Maldives vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, total
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Maldives
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 81.28 years against 62.8 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 18.48 years.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ahead.
Maldives ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 6 and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 40.65 years | 42.9 years | 2.24 years | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) |
| 1970s | 48.9 years | 46.33 years | 2.56 years | Maldives |
| 1980s | 58.69 years | 49.12 years | 9.57 years | Maldives |
| 1990s | 66.6 years | 50.33 years | 16.28 years | Maldives |
| 2000s | 73.93 years | 53.81 years | 20.12 years | Maldives |
| 2010s | 78.33 years | 59.18 years | 19.16 years | Maldives |
| 2020s | 79.97 years | 61.83 years | 18.14 years | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Maldives or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Maldives, at 81.28 years against 62.8 years in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 18.48 years, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Maldives and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Maldives ranks 44th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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.