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Life expectancy at birth
Average number of years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held constant.
46 countries with a value for 2023. Ranked highest to lowest — rank #1 is the best outcome on this measure.
1Cabo VerdeMedium76.1 yrs2MauritiusVery High74.9 yrs3SeychellesVery High72.9 yrs4Sao Tome and PrincipeMedium69.7 yrs5BotswanaHigh69.2 yrs6SenegalLow68.7 yrs7EritreaLow68.6 yrs8MauritaniaMedium68.5 yrs9GabonHigh68.3 yrs10UgandaMedium68.3 yrs11RwandaMedium67.8 yrs12NamibiaMedium67.4 yrs13MalawiLow67.4 yrs14EthiopiaLow67.3 yrs15Tanzania (United Republic of)Medium67 yrs16ComorosMedium66.8 yrs17ZambiaMedium66.3 yrs18South AfricaHigh66.1 yrs19GambiaLow65.9 yrs20CongoMedium65.8 yrs21GhanaMedium65.5 yrs22AngolaMedium64.6 yrs23Eswatini (Kingdom of)Medium64.1 yrs24Guinea-BissauLow64.1 yrs25Equatorial GuineaMedium63.7 yrs26CameroonMedium63.7 yrs27BurundiLow63.7 yrs28KenyaMedium63.6 yrs29MadagascarLow63.6 yrs30MozambiqueLow63.6 yrs31ZimbabweMedium62.8 yrs32TogoMedium62.7 yrs33LiberiaLow62.2 yrs34Côte d'IvoireMedium61.9 yrs35Congo (Democratic Republic of the)Low61.9 yrs36Sierra LeoneLow61.8 yrs37NigerLow61.2 yrs38Burkina FasoLow61.1 yrs39BeninLow60.8 yrs40GuineaLow60.7 yrs41MaliLow60.4 yrs42South SudanLow57.6 yrs43Central African RepublicLow57.4 yrs44LesothoMedium57.4 yrs45ChadLow55.1 yrs46NigeriaMedium54.5 yrs