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Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Health > Life expectancy at birth > Total population

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DEFINITION: The average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages. It can also be thought of as indicating the potential return on investment in human capital and is necessary for the calculation of various actuarial measures.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 MauritiusMauritius 74.48 years 2011
2 SeychellesSeychelles 73.52 years 2011
3 Cape VerdeCape Verde 70.7 years 2011
4 ComorosComoros 64.2 years 2011
5 MadagascarMadagascar 63.63 years 2011
6 The GambiaThe Gambia 63.51 years 2011
7 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 63.11 years 2011
8 TogoTogo 62.71 years 2011
9 EritreaEritrea 62.52 years 2011
10 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 62.37 years 2011
=11 MauritaniaMauritania 61.14 years 2011
=11 DjiboutiDjibouti 61.14 years 2011
13 GhanaGhana 61 years 2011
14 BeninBenin 59.84 years 2011
15 SenegalSenegal 59.78 years 2011
16 KenyaKenya 59.48 years 2011
17 BurundiBurundi 58.78 years 2011
18 GuineaGuinea 58.11 years 2011
19 BotswanaBotswana 58.05 years 2011
20 RwandaRwanda 58.02 years 2011
21 LiberiaLiberia 57 years 2011
22 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 56.78 years 2011
23 EthiopiaEthiopia 56.19 years 2011
24 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 56.13 years 2011
25 SudanSudan 55.42 years 2011
26 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 55.33 years 2011
27 CameroonCameroon 54.39 years 2011
28 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 53.7 years 2011
29 NigerNiger 53.4 years 2011
30 UgandaUganda 53.24 years 2011
31 TanzaniaTanzania 52.85 years 2011
32 MaliMali 52.61 years 2011
33 GabonGabon 52.49 years 2011
34 ZambiaZambia 52.36 years 2011
35 NamibiaNamibia 52.19 years 2011
36 MozambiqueMozambique 51.78 years 2011
37 MalawiMalawi 51.7 years 2011
38 LesothoLesotho 51.63 years 2011
39 SomaliaSomalia 50.4 years 2011
40 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 50.07 years 2011
41 ZimbabweZimbabwe 49.64 years 2011
42 South AfricaSouth Africa 49.33 years 2011
43 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 48.7 years 2011
44 SwazilandSwaziland 48.66 years 2011
45 ChadChad 48.33 years 2011
46 NigeriaNigeria 47.56 years 2011
47 AngolaAngola 38.76 years 2011

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