Life Expectancy at Birth in African Countries

Among the African Countries, Libya has the highest life expectancy at birth whereas eSwatini (Swaziland) has the lowest. Most of the African Countries have life expectancy between 50 to 65 years.

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Life Expectancy at Birth in African Countries

Country	Both sexes rank	Both sexes life expectancy	Female rank	Male rank
Algeria	60	75.6	81	50
Tunisia	65	75.3	76	61
Mauritius	77	74.6	76	78
Morocco	83	74.3	99	56
Cabo Verde	93	73.3	103	81
Seychelles	94	73.2	66	98
Libya	96	72.7	98	92
Egypt	107	70.9	111	99
Sao Tome and Principe	127	67.5	130	124
Senegal	128	66.7	132	130
Rwanda	134	66.1	120	150
Gabon	135	66	138	127
Namibia	136	65.8	135	139
Botswana	137	65.7	136	137
Madagascar	140	65.5	141	134
Ethiopia	141	64.8	143	140
Congo	142	64.7	144	138
Eritrea	142	64.7	141	141
Sudan	145	64.1	146	141
Comoros	146	63.5	151	144
Djibouti	146	63.5	150	145
Kenya	149	63.4	147	148
Mauritania	150	63.1	153	146
South Africa	151	62.9	145	158
Ghana	153	62.4	155	149
Uganda	154	62.3	154	153
Niger	155	61.8	158	150

Country	Both sexes rank	Both sexes life expectancy	Female rank	Male rank
Tanzania	155	61.8	156	154
Zambia	155	61.8	152	161
Liberia	158	61.4	157	156
Gambia	159	61.1	159	156
Zimbabwe	160	60.7	160	161
Benin	162	60	164	163
Burkina Faso	163	59.9	167	160
Togo	163	59.9	164	164
Burundi	166	59.6	162	168
Guinea	167	59	171	166
Guinea-Bissau	168	58.9	167	169
Eswatini(Swaziland)	168	58.9	164	171
Malawi	170	58.3	170	170
Equatorial Guinea	171	58.2	169	171
Mali	171	58.2	175	166
Mozambique	173	57.6	172	175
Cameroon	174	57.3	173	174
South Sudan	174	57.3	173	173
Somalia	176	55	176	176
Nigeria	177	54.5	177	177
Lesotho	178	53.7	178	179
Cote d'Ivoire	179	53.3	180	178
Chad	180	53.1	179	179
Central African Republic	181	52.5	181	181
Angola	182	52.4	182	181
Sierra Leone	183	50.1	183	183

* Source: CIA-The World Factbook (2011 estimate)

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