| Characteristic | Life expectancy in years |
|---|---|
| Tunisia | 76.9 |
| Algeria | 76.7 |
| Cabo Verde | 76.4 |
| Morocco | 75.7 |
| Mauritius | 75.3 |
| Libya | 73.2 |
| Seychelles | 73.1 |
| Egypt | 72 |
| Western Sahara | 71.8 |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 70.1 |
| Senegal | 69.5 |
| Botswana | 69.4 |
| Eritrea | 69.2 |
| Mauritania | 68.9 |
| Gabon | 68.7 |
| Uganda | 68.7 |
| Rwanda | 68.2 |
| Ethiopia | 67.9 |
| Malawi | 67.7 |
| Namibia | 67.7 |
| United Republic of Tanzania | 67.4 |
| Comoros | 67.3 |
| Sudan | 66.7 |
| Zambia | 66.7 |
| South Africa | 66.5 |
| Djibouti | 66.4 |
| Gambia | 66.3 |
| Congo | 66.2 |
| Ghana | 65.9 |
| Angola | 65 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 64.4 |
| Eswatini | 64.4 |
| Cameroon | 64.3 |
| Africa | 64.2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 64.1 |
| Madagascar | 64 |
| Kenya | 64 |
| Burundi | 64 |
| Mozambique | 64 |
| Zimbabwe | 63.4 |
| Togo | 63.1 |
| Liberia | 62.5 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 62.3 |
| Sierra Leone | 62.2 |
| Dem. Rep. of the Congo | 62.2 |
| Niger | 61.7 |
| Burkina Faso | 61.5 |
| Benin | 61.1 |
| Guinea | 61.1 |
| Mali | 60.9 |
| Somalia | 59.1 |
| Lesotho | 58.2 |
| South Sudan | 57.9 |
| Central African Republic | 57.9 |
| Chad | 55.4 |
| Nigeria | 54.8 |
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Release date
July 2025
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Region
Africa
Survey time period
2025
Supplementary notes
The figures are estimates. The average number of years a newborn infant can expect to live under current mortality rates.
Values are projections.
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