Africa Life Expectancy Averages

Madote News
Source: World Health Organization

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the average life expectancy in Africa is 52 years of age, while the Global average is 66. Based on the same data, the highest life expectancy in Africa is Tunisia with a 75 year average. Moreover, the highest life expectancy average for a non-island Sub-Saharan country is Eritrea, with a 65 year average.

The following chart is a list of African nations' Life Expectancy, based on the World Health Organization data.

African Nations	Life Exp. Avg.
Algeria	71
Angola	46
Benin	57
Botswana	61
Burkina Faso	51
Burundi	50
Cameroon	53
Cape Verde	71
Central African R.	48
Chad	46
Comoros	60
Congo	54
Côte d'Ivoire	56
D.R. Congo	45
Djibouti	59
Egypt	69
Equatorial Guinea	53
Eritrea	65
Ethiopia	58
Gabon	60
Gambia	59
Ghana	62
Guinea	54
Guinea-Bissau	49
Kenya	54
Lesotho	47
Liberia	54
Libya	73
Madagascar	60
Malawi	53
Mali	49
Mauritania	58
Mauritius	73
Mayotte	NA
Morocco	72
Mozambique	51
Namibia	63
Niger	52
Nigeria	49
Rwanda	58
São Tomé & Príncipe	61
Senegal	59
Seychelles	72
Sierra Leone	49
Somalia	48
South Africa	53
South Sudan	NA
Sudan	57
Swaziland	48
Tanzania	53
Togo	59
Tunisia	75
Uganda	52
Zambia	48
Zimbabwe	42

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