Sub-Saharan Africa Compared by Health > Life expectancy > Male
DEFINITION:
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 69.2 | 2008 | ||
| 2 | Cape Verde | 68.44 | 2008 | ||
| 3 | Seychelles | 67.7 | 2008 | ||
| 4 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.65 | 2008 | ||
| 5 | Comoros | 63.17 | 2008 | ||
| 6 | Togo | 60.81 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Benin | 60.26 | 2008 | ||
| 8 | Namibia | 60.14 | 2008 | ||
| 9 | Gabon | 59.14 | 2008 | ||
| 10 | Madagascar | 58.76 | 2008 | ||
| 11 | Eritrea | 57.18 | 2008 | ||
| 12 | Liberia | 56.93 | 2008 | ||
| 13 | Sudan | 56.64 | 2008 | ||
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 56.18 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Guinea | 55.85 | 2008 | ||
| 16 | Ghana | 55.73 | 2008 | ||
| 17 | Tanzania | 54.88 | 2008 | ||
| 18 | Mauritania | 54.82 | 2008 | ||
| 19 | The Gambia | 54.33 | 2008 | ||
| 20 | Botswana | 54.3 | 2008 | ||
| 21 | Senegal | 54.11 | 2008 | ||
| 22 | Djibouti | 54.04 | 2008 | ||
| 23 | Kenya | 53.84 | 2008 | ||
| 24 | Ethiopia | 53.8 | 2008 | ||
| =25 | Uganda | 52.1 | 2008 | ||
| =25 | Malawi | 52.1 | 2008 | ||
| 27 | Burkina Faso | 51.72 | 2008 | ||
| 28 | Niger | 50.54 | 2008 | ||
| 29 | Cameroon | 50.52 | 2008 | ||
| 30 | South Africa | 49.97 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Equatorial Guinea | 49.07 | 2008 | ||
| 32 | Burundi | 49 | 2008 | ||
| 33 | Somalia | 48.43 | 2008 | ||
| 34 | Rwanda | 48.39 | 2008 | ||
| 35 | Mali | 47.75 | 2008 | ||
| 36 | Chad | 47.48 | 2008 | ||
| 37 | Nigeria | 47.41 | 2008 | ||
| 38 | Mozambique | 47.11 | 2008 | ||
| 39 | Swaziland | 46.39 | 2008 | ||
| 40 | Sierra Leone | 46.36 | 2008 | ||
| 41 | Guinea-Bissau | 46.3 | 2008 | ||
| 42 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 46.11 | 2008 | ||
| 43 | Central African Republic | 45.48 | 2008 | ||
| 44 | Angola | 45.09 | 2008 | ||
| 45 | Zambia | 44.91 | 2008 | ||
| 46 | Lesotho | 44.45 | 2008 | ||
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 43.91 | 2008 |
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Interesting observations about Health > Life expectancy > Male
- Australia ranked first for life expectancy > male amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- Liechtenstein ranked first for life expectancy > male amongst Christian countries in 2008.
- United Arab Emirates ranked first for life expectancy > male amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Sweden ranked first for life expectancy > male amongst European Union in 2008.
- Chile ranked first for life expectancy > male amongst Emerging markets in 2008.
- Iceland ranked first for life expectancy > male amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
- 38 of the bottom 39 countries by life expectancy > male are Sub-Saharan African.
- Israel ranked second for life expectancy > male amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Italy ranked first for life expectancy > male amongst Eurozone in 2008.
- Zimbabwe has ranked last for life expectancy > male since 2001.
