Demographics · Africa ranking
Life Expectancy by African country
Life expectancy at birth, in years. Latest reported value for 54 of 54 countries, ranked. Every row links to the full national series with history and sources.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Life Expectancy | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia | 76.7 years | 2024 |
| 2 | Algeria | 76.5 years | 2024 |
| 3 | Seychelles | 76.3 years | 2024 |
| 4 | Cabo Verde | 76.2 years | 2024 |
| 5 | Morocco | 75.5 years | 2024 |
| 6 | Mauritius | 73.8 years | 2024 |
| 7 | Egypt | 71.8 years | 2024 |
| 8 | Libya | 71.1 years | 2024 |
| 9 | Sao Tome and Principe | 69.9 years | 2024 |
| 10 | Botswana | 69.3 years | 2024 |
| 11 | Senegal | 68.9 years | 2024 |
| 12 | Eritrea | 68.9 years | 2024 |
| 13 | Mauritania | 68.7 years | 2024 |
| 14 | Gabon | 68.5 years | 2024 |
| 15 | Uganda | 68.5 years | 2024 |
| 16 | Rwanda | 68 years | 2024 |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 67.6 years | 2024 |
| 18 | Malawi | 67.6 years | 2024 |
| 19 | Namibia | 67.5 years | 2024 |
| 20 | Tanzania | 67.2 years | 2024 |
| 21 | Comoros | 67 years | 2024 |
| 22 | Zambia | 66.5 years | 2024 |
| 23 | Sudan | 66.5 years | 2024 |
| 24 | South Africa | 66.3 years | 2024 |
| 25 | Djibouti | 66.2 years | 2024 |
| 26 | Gambia | 66.1 years | 2024 |
| 27 | Republic of the Congo | 66 years | 2024 |
| 28 | Ghana | 65.7 years | 2024 |
| 29 | Angola | 64.8 years | 2024 |
| 30 | Eswatini | 64.3 years | 2024 |
| 31 | Guinea-Bissau | 64.3 years | 2024 |
| 32 | Cameroon | 64 years | 2024 |
| 33 | Equatorial Guinea | 63.9 years | 2024 |
| 34 | Madagascar | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 35 | Kenya | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 36 | Burundi | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 37 | Mozambique | 63.8 years | 2024 |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 63.1 years | 2024 |
| 39 | Togo | 62.9 years | 2024 |
| 40 | Liberia | 62.3 years | 2024 |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 62.1 years | 2024 |
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 62.1 years | 2024 |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | 62 years | 2024 |
| 44 | Niger | 61.4 years | 2024 |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 61.3 years | 2024 |
| 46 | Benin | 61 years | 2024 |
| 47 | Guinea | 60.9 years | 2024 |
| 48 | Mali | 60.7 years | 2024 |
| 49 | Somalia | 59 years | 2024 |
| 50 | Lesotho | 57.8 years | 2024 |
| 51 | South Sudan | 57.7 years | 2024 |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 57.7 years | 2024 |
| 53 | Chad | 55.2 years | 2024 |
| 54 | Nigeria | 54.6 years | 2024 |
Get this ranking via API
One call to /v1/data returns the latest Life Expectancy figure for every country you pass — JSON, with source metadata on each observation.
curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?metric_key=life_expectancy_years&latest=true&country_codes=NG,KE,ZA,EG" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"Frequently asked questions
Which African country has the highest life expectancy at birth?
Tunisia has the highest life expectancy at birth in Africa at 76.7 years (2024), followed by Algeria and Seychelles.
How many African countries report Life Expectancy data?
54 of 54 African countries have a recent Life Expectancy figure in the Africa API. Each value links to the country's full series with source and history.
How do I get this ranking via API?
Call GET /v1/data?metric_key=life_expectancy_years&latest=true with the country codes you need and a free Africa API key — the response returns the latest value per country as JSON.