic 54.48 52.26 56.83 4.57 50.57 4.46 55.02 −0.42 54.60 −0.71 53.90 0.58 54.48 −0.55 Central African Republic
 Nigeria 53.63 53.30 53.97 0.67 51.79 1.12 52.91 −0.02 52.89 −0.21 52.68 0.96 53.63 0.72 Nigeria
 Lesotho 53.04 50.32 55.92 5.60 50.03 4.14 54.17 0.52 54.69 −1.63 53.06 −0.03 53.04 −1.14 Lesotho
 Chad 53.00 51.30 54.77 3.47 51.20 2.06 53.26 −0.48 52.78 −0.25 52.52 0.47 53.00 −0.26 Chad
Change in life expectancy in Africa from 2019 to 2021[2]


WHO (2019)

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Estimation of the World Health Organization for 2019.[5][6]

Countries Life expectancy at birth HALE at birth Life expectancy at age 60 HALE at age 60
All M F FΔM Δ
2000 		All M F FΔM Δ
2000 		All M F FΔM Δ
2000 		All M F FΔM Δ
2000
 Algeria 77.1 76.2 78.1 1.9 4.9 66.4 66.7 66.1 -0.6 3.7 22.0 21.5 22.6 1.1 2.2 16.0 15.9 16.2 0.3 1.4 Algeria
 Tunisia 77.0 74.9 79.2 4.3 2.9 66.9 66.1 67.7 1.6 2.1 21.5 20.2 22.8 2.6 1.4 16.0 15.1 16.8 1.7 0.9 Tunisia
 Libya 75.8 74.2 77.3 3.1 1.4 65.2 64.9 65.5 0.6 0.6 21.3 20.5 21.9 1.4 0.3 15.5 15.3 15.8 0.5 -0.1 Libya
 Mauritius 74.1 71.0 77.3 6.3 2.9 63.9 62.0 65.9 3.9 2.0 20.3 18.5 22.0 3.5 2.5 14.5 13.3 15.6 2.3 1.6 Mauritius
 Cabo Verde 74.0 69.9 77.9 8.0 3.0 64.8 62.2 67.2 5.0 2.8 19.7 16.8 21.8 5.0 -0.7 14.9 13.0 16.3 3.3 -0.5 Cape Verde
 Seychelles 73.3 70.0 77.1 7.1 1.4 64.0 61.9 66.4 4.5 0.9 19.5 17.5 21.5 4.0 0.5 14.1 12.7 15.4 2.7 0.2 Seychelles
World 73.3 70.8 75.9 5.1 6.5 63.7 62.5 64.9 2.4 5.4 21.1 19.5 22.7 3.2 2.3 15.8 14.8 16.6 1.8 1.7
 Morocco 73.0 71.7 74.3 2.6 3.7 63.7 63.7 63.7 0.0 3.0 18.7 17.7 19.6 1.9 0.3 14.1 13.7 14.6 0.9 0.0 Morocco
 Egypt 71.8 69.6 74.1 4.5 2.0 63.0 62.3 63.7 1.4 1.8 17.8 16.5 19.1 2.6 -0.7 13.4 12.7 14.0 1.3 -0.5 Egypt
 Sao Tome and Principe 70.4 68.8 72.0 3.2 6.9 61.6 60.9 62.2 1.3 6.0 17.7 16.7 18.6 1.9 0.6 13.1 12.6 13.7 1.1 0.5 São Tomé and Príncipe
 Rwanda 69.1 66.9 71.2 4.3 21.6 60.2 59.0 61.4 2.4 19.0 18.0 16.6 19.2 2.6 4.6 13.6 12.7 14.4 1.7 3.6 Rwanda
 Sudan 69.1 67.6 70.8 3.2 6.6 59.9 59.6 60.3 0.7 5.6 18.6 17.8 19.4 1.6 1.3 13.6 13.3 14.0 0.7 1.0 Sudan
 Ethiopia 68.7 66.9 70.5 3.6 18.1 59.9 59.0 60.8 1.8 15.6 18.4 17.4 19.4 2.0 4.3 13.9 13.3 14.4 1.1 3.3 Ethiopia
 Senegal 68.6 66.8 70.1 3.3 10.0 59.4 58.8 59.9 1.1 8.6 18.1 17.2 18.9 1.7 1.5 13.1 12.6 13.5 0.9 1.1 Senegal
 Mauritania 68.4 68.1 68.7 0.6 6.4 59.8 60.2 59.4 -0.8 5.4 19.0 19.1 18.9 -0.2 1.9 14.3 14.6 14.1 -0.5 1.5 Mauritania
 Comoros 67.4 65.9 68.9 3.0 5.9 58.9 58.3 59.6 1.3 5.1 18.1 17.4 18.8 1.4 1.8 13.7 13.2 14.1 0.9 1.4 Comoros
 Tanzania 67.3 65.4 69.3 3.9 14.8 58.5 57.6 59.3 1.7 13.1 18.2 17.1 19.1 2.0 2.2 13.4 12.7 13.9 1.2 1.7 Tanzania
 Uganda 66.7 63.2 70.1 6.9 17.9 58.2 56.0 60.4 4.4 15.7 17.7 15.7 19.4 3.7 3.0 13.4 12.0 14.6 2.6 2.3 Uganda
 Gabon 66.5 63.6 69.7 6.1 8.4 57.6 56.0 59.3 3.3 7.1 17.2 15.2 19.3 4.1 2.0 12.8 11.4 14.2 2.8 1.5 Gabon
 Ghana 66.3 63.7 69.2 5.5 7.1 58.0 56.5 59.6 3.1 6.1 17.2 15.7 18.9 3.2 1.2 12.9 11.9 14.0 2.1 0.9 Ghana
 Kenya 66.1 63.7 68.4 4.7 12.2 57.7 56.4 58.9 2.5 10.8 17.6 16.0 19.1 3.1 1.3 13.1 11.9 14.0 2.1 1.3 Kenya
 Djibouti 65.8 64.1 67.8 3.7 6.0 58.0 57.2 58.9 1.7 5.3 17.8 16.6 19.0 2.4 1.5 13.6 12.9 14.4 1.5 1.1 Djibouti
 Malawi 65.6 62.3 68.9 6.6 20.9 57.1 55.1 59.0 3.9 18.0 17.2 15.1 19.0 3.9 3.2 12.8 11.3 14.0 2.7 2.5 Malawi
 Gambia 65.5 63.4 67.7 4.3 6.3 57.0 56.4 57.7 1.3 5.3 16.9 15.8 18.0 2.2 0.7 12.6 12.1 13.2 1.1 0.4 The Gambia
 Madagascar 65.3 64.1 66.6 2.5 6.5 57.3 56.9 57.7 0.8 6.0 16.8 16.1 17.3 1.2 1.4 12.6 12.3 12.9 0.6 1.1 Madagascar
 South Africa 65.3 62.2 68.3 6.1 9.5 56.2 54.6 57.7 3.1 7.7 19.1 17.3 20.5 3.2 2.9 13.9 12.7 14.8 2.1 2.0 South Africa
 Congo, Republic of 64.7 63.8 65.6 1.8 12.6 56.2 56.4 56.1 -0.3 10.8 16.4 15.7 17.1 1.4 2.5 12.2 11.9 12.5 0.6 1.9 Republic of the Congo
 Namibia 64.6 60.6 68.4 7.8 11.3 56.1 53.4 58.6 5.2 9.5 17.2 14.7 19.3 4.6 2.6 12.7 10.8 14.2 3.4 1.9 Namibia
Africa[7] 64.5 62.4 66.6 4.2 11.8 56.0 55.0 57.1 2.1 10.2 17.9 16.7 19.0 2.3 2.4 13.3 12.6 13.9 1.3 1.8
 Togo 64.3 61.5 67.2 5.7 8.4 56.2 54.7 57.8 3.1 7.3 17.0 15.4 18.6 3.2 1.3 12.8 11.8 13.8 2.0 1.1 Togo
 Eritrea 64.1 61.3 67.1 5.8 9.6 55.7 53.9 57.7 3.8 8.7 15.5 14.1 16.8 2.7 2.0 11.4 10.4 12.4 2.0 1.5 Eritrea
 Liberia 64.1 63.2 65.0 1.8 10.3 54.9 54.9 55.0 0.1 9.1 17.7 17.4 18.0 0.6 1.9 12.9 12.8 12.9 0.1 1.5 Liberia
 Burundi 63.8 61.5 66.1 4.6 20.0 55.6 54.0 57.2 3.2 17.5 16.5 15.2 17.6 2.4 3.5 12.7 11.8 13.5 1.7 2.8 Burundi
 Benin 63.4 61.2 65.7 4.5 6.8 55.5 54.5 56.6 2.1 5.9 17.4 16.1 18.5 2.4 1.3 13.0 12.3 13.7 1.4 0.9 Benin
 Niger 63.3 62.1 64.6 2.5 12.9 55.5 55.3 55.8 0.5 11.3 17.2 16.6 17.8 1.2 1.4 13.0 12.7 13.3 0.6 1.0 Niger
 Angola 63.1 60.7 65.5 4.8 13.8 54.8 53.6 56.2 2.6 11.9 17.0 15.4 18.6 3.2 2.6 12.6 11.6 13.7 2.1 1.9 Angola
 Côte d'Ivoire 62.9 60.5 65.8 5.3 12.6 54.8 53.4 56.5 3.1 10.8 17.1 15.8 18.7 2.9 2.6 12.7 11.9 13.7 1.8 2.0 Ivory Coast
 Mali 62.8 62.2 63.4 1.2 10.2 54.6 54.8 54.5 -0.3 9.0 17.5 17.3 17.6 0.3 1.5 12.8 12.9 12.7 -0.2 1.1 Mali
 South Sudan 62.8 60.8 64.8 4.0 8.7 53.7 52.9 54.5 1.6 7.3 17.8 16.6 18.9 2.3 1.5 12.7 12.2 13.1 0.9 1.1 South Sudan
 Burkina Faso 62.7 60.1 65.2 5.1 11.1 54.9 53.4 56.3 2.9 10.0 16.8 15.2 18.1 2.9 1.3 12.6 11.6 13.4 1.8 1.1 Burkina Faso
 Nigeria 62.6 61.2 64.1 2.9 9.0 54.4 53.9 54.9 1.0 7.9 18.2 17.6 18.9 1.3 2.0 13.5 13.3 13.8 0.5 1.5 Nigeria
 Zambia 62.5 59.5 65.4 5.9 18.0 54.4 52.5 56.3 3.8 15.4 16.5 14.7 18.0 3.3 3.3 12.6 11.3 13.7 2.4 2.6 Zambia
 Cameroon 62.4 60.3 64.5 4.2 9.6 54.5 53.5 55.6 2.1 8.4 17.1 15.8 18.3 2.5 2.0 12.8 12.0 13.5 1.5 1.7 Cameroon
 Congo, Democratic Republic of 62.4 60.0 64.8 4.8 10.0 54.1 52.8 55.4 2.6 8.8 16.6 15.4 17.9 2.5 1.7 12.5 11.7 13.4 1.7 1.3 Democratic Republic of the Congo
 Equatorial Guinea 62.2 60.9 63.6 2.7 7.9 53.9 53.4 54.1 0.7 7.1 17.6 16.5 18.8 2.3 2.1 12.9 12.3 13.6 1.3 1.7 Equatorial Guinea
 Botswana 62.2 58.9 65.5 6.6 16.6 53.9 51.9 55.8 3.9 13.8 16.2 14.2 18.0 3.8 3.3 11.8 10.3 13.1 2.8 2.4 Botswana
 Guinea 61.0 59.5 62.3 2.8 6.7 53.3 52.9 53.7 0.8 5.8 16.5 15.6 17.2 1.6 0.8 12.3 11.8 12.6 0.8 0.6 Guinea
 Sierra Leone 60.8 59.6 61.9 2.3 12.1 52.9 52.5 53.3 0.8 10.7 17.0 16.4 17.4 1.0 1.6 12.6 12.4 12.8 0.4 1.3 Sierra Leone
 Zimbabwe 60.7 57.5 63.6 6.1 14.1 53.1 51.2 54.8 3.6 12.1 15.6 13.6 17.0 3.4 1.2 11.5 10.2 12.4 2.2 0.9 Zimbabwe
 Guinea-Bissau 60.2 57.4 63.0 5.6 9.9 52.6 51.1 54.1 3.0 8.6 15.5 13.9 16.7 2.8 1.7 11.4 10.5 12.1 1.6 1.3 Guinea-Bissau
 Chad 59.6 58.0 61.3 3.3 8.5 52.0 51.3 52.8 1.5 7.3 16.5 15.7 17.3 1.6 1.6 12.3 11.8 12.7 0.9 1.2 Chad
 Mozambique 58.1 54.5 61.7 7.2 7.4 50.4 47.9 52.8 4.9 6.8 15.8 13.3 17.8 4.5 0.6 11.6 9.8 13.0 3.2 0.6 Mozambique
 Eswatini 57.7 53.4 63.2 9.8 10.7 50.1 47.1 53.8 6.7 8.8 15.1 12.4 17.7 5.3 1.5 11.0 9.0 12.9 3.9 1.1 Eswatini
 Somalia 56.5 54.0 59.2 5.2 6.6 49.7 48.3 51.3 3.0 5.7 14.5 13.2 16.0 2.8 1.4 11.2 10.3 12.2 1.9 1.1 Somalia
 Central African Republic 53.1 50.2 56.3 6.1 8.8 46.4 44.5 48.4 3.9 7.7 13.2 11.3 14.9 3.6 1.4 10.0 8.6 11.1 2.5 1.1 Central African Republic
 Lesotho 50.7 47.7 54.2 6.5 2.9 44.2 42.3 46.4 4.1 2.2 13.4 11.2 15.2 4.0 -0.5 9.8 8.3 11.0 2.7 -0.5 Lesotho
  • Life expectancy and HALE in countries of Africa in 2019[5]
    Life expectancy and HALE in countries of Africa in 2019[5]
  • Elaboration by sex[5]
    Elaboration by sex[5]
Interactive chart of male and female life expectancy in Africa as defined by WHO for 2019.[5] Open the original chart and hover over chart elements. The squares of bubbles are proportional to population according to estimation of the UN for 2019.


Charts

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  • Life expectancy in some African countries[2]
    Life expectancy in some African countries[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "World Population Prospects 2024" (XLSX). United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs. 27 July 2024. — see file "Compact (most used: estimates and medium projections)"
  2. ^ a b c "Life expectancy at birth, total". The World Bank Group. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Life expectancy at birth, male". The World Bank Group. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Life expectancy at birth, female". The World Bank Group. 30 May 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d "Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by country". World Health Organization. 4 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Life expectancy and Healthy life expectancy, data by WHO region". World Health Organization. 7 December 2022.
  7. ^ "WHO: Africa: Countries". World Health Organization. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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