Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth, total (years). 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.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cape Verde | 74.21 | 2011 | ||
| 2 | Seychelles | 73.46 | 2011 | ||
| 3 | Mauritius | 73.27 | 2011 | ||
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 66 | 2011 | ||
| 5 | Madagascar | 63.8 | 2011 | ||
| 6 | Namibia | 63.28 | 2011 | ||
| 7 | Senegal | 63.04 | 2011 | ||
| 8 | Rwanda | 62.92 | 2011 | ||
| 9 | Gabon | 62.69 | 2011 | ||
| 10 | Ethiopia | 62.25 | 2011 | ||
| 11 | Eritrea | 61.71 | 2011 | ||
| 12 | Sudan | 61.68 | 2011 | ||
| 13 | Mauritania | 61.19 | 2011 | ||
| 14 | Djibouti | 60.8 | 2011 | ||
| 15 | Ghana | 60.79 | 2011 | ||
| 16 | Comoros | 60.43 | 2011 | ||
| 17 | Kenya | 60.37 | 2011 | ||
| 18 | Tanzania | 60.07 | 2011 | ||
| 19 | Liberia | 59.86 | 2011 | ||
| 20 | Benin | 58.94 | 2011 | ||
| 21 | The Gambia | 58.37 | 2011 | ||
| 22 | Uganda | 58.02 | 2011 | ||
| 23 | Republic of the Congo | 57.78 | 2011 | ||
| 24 | Niger | 57.48 | 2011 | ||
| 25 | Zimbabwe | 55.95 | 2011 | ||
| 26 | Zambia | 55.83 | 2011 | ||
| 27 | Togo | 55.81 | 2011 | ||
| 28 | Guinea | 55.59 | 2011 | ||
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 55.44 | 2011 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 55.3 | 2011 | ||
| 31 | Somalia | 54.36 | 2011 | ||
| 32 | Mali | 54.19 | 2011 | ||
| 33 | Malawi | 54.14 | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Cameroon | 54.14 | 2011 | ||
| 35 | South Sudan | 54.05 | 2011 | ||
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 53.8 | 2011 | ||
| 37 | Burundi | 53.14 | 2011 | ||
| 38 | Equatorial Guinea | 52.08 | 2011 | ||
| 39 | Nigeria | 51.71 | 2011 | ||
| 40 | Angola | 51.06 | 2011 | ||
| 41 | Chad | 50.24 | 2011 | ||
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 50.05 | 2011 | ||
| 43 | Mozambique | 49.49 | 2011 | ||
| 44 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 49.3 | 2011 | ||
| 45 | Central African Republic | 48.79 | 2011 | ||
| 46 | Swaziland | 48.66 | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Lesotho | 48.22 | 2011 | ||
| 48 | Botswana | 46.67 | 2011 | ||
| 49 | Sierra Leone | 45.1 | 2011 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy at birth, total > Years
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