Male Life Expectancy at Birth for African Countries in 2003

According to data from the World Bank, in 2003, among all African countries, Tunisia had the highest Male life expectancy at birth in Africa (70.99 years), followed by Algeria (70.84 years), and Libya (69.25 years). On the other hand, Lesotho had the lowest Male life expectancy at birth in Africa in 2003 (42.87 years).

The chart and table below shows the Male life expectancy of African countries in 2003.

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".