Life expectancy at birth, male (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, male (years) - Human development - Development outcomes - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Tunisia (2007)72.4
2Libya (2007)71.7
3Algeria (2007)70.86
4North Africa (2007)69.35
5Mauritius (2007)69.12
6Morocco (2007)68.96
7Seychelles (2007)68.9
8Cape Verde (2008)68.56
9Egypt (2008)68.49
10Sao Tome and Principe (2007)63.57
11Comoros (2007)62.97
12Mauritania (2007)62.36
13Togo (2008)61
14Benin (2008)60.45
15Gabon (2008)59.47
16Madagascar (2008)58.95
17Niger (2007)57.76
18Liberia (2008)57.1
19Sudan (2008)56.82
20Ivory Coast (2008)56.49
21Guinea (2008)56.09
22Ghana (2008)55.92
23Eritrea (2007)55.6
24Tanzania (2008)55.14
25Gambia (2008)54.47
26Senegal (2008)54.25
27Ethiopia (2008)54.01
28Africa (2007)53.72
29Djibouti (2007)53.62
30Kenya (2007)53.01
31Republic of the Congo (2008)52.76
32Namibia (2007)52.47
33Uganda (2008)52.38
34Mali (2007)52.14
35Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2007)51.69
36Burkina Faso (2007)50.7
37Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2007)50.64
38Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)50.54
39Botswana (2007)50.49
40Cameroon (2007)49.98
41Chad (2007)49.33
42Equatorial Guinea (2008)49.3
43Burundi (2008)49.18
44South Africa (2007)49
45Rwanda (2008)48.46
46Malawi (2007)48.09
47Swaziland (2008)47.01
48Somalia (2007)46.93
49Guinea-Bissau (2008)46.5
50Sierra Leone (2008)46.42
51Nigeria (2007)46.36
52Zambia (2008)45.42
53Angola (2008)45.33
54Democratic Republic of the Congo (2007)45.17
55Zimbabwe (2008)44.8
56Central African Republic (2007)43.33
57Lesotho (2007)42.85
58Mozambique (2007)41.73
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