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Africa Rankings

Life Expectancy

in years

Rank
Country
in years
Current
Previous
1
1
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
76.71
2
2
Algeria flag
Algeria
76.48
3
4
Seychelles flag
Seychelles
76.3
4
3
Cape Verde flag
Cape Verde
76.22
5
5
Morocco flag
Morocco
75.49
6
6
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
73.79
7
7
Egypt flag
Egypt
71.81
8
9
Libya flag
Libya
71.12
9
8
Sao Tome and Principe flag
Sao Tome and Principe
69.91
10
10
Botswana flag
Botswana
69.29
11
11
Senegal flag
Senegal
68.92
12
12
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
68.89
13
13
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
68.71
14
14
Gabon flag
Gabon
68.51
15
15
Uganda flag
Uganda
68.49
16
16
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
68.02
17
19
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
67.6
18
18
Malawi flag
Malawi
67.56
19
17
Namibia flag
Namibia
67.52
20
20
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
67.21
21
21
Comoros flag
Comoros
67.02
22
22
Zambia flag
Zambia
66.53
23
23
Sudan flag
Sudan
66.52
24
24
South Africa flag
South Africa
66.31
25
25
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
66.2
26
26
Gambia flag
Gambia
66.06
27
27
Republic of the Congo flag
Republic of the Congo
66
28
28
Ghana flag
Ghana
65.7
29
29
Swaziland flag
Swaziland
64.26
30
30
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
64.25
31
32
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
63.97
32
31
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea
63.91
33
35
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
63.84
34
34
Kenya flag
Kenya
63.83
35
33
Burundi flag
Burundi
63.82
36
36
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
63.8
37
37
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
63.06
38
38
Togo flag
Togo
62.94
39
39
Liberia flag
Liberia
62.32
40
40
Ivory Coast flag
Ivory Coast
62.11
41
41
Democratic Republic of the Congo flag
Democratic Republic of the Congo
62.07
42
42
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
61.96
43
43
Niger flag
Niger
61.43
44
44
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
61.29
45
45
Benin flag
Benin
60.96
46
46
Guinea flag
Guinea
60.9
47
47
Mali flag
Mali
60.68
48
48
Somalia flag
Somalia
58.97
49
50
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
57.8
50
49
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
57.67
51
51
Chad flag
Chad
55.24
52
52
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
54.64