54 countries in Africa, 2024. Unit: years. World ranking →
Across 54 countries in Africa, the highest value is in Tunisia (76.7 years) and the lowest in Nigeria (54.6 years).
The median country is at 65.8 years: half are above, half below.
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 76.7 | |
| 2 | Algeria | 76.5 | |
| 3 | Seychelles | 76.3 | |
| 4 | Cabo Verde | 76.2 | |
| 5 | Morocco | 75.5 | |
| 6 | Mauritius | 73.8 | |
| 7 | Egypt | 71.8 | |
| 8 | Libya | 71.1 | |
| 9 | São Tomé and Principe | 69.9 | |
| 10 | Botswana | 69.3 | |
| 11 | Senegal | 68.9 | |
| 12 | Eritrea | 68.9 | |
| 13 | Mauritania | 68.7 | |
| 14 | Gabon | 68.5 | |
| 15 | Uganda | 68.5 | |
| 16 | Rwanda | 68.0 | |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 67.6 | |
| 18 | Malawi | 67.6 | |
| 19 | Namibia | 67.5 | |
| 20 | Tanzania | 67.2 | |
| 21 | Comoros | 67.0 | |
| 22 | Zambia | 66.5 | |
| 23 | Sudan | 66.5 | |
| 24 | South Africa | 66.3 | |
| 25 | Djibouti | 66.2 | |
| 26 | The Gambia | 66.1 | |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | 66.0 | |
| 28 | Ghana | 65.7 | |
| 29 | Angola | 64.8 | |
| 30 | Eswatini | 64.3 | |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.3 | |
| 32 | Cameroon | 64.0 | |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.9 | |
| 34 | Madagascar | 63.8 | |
| 35 | Kenya | 63.8 | |
| 36 | Burundi | 63.8 | |
| 37 | Mozambique | 63.8 | |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 63.1 | |
| 39 | Togo | 62.9 | |
| 40 | Liberia | 62.3 | |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 62.1 | |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 62.1 | |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 62.0 | |
| 44 | Niger | 61.4 | |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 61.3 | |
| 46 | Benin | 61.0 | |
| 47 | Guinea | 60.9 | |
| 48 | Mali | 60.7 | |
| 49 | Somalia | 59.0 | |
| 50 | Lesotho | 57.8 | |
| 51 | South Sudan | 57.7 | |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 57.7 | |
| 53 | Chad | 55.2 | |
| 54 | Nigeria | 54.6 |
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