Life Expectancy in Africa 2025

Life Expectancy - UN (years)

5 Countries with the Longest Life Expectancy

Reunion

83 years

Mayotte

78.2 years

Algeria

77.5 years

Tunisia

77.2 years

Cape Verde

77.1 years

Country	Life Expectancy - UN (years)↓	Male - UN	Female - UN	Life Expectancy - WB	Male - WB	Female - WB
Reunion	83	80.2	85.6
Mayotte	78.2	75	81.6
Algeria	77.5	76.3	78.9	76	75	78
Tunisia	77.2	74.1	80.4	74	71	77
Cape Verde	77.1	72.8	81.1	74	70	78
Mauritius	75.8	72.9	78.9	74	70	77
Morocco	75.4	73.3	77.7	74	72	76
Seychelles	75.2	71.5	79.5	73	71	76
Libya	73.4	70.4	76.7	72	70	74
Egypt	72.2	69.8	74.7	70	68	73
Western Sahara	71.4	69.7	73.6
Senegal	70.2	67.5	72.7	67	65	69
Sao Tome and Principe	69	66.2	72.2	68	65	70
Eritrea	68.7	71.1	70.8	67	64	69
Tanzania	68.1	65.9	70.4	66	64	68
Rwanda	67.6	65.2	69.7	66	64	68
Ethiopia	67.3	64.4	70.3	65	62	68
Gabon	67.3	65.2	69.7	66	63	68
Madagascar	67.2	64.8	69.6	64	62	67
South Africa	66.9	63.5	69.9	62	59	65
Mauritania	66.8	64.8	68.9	64	63	66
Sudan	66.4	63.9	69	65	63	68
Botswana	66.2	63.6	68.7	61	59	64
Ghana	65.6	63.5	67.8	64	62	66
Malawi	65.4	61.6	69.2	63	59	66
Comoros	65.3	63.1	67.6	63	61	66
Gambia	64.9	63.3	66.4	62	61	64
Djibouti	64.3	61.8	66.8	62	60	65
Niger	64.2	63.1	65.4	62	60	63
Namibia	64.1	60.4	67.6	59	56	63
Kenya	64.1	61.7	66.5	61	59	64
Uganda	64	61.8	66.2	63	60	65
Zambia	63.6	60.9	66.3	61	58	64
Republic of the Congo	63.5	61.9	65.1	64	62	65
Angola	63.4	60.9	66	62	59	64
Burundi	63.3	61.2	65.4	62	60	64
Mozambique	62.6	59.7	65.4	59	56	62
Cameroon	62.5	61	64	60	59	62
Equatorial Guinea	62.5	60.7	64.5	61	59	63
Liberia	62.3	60.9	63.6	61	59	62
Zimbabwe	62.1	59.3	64.5	59	56	62
Togo	62	61.3	62.7	62	61	62
Guinea Bissau	61.9	59.7	64	60	57	62
Eswatini	61.6	58	65.5	57	53	61
Benin	61.4	59.9	62.9	60	58	61
Sierra Leone	61.3	59.8	62.7	60	59	61
DR Congo	61.2	59.1	63.3	59	57	62
Burkina Faso	61.1	59.1	63	59	57	61
Mali	60.8	59.6	62.1	59	58	60
Guinea	60.7	59.4	61.9	59	58	60
Ivory Coast	60.3	59	61.7	59	57	60
Somalia	58.1	56.1	60.2	55	53	57
South Sudan	57.1	55.6	58.6	55	53	56
Central African Republic	56.1	54	58.2	54	52	56
Lesotho	55.1	52.3	81.6	53	50	56
Chad	54.1	52.5	55.8	53	51	54
Nigeria	54.1	53.7	54.5	53	52	53