Male Life Expectancy at Birth for African Countries in 1979

According to data from the World Bank, in 1979, among all African countries, Seychelles had the highest Male life expectancy at birth in Africa (64.93 years), followed by Mauritius (62.26 years), and Libya (62.02 years). On the other hand, South Sudan had the lowest Male life expectancy at birth in Africa in 1979 (37.12 years).

The chart and table below shows the Male life expectancy of African countries in 1979.

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".