Life Expectancy Rankings by Country: Africa, 2026
The expected lifespan of a newborn based on current mortality rates.
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| 1 | Réunion | 83.9 | ||
| 2 | Saint Helena | 77.3 | ||
| 3 | Tunisia | 77.1 | ||
| 4 | Algeria | 76.9 | ||
| 5 | Mayotte | 76.6 | ||
| 6 | Cabo Verde | 76.6 | ||
| 7 | Morocco | 75.9 | ||
| 8 | Mauritius | 75.4 | ||
| 9 | Libya | 75.2 | ||
| 10 | Seychelles | 73.3 | ||
| 11 | Egypt | 72.2 | ||
| 12 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 70.3 | ||
| 13 | Botswana | 69.6 | ||
| 14 | Eritrea | 69.4 | ||
| 15 | Senegal | 69.4 | ||
| 16 | Mauritania | 69.2 | ||
| 17 | Uganda | 68.9 | ||
| 18 | Gabon | 68.9 | ||
| 19 | Rwanda | 68.5 | ||
| 20 | Ethiopia | 68.1 | ||
| 21 | Malawi | 67.9 | ||
| 22 | Namibia | 67.8 | ||
| 23 | Tanzania | 67.6 | ||
| 24 | Comoros | 67.5 | ||
| 25 | Sudan | 66.9 | ||
| 26 | Zambia | 66.9 | ||
| 27 | South Africa | 66.7 | ||
| 28 | Djibouti | 66.6 | ||
| 29 | Gambia | 66.5 | ||
| 30 | Republic of the Congo | 66.4 | ||
| 31 | Ghana | 66.1 | ||
| 32 | Angola | 65.2 | ||
| 33 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.6 | ||
| 34 | Eswatini | 64.5 | ||
| 35 | Cameroon | 64.5 | ||
| 36 | Equatorial Guinea | 64.3 | ||
| 37 | Madagascar | 64.3 | ||
| 38 | Kenya | 64.2 | ||
| 39 | Mozambique | 64.1 | ||
| 40 | Burundi | 64.1 | ||
| 41 | Zimbabwe | 63.6 | ||
| 42 | Togo | 63.3 | ||
| 43 | Liberia | 62.6 | ||
| 44 | Côte d’Ivoire | 62.4 | ||
| 45 | DR Congo | 62.4 | ||
| 46 | Sierra Leone | 62.3 | ||
| 47 | Niger | 61.9 | ||
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 61.6 | ||
| 49 | Benin | 61.3 | ||
| 50 | Guinea | 61.2 | ||
| 51 | Mali | 61.1 | ||
| 52 | Somalia | 59.3 | ||
| 53 | Lesotho | 58.6 | ||
| 54 | Central African Republic | 58.2 | ||
| 55 | South Sudan | 58 | ||
| 56 | Chad | 55.6 | ||
| 57 | Nigeria | 55 |
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