Chile vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, female
Chile
83.23 years
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
64.96 years
in 2024
Chile rank
47th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Chile
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Chile currently reports 83.23 years against 64.96 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.27 years.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Chile has been ahead every year.
Chile ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.24 years | 44.81 years | 17.43 years | Chile |
| 1970s | 68.76 years | 48.22 years | 20.55 years | Chile |
| 1980s | 74.6 years | 51.11 years | 23.49 years | Chile |
| 1990s | 78.26 years | 52.03 years | 26.23 years | Chile |
| 2000s | 80.98 years | 55.13 years | 25.85 years | Chile |
| 2010s | 82.13 years | 60.95 years | 21.18 years | Chile |
| 2020s | 82.28 years | 63.96 years | 18.32 years | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Chile or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Chile, at 83.23 years against 64.96 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 18.27 years, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Chile ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.