Qatar vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Life expectancy at birth, female
Qatar
83.48 years
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
64.96 years
in 2024
Qatar rank
43rd
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
42nd
Life expectancy at birth, female over time
- Qatar
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 83.48 years against 64.96 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.52 years.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.
Qatar ranks 43rd and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 42nd of 218 countries.
Qatar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 63.13 years | 44.81 years | 18.31 years | Qatar |
| 1970s | 69.32 years | 48.22 years | 21.1 years | Qatar |
| 1980s | 73.04 years | 51.11 years | 21.93 years | Qatar |
| 1990s | 75.14 years | 52.03 years | 23.1 years | Qatar |
| 2000s | 77.84 years | 55.14 years | 22.71 years | Qatar |
| 2010s | 82.5 years | 60.95 years | 21.55 years | Qatar |
| 2020s | 82.8 years | 63.96 years | 18.84 years | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, female, Qatar or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Qatar, at 83.48 years against 64.96 years in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, female between Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 18.52 years, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Qatar and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Qatar ranks 43rd 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
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.