Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators

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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life. Source: World Bank staff estimates from various sources including census reports, the United Nations Population Division's World Population Prospects, national statistical offices, household surveys conducted by national agencies, and Macro International.
Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value
1Seychelles (2007)77.7
2Libya (2007)76.87
3Tunisia (2007)76.3
4Mauritius (2007)75.91
5Cape Verde (2008)73.9
6Algeria (2007)73.71
7Morocco (2007)73.44
8North Africa (2007)73
9Egypt (2008)72.05
10Comoros (2007)67.4
11Sao Tome and Principe (2007)67.39
12Mauritania (2007)65.99
13Togo (2008)64.47
14Benin (2008)62.78
15Madagascar (2008)62.21
16Gabon (2008)62.06
17Eritrea (2007)60.25
18Guinea (2008)60.13
19Sudan (2008)59.91
20Liberia (2008)59.85
21Ivory Coast (2008)59.09
22Gambia (2008)57.78
23Ghana (2008)57.72
24Senegal (2008)57.33
25Ethiopia (2008)56.88
26Tanzania (2008)56.76
27Mali (2007)56.59
28Africa (2007)55.98
29Niger (2007)55.98
30Djibouti (2007)55.95
31Kenya (2007)55.17
32Republic of the Congo (2008)54.73
33Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2007)53.9
34Burkina Faso (2007)53.78
35Uganda (2008)53.65
36Namibia (2007)53.1
37Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2007)52.61
38Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)52.58
39Burundi (2008)52.18
40Rwanda (2008)52.09
41South Africa (2007)52
42Chad (2007)51.98
43Equatorial Guinea (2008)51.68
44Cameroon (2007)50.83
45Botswana (2007)50.69
46Guinea-Bissau (2008)49.61
47Somalia (2007)49.4
48Angola (2008)49.34
49Sierra Leone (2008)49
50Malawi (2007)48.44
51Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)47.73
52Nigeria (2007)47.33
53Zambia (2008)46.47
54Central African Republic (2007)46.07
55Swaziland (2008)45.67
56Zimbabwe (2008)45.4
57Mozambique (2007)42.43
58Lesotho (2007)42.25
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