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LIFE EXPECTANCY AFRICA

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POOR
Region Rank LifeX World Rank
1. Mauritius
74.82
82
2. Seychelles
73.26
93
3. Cape Verde
73.17
95
4. Sao Tome
68.72
126
5. Rwanda
68.04
129
6. Senegal
66.77
131
7. Kenya
66.68
132
8. Gabon
66.45
134
9. Madagascar
66.09
137
10. Botswana
66.05
138
11. Ethiopia
65.51
141
12. Sudan
65.12
143
13. Eritrea
64.97
144
14. Congo
64.30
145
15. Malawi
64.17
146
16. Mauritania
63.94
147
17. Tanzania
63.91
148
18. Comoros
63.86
149
19. Djibouti
63.84
150
20. Namibia
63.68
152
21. South Africa
63.60
153
22. Ghana
63.45
155
23. Liberia
62.94
156
24. Angola
62.63
158
25. Uganda
62.50
159
Region Rank LifeX World Rank
26. Zambia
62.33
160
27. Gambia
61.92
161
28. Zimbabwe
61.45
162
29. Benin
61.09
163
30. Togo
60.61
164
31. DR Congo
60.45
165
32. Burkina Faso
60.32
166
33. Mozambique
60.10
167
34. Burundi
60.10
168
35. Guinea-Bissau
59.83
169
36. Niger
59.83
170
37. Guinea
59.80
171
38. Equ. Guinea
59.54
172
39. South Sudan
58.65
173
40. Cameroon
58.06
174
41. Mali
57.95
175
42. Swaziland
57.69
176
43. Somalia
55.45
177
44. Nigeria
55.19
178
45. Cote d Ivoire
54.59
179
46. Chad
54.26
180
47. Sierra Leone
53.13
181
48. Central Africa
53.04
182
49. Lesotho
52.94
183
 
Data Source: WHO Publish Date 2018