Which country has the highest Life Expectancy UN?

Reunion has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 83.9 years, followed by Tunisia (77.1 years) and Algeria (76.9 years).

Which country has the lowest Life Expectancy UN?

Nigeria has the lowest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 55.0 years.

What is the median Life Expectancy UN across countries?

The median is 66.5 years across the 57 countries with data in 2026.

Where does this life expectancy in africa data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth for both sexes combined (years) - United Nations.

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Life Expectancy in Africa

Name: Life Expectancy in Africa
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Reunion has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026 (83.9 years), followed by Tunisia (77.1 years) and Algeria (76.9 years). Nigeria has the lowest (55.0 years).

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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

66.5 years

Middle half 62.6 years – 69.4 years

Average

66.7 years

57 countries

Highest

83.9 years

Reunion

Lowest

55.0 years

Nigeria

Over time · 2020–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

Median of all countries
Reunion
Tunisia
Algeria
Mayotte
Cape Verde

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57 countries · # = rank by Life Expectancy UN

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1	Reunion	83.9 years	86.68	80.94	—	—	—
2	Tunisia	77.1 years	79.68	74.55	77	79	74
3	Algeria	76.9 years	78.34	75.51	76	78	75
4	Mayotte	76.6 years	78.85	74.63	—	—	—
5	Cape Verde	76.6 years	79.68	73.44	76	79	73
6	Morocco	75.9 years	78.13	73.71	75	78	73
7	Mauritius	75.4 years	78.65	72.46	73	77	70
8	Libya	75.2 years	77.83	72.71	69	70	68
9	Seychelles	73.3 years	76.98	70.37	75	79	71
10	Egypt	72.2 years	74.41	69.98	72	74	69
11	Western Sahara	72.0 years	74.22	70.24	—	—	—
12	Sao Tome and Principe	70.3 years	74.26	66.74	70	74	66
13	Botswana	69.6 years	72.17	67.03	69	72	67
14	Eritrea	69.4 years	71.48	67.23	69	71	67
15	Senegal	69.4 years	71.51	67.42	69	71	67
16	Mauritania	69.2 years	71.2	67.09	68	70	66
17	Uganda	68.9 years	71.83	65.9	68	71	65
18	Gabon	68.9 years	71.64	66.4	68	71	66
19	Rwanda	68.5 years	70.63	66.12	68	70	65
20	Ethiopia	68.2 years	71.58	64.88	67	71	64
21	Malawi	67.9 years	71.14	64.61	67	71	64
22	Namibia	67.8 years	71.78	63.73	67	71	63
23	Tanzania	67.6 years	70.44	64.78	67	70	64
24	Comoros	67.5 years	69.69	65.43	67	69	65
25	Sudan	66.9 years	70.21	63.78	66	70	63
26	Zambia	66.9 years	69.27	64.42	66	—	64
27	South Africa	66.7 years	70.16	63.12	66	70	63
28	Djibouti	66.6 years	69.18	64.11	66	69	64
29	Gambia	66.5 years	68.18	64.71	66	68	64
30	Republic of the Congo	66.4 years	68.17	64.7	66	67	64
31	Ghana	66.1 years	68.57	63.67	65	68	63
32	Angola	65.2 years	67.73	62.62	65	67	62
33	Guinea-Bissau	64.6 years	66.91	62.13	64	66	62
34	Eswatini	64.5 years	67.41	61.58	64	67	61
35	Cameroon	64.5 years	66.79	62.3	64	66	62
36	Equatorial Guinea	64.3 years	66.33	62.58	64	66	62
37	Madagascar	64.3 years	66.06	62.51	64	65	62
38	Kenya	64.2 years	66.51	61.96	64	66	61
39	Mozambique	64.1 years	67.11	60.83	64	67	60
39	Burundi	64.1 years	66.24	62.04	64	66	62
41	Zimbabwe	63.6 years	65.9	61.01	63	—	60
42	Togo	63.3 years	63.61	63.03	63	63	63
43	Liberia	62.6 years	63.97	61.27	62	63	61
44	Ivory Coast	62.4 years	64.66	60.47	62	64	60
45	DR Congo	62.4 years	64.57	60.25	62	64	60
46	Sierra Leone	62.3 years	64.09	60.57	62	64	60
47	Niger	61.9 years	62.9	60.9	61	62	60
48	Burkina Faso	61.7 years	63.81	59.45	61	63	59
49	Benin	61.3 years	62.81	59.84	61	62	59
50	Guinea	61.2 years	62.44	59.95	61	62	60
51	Mali	61.1 years	62.62	59.66	60	62	59
52	Somalia	59.3 years	61.86	56.77	59	61	56
53	Lesotho	58.6 years	61.29	55.85	57	60	55
54	Central African Republic	58.2 years	60.06	55.97	57	59	55
55	South Sudan	58.0 years	60.98	54.99	58	61	55
56	Chad	55.6 years	57.56	53.68	55	57	53
57	Nigeria	55.0 years	55.3	54.6	54	55	54

What correlates with Life Expectancy UN (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,307 other country metrics sharing at least 35 countries. Correlation is not causation.

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Places that have a higher Life Expectancy UN tend to score higher on these

Life Expectancy at Birth (Years)Health Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 54
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GDI Male Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 54
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GDI Female Life ExpectancyGender Development Index by Country
r = +0.98 · very strong · n = 54
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Life ExpectancyHappy Planet Index by Country
r = +0.94 · very strong · n = 41
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Life ExpectancyPast Life Expectancy by Country
r = +0.92 · very strong · n = 57
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LPI Health ScoreBest Healthcare in the World
r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 54
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Places that have a higher Life Expectancy UN tend to score lower on these

Infant Mortality RateInfant Mortality Rate by Country
r = −0.91 · very strong · n = 54
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Infant Deaths per 1,000 BirthsHealth Indicators by Country (World Bank)
r = −0.89 · very strong · n = 54
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Neonatal Mortality RateNeonatal Mortality Rate by Country
r = −0.86 · very strong · n = 54
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Maternal MortalityMost Dangerous Countries for Women
r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 54
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Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 45
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Maternal Mortality RateMaternal Mortality Rate by Country
r = −0.82 · very strong · n = 54
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest Life Expectancy UN?: Reunion has the highest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 83.9 years, followed by Tunisia (77.1 years) and Algeria (76.9 years).
Which country has the lowest Life Expectancy UN?: Nigeria has the lowest Life Expectancy UN in 2026, at 55.0 years.
What is the median Life Expectancy UN across countries?: The median is 66.5 years across the 57 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this life expectancy in africa data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, male (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth, female (years) - World Bank; Life expectancy at birth for both sexes combined (years) - United Nations.

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