Germany vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, male
Germany
78.5 years
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
60.68 years
in 2024
Germany rank
47th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
45th
Life expectancy at birth, male over time
- Germany
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Germany currently reports 78.5 years against 60.68 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17.82 years.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 65 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th of 218 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 67.37 years | 41.1 years | 26.27 years | Germany |
| 1970s | 68.4 years | 44.54 years | 23.86 years | Germany |
| 1980s | 70.91 years | 47.23 years | 23.68 years | Germany |
| 1990s | 73.26 years | 48.68 years | 24.58 years | Germany |
| 2000s | 76.14 years | 52.49 years | 23.65 years | Germany |
| 2010s | 78.35 years | 57.42 years | 20.93 years | Germany |
| 2020s | 78.53 years | 59.74 years | 18.78 years | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Germany or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Germany, at 78.5 years against 60.68 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17.82 years, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Germany and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Germany ranks 47th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 45th 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
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.