What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The highest recorded value was 57.91 years in 2024.

What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?

The lowest recorded value was 35.93 years in 1960.

How does Africa Western and Central rank for life expectancy at birth, male?

Africa Western and Central ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.

Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Africa Western and Central 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy at birth, male in Africa Western and Central

Name: Life expectancy at birth, male in Africa Western and Central
Creator: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Africa Western and Central: Life expectancy at birth, male was 57.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

57.91 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

Rank

47th

of 47 groups

All-time high

57.91 years

in 2024

All-time low

35.93 years

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Africa Western and Central, 1960–2024

Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

Africa Western and Central recorded 57.91 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Africa Western and Central peaked at 57.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.93 years, in 1960.

Africa Western and Central ranks 47th 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, male in Africa Western and Central, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Africa Western and Central, 1960 to 2024.
Year	years	Change
1960	35.93 years	—
1961	36.18 years	+0.7%
1962	37.03 years	+2.3%
1963	37.27 years	+0.6%
1964	37.5 years	+0.6%
1965	37.78 years	+0.7%
1966	38.03 years	+0.7%
1967	37.67 years	-0.9%
1968	38.45 years	+2.1%
1969	38.79 years	+0.9%
1970	39.74 years	+2.5%
1971	40.19 years	+1.1%
1972	40.76 years	+1.4%
1973	41.24 years	+1.2%
1974	41.78 years	+1.3%
1975	42.25 years	+1.1%
1976	43.29 years	+2.5%
1977	43.9 years	+1.4%
1978	44.39 years	+1.1%
1979	44.81 years	+0.9%
1980	45.14 years	+0.7%
1981	45.49 years	+0.8%
1982	45.77 years	+0.6%
1983	46.03 years	+0.6%
1984	46.2 years	+0.4%
1985	46.36 years	+0.4%
1986	46.52 years	+0.3%
1987	46.6 years	+0.2%
1988	46.91 years	+0.7%
1989	47.06 years	+0.3%
1990	47 years	-0.1%
1991	47.12 years	+0.3%
1992	47.3 years	+0.4%
1993	47.42 years	+0.3%
1994	47.43 years	+0.0%
1995	47.65 years	+0.5%
1996	47.8 years	+0.3%
1997	47.93 years	+0.3%
1998	48.3 years	+0.8%
1999	48.72 years	+0.9%
2000	49.28 years	+1.1%
2001	49.76 years	+1.0%
2002	50.27 years	+1.0%
2003	50.77 years	+1.0%
2004	51.33 years	+1.1%
2005	51.69 years	+0.7%
2006	52.09 years	+0.8%
2007	52.58 years	+0.9%
2008	53.03 years	+0.9%
2009	52.92 years	-0.2%
2010	53.67 years	+1.4%
2011	54.05 years	+0.7%
2012	54.38 years	+0.6%
2013	54.6 years	+0.4%
2014	54.7 years	+0.2%
2015	55.09 years	+0.7%
2016	55.46 years	+0.7%
2017	55.65 years	+0.3%
2018	56.06 years	+0.7%
2019	56.13 years	+0.1%
2020	56.21 years	+0.1%
2021	56.29 years	+0.1%
2022	56.89 years	+1.1%
2023	57.74 years	+1.5%
2024	57.91 years	+0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	37.46 years	35.93 years	38.79 years	10
1970s	42.23 years	39.74 years	44.81 years	10
1980s	46.21 years	45.14 years	47.06 years	10
1990s	47.67 years	47 years	48.72 years	10
2000s	51.37 years	49.28 years	53.03 years	10
2010s	54.98 years	53.67 years	56.13 years	10
2020s	57.01 years	56.21 years	57.91 years	5

Countries ranked near Africa Western and Central

44 Bermuda 79.06 years compare
45 Isle of Man 79.04 years compare
46 Oman 78.72 years compare
47 Germany 78.5 years compare
48 Costa Rica 78.37 years compare
49 Puerto Rico 78.28 years compare
50 Cayman Islands 78.2 years compare

See the full ranking of 266 places →

More health data for Africa Western and Central

Population ages 60-64, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 3.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 65-69, female, per capita 0.0069 units per person (2025)
Population ages 65-69, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 65-69, female, annual growth rate 3.34 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 60-64, male, per capita 0.0087 units per person (2025)
Population ages 60-64, female, per capita 0.0094 units per person (2025)
Population ages 60-64, female, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
Population ages 60-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)

All data for Africa Western and Central →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Africa Western and Central?: Life expectancy at birth, male in Africa Western and Central was 57.91 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The highest recorded value was 57.91 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Africa Western and Central?: The lowest recorded value was 35.93 years in 1960.
How does Africa Western and Central rank for life expectancy at birth, male?: Africa Western and Central ranks 47th out of 47 groups with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Africa Western and Central?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Africa Western and Central 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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: 03 September 2026

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.