Countries with the Lowest Average Life Expectancy

Ordered list of the 50 countries with the lowest life expectancy at birth; characterization of each of the top ten countries…

List of countries with the lowest average life expectancy

Over the last few decades, average life expectancy at birth has increased dramatically, exceeding 80 years in many countries. However, many countries still maintain very low longevity indicators, especially in the case of Sub-Saharan Africa.

Top Ten countries with the lowest average life expectancy

10th – Chad

In Chad, the average life expectancy does not exceed 57.2 years, which makes this African country the tenth country in the world where the population has the lowest longevity.

9th – Swaziland

With an average lifespan of just 56.3 years, Swaziland is the ninth country in the world with the lowest average life expectancy at birth.

8th – Niger

Niger is yet another African country with low longevity. In this country, the average life expectancy at birth is, as in Swaziland, only 56.3 years.

7th – Uganda

The seventh position of the countries with the lowest average life expectancy at birth is occupied by Uganda, a country where the average life expectancy is only 56.3 years.

6th – Mozambique

Mozambique is also in the top ten countries with the lowest life expectancy at birth; in this Portuguese-speaking country, the average lifespan is only 54.1 years.

5th – Central African Republic

In the Central African Republic, a country martyred by war for several decades, the average life expectancy at birth does not exceed 53.3 years.

4th – Somalia

In Somalia, the average life expectancy does not go beyond 53.2 years, which makes this African country the fourth country in the world where the population has the lowest longevity.

3rd – Zambia

With an average life expectancy at birth of only 53.0, Zambia leads the podium of countries where the population is less likely to live.

2nd – Lesotho

The second position of the countries with the lowest life expectancy at birth is occupied by Lesotho. In this small southern African country, the average lifespan is only 53.0 years.

1st – Afghanistan

The list of countries with the lowest life expectancy at birth is led by Afghanistan, the only non-African country in the top ten. In Afghanistan the average lifespan is only 52.1 years.

Ordered list of the 50 countries with the highest life expectancy

Rank	Country	Expect Avg Life
1	Afghanistan	52.10
2	Lesotho	53.00
3	Zambia	53.00
4	Somalia	53.20
5	Central African Republic	53.30
6	Mozambique	54.10
7	Uganda	56.30
8	Niger	56.30
9	Swaziland	57.20
10	Chad	57.50
11	Democratic Rep. of Congo	58.10
12	Sierra Leone	59.00
13	Nigeria	59.30
14	Cameroon	59.40
15	Costa do Marfim	60.10
16	Congo Republic	60.30
17	Angola	60.60
18	Mali	60.80
19	Zimbabwe	61.10
20	Guinea Bissau	61.40
21	Burundi	61.40
22	Burkina Faso	61.80
23	guinea	62.10
24	Malawi	62.20
25	Senegal	62.50
26	Benin	62.70
27	Ethiopia	63.00
28	Tanzania	63.10
29	Botswana	63.80
30	Western Sahara	63.80
31	Mauritania	63.80
32	Liberia	63.80
33	Djibouti	64.00
34	South Africa	64.10
35	Namibia	64.40
36	Rwanda	64.50
37	Kenya	64.60
38	Haiti	64.60
39	comoros	64.90
40	Laos	65.00
41	Equatorial Guinea	65.00
42	Cambodia	65.20
43	Gambia	65.40
44	eritrea	65.60
45	Sao Tome and Principe	65.70
46	Togo	65.80
47	Sudan	65.80
48	Yemen	66.20
49	Madagascar	66.60
50	Kiribati	66.90

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