Male Life Expectancy at Birth for African Countries in 2002

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2002, among all African countries, Tunisia had the highest Male life expectancy at birth in Africa (70.77 years), followed by Algeria (70.51 years), and Libya (69.06 years). On the other hand, Eswatini had the lowest Male life expectancy at birth in Africa in 2002 (43.79 years).

The chart and table below shows the Male life expectancy of African countries in 2002.

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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Male Life Expectancy at Birth for African Countries in 2002 (Years)
Male Life Expectancy at Birth for African Countries in 2002
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Country Male Life Expectancy
Algeria 70.51
Angola 45.45
Benin 55.34
Botswana 50.59
Burkina Faso 49.95
Burundi 47.94
Cape Verde 65.36
Cameroon 52.76
Republic of Congo 55.73
Ivory Coast 50.62
Democratic Republic of the Congo 50.42
Djibouti 56.02
Central African Republic 45.91
Chad 47.25
Egypt 65.5
Equatorial Guinea 52.99
Eritrea 57.23
Eswatini 43.79
Ethiopia 51.26
Gabon 60.69
Gambia 55.93
Ghana 57.46
Guinea 52.66
Guinea-Bissau 49.46
Kenya 55.84
Lesotho 43.84
Liberia 52.6
Libya 69.06
Madagascar 58.02
Malawi 46.6
Mali 51.5
Mauritania 60.32
Mauritius 68.6
Morocco 65.95
Mozambique 49.42
Zambia 47.7
Zimbabwe 45.14
Tanzania 53.7
Uganda 49.55
Tunisia 70.77
Togo 54.4
Sudan 56.63
Somalia 49.4
South Africa 53.22
South Sudan 48.45
Sierra Leone 45.2
Senegal 57.2
Rwanda 49.91
Niger 50.29
Nigeria 47.5
Namibia 50.2
Comoros 58.18
Sao Tome and Principe 59.82
Seychelles 66.6

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.