Female Life Expectancy at Birth for African Countries in 1986

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 1986, among all African countries, Mauritius had the highest Female life expectancy at birth in Africa (72.68 years), followed by Seychelles (72.6 years), and Libya (70.37 years). On the other hand, South Sudan had the lowest Female life expectancy at birth in Africa in 1986 (34.5 years).

The chart and table below shows the Female life expectancy of African countries in 1986.

You can also see links below for the trend of the life expectancy for each African country.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

Related Topics: World Bank Topic List
Data Source: World Bank.
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Female Life Expectancy at Birth for African Countries in 1986 (Years)
Female Life Expectancy at Birth for African Countries in 1986
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Country Female Life Expectancy
Algeria 66.49
Angola 46.07
Benin 53.58
Botswana 66.51
Burkina Faso 50
Burundi 49.05
Cape Verde 65.45
Cameroon 55.04
Republic of Congo 59.18
Ivory Coast 55.65
Democratic Republic of the Congo 47.83
Djibouti 56.41
Central African Republic 52.2
Chad 48.57
Egypt 61.83
Equatorial Guinea 53.27
Eritrea 41.5
Eswatini 63.44
Ethiopia 40.13
Gabon 61.96
Gambia 49.89
Ghana 55.12
Guinea 46.77
Guinea-Bissau 47.46
Kenya 62.64
Lesotho 63.93
Liberia 45.39
Libya 70.37
Madagascar 52.2
Malawi 46.15
Mali 45.39
Mauritania 57.96
Mauritius 72.68
Morocco 61.42
Mozambique 44.75
Zambia 52.75
Zimbabwe 64.49
Tanzania 54.37
Uganda 49.72
Tunisia 69.26
Togo 56.22
Sudan 57.52
Somalia 49.89
South Africa 65.89
South Sudan 34.5
Sierra Leone 45.03
Senegal 55.25
Rwanda 53.25
Niger 40.19
Nigeria 47.48
Namibia 64.26
Comoros 54.91
Sao Tome and Principe 59.3
Seychelles 72.6

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for African Countries

Use the links below to see the trend of life expectancy at birth for the following African countries.