Life expectancy at birth, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Life expectancy at birth, female was 64.96 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.96 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
44th
of 47 groups
All-time high
64.96 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.35 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) recorded 64.96 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) peaked at 64.96 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.35 years, in 1960.
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.35 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 44.04 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 44.37 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 44.73 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 45.02 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 45.07 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 45.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1968 | 46 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 46.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 46.61 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 46.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 47.06 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 47.6 years | +1.1% |
| 1974 | 47.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 48.2 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 48.84 years | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 49.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 49.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 50.11 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 50.52 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 50.83 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 51.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 50.36 years | -1.5% |
| 1984 | 50.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 50.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 51.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 51.86 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 51.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 52.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 51.96 years | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 51.72 years | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 51.63 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 51.83 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.15 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 52.09 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 52.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 52.18 years | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 52.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 53.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 54.06 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 54.59 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 55.17 years | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 55.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 56.61 years | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 57.3 years | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 57.86 years | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 58.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 59.03 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 59.84 years | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 60.42 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 60.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 61.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 61.67 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 62.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 62.71 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 63.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 63.33 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.77 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 63.99 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 64.75 years | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 64.96 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 44.81 years | 43.35 years | 46.26 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 48.22 years | 46.61 years | 50.11 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.11 years | 50.36 years | 52.07 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.03 years | 51.63 years | 52.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.13 years | 52.99 years | 57.86 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.95 years | 58.63 years | 63.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.96 years | 62.77 years | 64.96 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- 42 Costa Rica 83.58 years compare
- 43 Qatar 83.48 years compare
- 44 Netherlands 83.4 years compare
- 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 83.33 years compare
- 46 Channel Islands 83.3 years compare
- 47 Chile 83.23 years compare
More health data for Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0235 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, per capita 0.024 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, male, annual growth rate 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0195 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, female, annual growth rate 3.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.83 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) was 64.96 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.96 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.35 years in 1960.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 44th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.