Channel Islands vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, female
Channel Islands
83.3 years
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
64.96 years
in 2024
Channel Islands rank
46th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
44th
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Channel Islands
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Channel Islands currently reports 83.3 years against 64.96 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.34 years.
That makes Channel Islands's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Channel Islands has been ahead every year.
Channel Islands ranks 46th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Channel Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Channel Islands | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.25 years | 44.81 years | 30.44 years | Channel Islands |
| 1970s | 75.92 years | 48.22 years | 27.7 years | Channel Islands |
| 1980s | 78.02 years | 51.11 years | 26.91 years | Channel Islands |
| 1990s | 79.88 years | 52.03 years | 27.85 years | Channel Islands |
| 2000s | 82.14 years | 55.13 years | 27.01 years | Channel Islands |
| 2010s | 83.52 years | 60.95 years | 22.57 years | Channel Islands |
| 2020s | 83.08 years | 63.96 years | 19.12 years | Channel Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Channel Islands or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Channel Islands, at 83.3 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 Channel Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 18.34 years, with Channel Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Channel Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Channel Islands and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Channel Islands ranks 46th 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.