Cyprus vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Life expectancy at birth, female

Cyprus
83.8 years
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
64.96 years
in 2024
Cyprus rank
39th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd

Life expectancy at birth, female over time

  • Cyprus
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 83.8 years against 64.96 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.84 years.

That makes Cyprus's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.

Cyprus ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 218 countries.

Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cyprus Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1960s 68.86 years 44.81 years 24.04 years Cyprus
1970s 72.84 years 48.22 years 24.62 years Cyprus
1980s 77.03 years 51.11 years 25.92 years Cyprus
1990s 79.32 years 52.03 years 27.29 years Cyprus
2000s 81.8 years 55.14 years 26.66 years Cyprus
2010s 83.68 years 60.95 years 22.73 years Cyprus
2020s 83.34 years 63.96 years 19.38 years Cyprus

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Cyprus or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Cyprus, at 83.8 years against 64.96 years in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Cyprus and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18.84 years, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Cyprus and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
Cyprus ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd 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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

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.