World StatisticsLife expectancy at birth (years) in Sub-Saharan Africa
1. Seychelles76.32024
Regional median64.3
Lowest54.6Nigeria
76.3
76.2
73.8
69.9
69.3
68.9
68.9
68.7
68.5
68.5
68.0
67.6
67.6
67.5
67.2
67.0
66.5
66.5
66.3
66.1
66.0
65.7
64.8
64.3
64.3
64.0
63.9
63.8
63.8
63.8
63.8
63.1
62.9
62.3
62.1
62.1
62.0
61.4
61.3
61.0
60.9
60.7
59.0
57.8
57.7
57.7
55.2
54.6
Regional median over time
| # | Country / region | Life expectancy at birth (years) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seychelles | 76.3 | 2024 |
| 2 | Cape Verde | 76.2 | 2024 |
| 3 | Mauritius | 73.8 | 2024 |
| 4 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 69.9 | 2024 |
| 5 | Botswana | 69.3 | 2024 |
| 6 | Senegal | 68.9 | 2024 |
| 7 | Eritrea | 68.9 | 2024 |
| 8 | Mauritania | 68.7 | 2024 |
| 9 | Gabon | 68.5 | 2024 |
| 10 | Uganda | 68.5 | 2024 |
| 11 | Rwanda | 68.0 | 2024 |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 67.6 | 2024 |
| 13 | Malawi | 67.6 | 2024 |
| 14 | Namibia | 67.5 | 2024 |
| 15 | Tanzania | 67.2 | 2024 |
| 16 | Comoros | 67.0 | 2024 |
| 17 | Zambia | 66.5 | 2024 |
| 18 | Sudan | 66.5 | 2024 |
| 19 | South Africa | 66.3 | 2024 |
| 20 | Gambia | 66.1 | 2024 |
| 21 | Congo - Brazzaville | 66.0 | 2024 |
| 22 | Ghana | 65.7 | 2024 |
| 23 | Angola | 64.8 | 2024 |
| 24 | Eswatini | 64.3 | 2024 |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.3 | 2024 |
| 26 | Cameroon | 64.0 | 2024 |
| 27 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.9 | 2024 |
| 28 | Madagascar | 63.8 | 2024 |
| 29 | Kenya | 63.8 | 2024 |
| 30 | Burundi | 63.8 | 2024 |
| 31 | Mozambique | 63.8 | 2024 |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 63.1 | 2024 |
| 33 | Togo | 62.9 | 2024 |
| 34 | Liberia | 62.3 | 2024 |
| 35 | Côte d’Ivoire | 62.1 | 2024 |
| 36 | Congo - Kinshasa | 62.1 | 2024 |
| 37 | Sierra Leone | 62.0 | 2024 |
| 38 | Niger | 61.4 | 2024 |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 61.3 | 2024 |
| 40 | Benin | 61.0 | 2024 |
| 41 | Guinea | 60.9 | 2024 |
| 42 | Mali | 60.7 | 2024 |
| 43 | Somalia | 59.0 | 2024 |
| 44 | Lesotho | 57.8 | 2024 |
| 45 | South Sudan | 57.7 | 2024 |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 57.7 | 2024 |
| 47 | Chad | 55.2 | 2024 |
| 48 | Nigeria | 54.6 | 2024 |
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