Chile vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Life expectancy at birth, male

Chile
79.45 years
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa
60.68 years
in 2024
Chile rank
41st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
43rd

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • Chile
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
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How they compare

Chile currently reports 79.45 years against 60.68 years in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 18.77 years.

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

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

Chile ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd 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 Difference Ahead
1960s 56.84 years 41.1 years 15.74 years Chile
1970s 62.64 years 44.55 years 18.09 years Chile
1980s 68.21 years 47.24 years 20.97 years Chile
1990s 71.99 years 48.68 years 23.31 years Chile
2000s 75.36 years 52.49 years 22.87 years Chile
2010s 77.56 years 57.42 years 20.14 years Chile
2020s 77.73 years 59.74 years 17.98 years Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Chile or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Chile, at 79.45 years against 60.68 years in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?
18.77 years, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Chile and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
Chile ranks 41st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 43rd 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, male (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, male (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.