Indicators / Life expectancy at birth
Life expectancy at birth
Average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held constant.
20 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1SenegalLow68.7 yrs2EritreaLow68.6 yrs3MalawiLow67.4 yrs4EthiopiaLow67.3 yrs5GambiaLow65.9 yrs6Guinea-BissauLow64.1 yrs7BurundiLow63.7 yrs8MadagascarLow63.6 yrs9MozambiqueLow63.6 yrs10LiberiaLow62.2 yrs11Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low61.9 yrs12Sierra LeoneLow61.8 yrs13NigerLow61.2 yrs14Burkina FasoLow61.1 yrs15BeninLow60.8 yrs16GuineaLow60.7 yrs17MaliLow60.4 yrs18South SudanLow57.6 yrs19Central African RepublicLow57.4 yrs20ChadLow55.1 yrs