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Life Expectancy (Female) by African country

2024

Female life expectancy at birth, in years.

Africa, 202454 of 54 countries
66.5population-weighted average
Highest in 2024Seychelles · 80.7Lowest in 2024Nigeria · 54.9Reported in 202454 of 54 countries surveyed
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Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — 70.0Democratic Republic of the Congo — 64.2Somalia — 61.6Kenya — 66.1Sudan — 69.8Chad — 57.2South Africa — 69.8Lesotho — 60.4Zimbabwe — 65.3Botswana — 71.9Namibia — 71.5Senegal — 71.0Mali — 62.1Mauritania — 70.7Benin — 62.4Niger — 62.4Nigeria — 54.9Cameroon — 66.2Togo — 63.2Ghana — 68.2Cote d'Ivoire — 64.3Guinea — 62.1Guinea-Bissau — 66.5Liberia — 63.6Sierra Leone — 63.7Burkina Faso — 63.4Central African Republic — 59.6Republic of the Congo — 67.7Gabon — 71.2Equatorial Guinea — 65.9Zambia — 68.9Malawi — 70.8Mozambique — 66.7Eswatini — 67.1Angola — 67.3Burundi — 65.9Madagascar — 65.6Gambia — 67.8Tunisia — 79.3Algeria — 77.9Eritrea — 70.9Morocco — 77.8Egypt — 74.0Libya — 72.7Ethiopia — 71.0Djibouti — 68.7Uganda — 71.4Rwanda — 70.1South Sudan — 60.7Nigeria 54.9Nigeria 54.9Ethiopia 71.0Ethiopia 71.0Kenya 66.1Kenya 66.1South Africa 69.8South Africa 69.82024HIGHEST IN 2024Seychellesnot drawn80.7Cabo Verdenot drawn79.4Tunisia79.3Algeria77.9Morocco77.8LOWEST IN 2024Nigeria54.9Chad57.2Central African Republic59.6Lesotho60.4South Sudan60.7PINNEDEthiopia71.014 of 54Kenya66.134 of 54South Africa69.822 of 54OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNComorosnot drawn69.2Mauritiusnot drawn77.4Sao Tome and Principenot drawn73.9years · quintiles of the observed range54.963.266.269.271.480.7no record
20142024
World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries74.6
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries69.6
Eastern Africa18 of 18 countries68.7
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries64.5
Western Africa16 of 16 countries59.8
Africaall 54 countries · 54 with a 2024 figure66.5

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2024 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Life Expectancy (Female)Female life expectancy at birth, in years.
SourceWorld Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unityears
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2024
Coverage54 of 54 countries · 54 reported, 0 modelled, 0 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 54 countries did so for 2024 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2024 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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Africa API (2026) — "Life Expectancy (Female)". Data adapted from World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/life-expectancy-female
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=life_expectancy_female_years&year=2024&limit=100

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The measures that explain this one.
DemographicsPopulationTotal mid-year population.DemographicsPopulation GrowthAnnual population growth rate.DemographicsLife ExpectancyLife expectancy at birth, in years.

Life Expectancy (Female): most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

54 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryLife Expectancy (Female)Period
1Seychelles80.7 years2024
2Cabo Verde79.4 years2024
3Tunisia79.3 years2024
4Algeria77.9 years2024
5Morocco77.8 years2024
6Mauritius77.4 years2024
7Egypt74 years2024
8Sao Tome and Principe73.9 years2024
9Libya72.7 years2024
10Botswana71.9 years2024
11Namibia71.5 years2024
12Uganda71.4 years2024
13Gabon71.2 years2024
14Ethiopia71 years2024
15Senegal71 years2024
16Eritrea70.9 years2024
17Malawi70.8 years2024
18Mauritania70.7 years2024
19Rwanda70.1 years2024
20Tanzania70 years2024
21Sudan69.8 years2024
22South Africa69.8 years2024
23Comoros69.2 years2024
24Zambia68.9 years2024
25Djibouti68.7 years2024
26Ghana68.2 years2024
27Gambia67.8 years2024
28Republic of the Congo67.7 years2024
29Angola67.3 years2024
30Eswatini67.1 years2024
31Mozambique66.7 years2024
32Guinea-Bissau66.5 years2024
33Cameroon66.2 years2024
34Kenya66.1 years2024
35Equatorial Guinea65.9 years2024
36Burundi65.9 years2024
37Madagascar65.6 years2024
38Zimbabwe65.3 years2024
39Cote d'Ivoire64.3 years2024
40Democratic Republic of the Congo64.2 years2024
41Sierra Leone63.7 years2024
42Liberia63.6 years2024
43Burkina Faso63.4 years2024
44Togo63.2 years2024
45Benin62.4 years2024
46Niger62.4 years2024
47Mali62.2 years2024
48Guinea62.1 years2024
49Somalia61.6 years2024
50South Sudan60.7 years2024
51Lesotho60.4 years2024
52Central African Republic59.6 years2024
53Chad57.2 years2024
54Nigeria54.9 years2024
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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