Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Northern Africa

Life expectancy at birth in Northern Africa in 2024 — 72.3 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 64.9%.

2024 72.3 years +0.32% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 72.3 years2024
Period minimum 43.9 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Northern Africa, 1960–2024405060708019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.9 years1962: 45 years1964: 46.6 years1966: 47.4 years1968: 48.2 years1970: 48.9 years1972: 50 years1974: 51.2 years1976: 52.5 years1978: 54.1 years1980: 55.9 years1982: 57.8 years1984: 58.6 years1986: 60.8 years1988: 62 years1990: 62.9 years1992: 63.7 years1994: 64.4 years1996: 65.3 years1998: 66.1 years2000: 66.9 years2002: 67.5 years2004: 67.5 years2006: 68.4 years2008: 68.9 years2010: 69.6 years2012: 70 years2014: 70.4 years2016: 70.9 years2018: 71.5 years2020: 70.3 years2022: 71.8 years2024: 72.3 years
Change over the period: +28.5 (+64.95%) Average annual rate: 0.79 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Northern Africa

Northern Africa 72.3 years
World 73.5 years
Life expectancy at birth — Northern Africa, by year Northern Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 72.3 +0.2 +0.32%
2023 72.1 +0.3 +0.43%
2022 71.8 +1.7 +2.43%
2021 70.1 −0.2 −0.31%
2020 70.3 −1.4 −1.91%
2019 71.7 +0.2 +0.29%
2018 71.5 +0.2 +0.35%
2017 71.2 +0.3 +0.41%
2016 70.9 +0.3 +0.36%
2015 70.7 +0.2 +0.35%
2014 70.4 +0.3 +0.38%
2013 70.2 +0.2 +0.25%
2012 70 +0.3 +0.44%
2011 69.7 +0.1 +0.2%
2010 69.6 +0.2 +0.32%
2009 69.3 +0.4 +0.59%
2008 68.9 +0.1 +0.21%
2007 68.8 +0.3 +0.5%
2006 68.4 +0.7 +1.02%
2005 67.8 +0.3 +0.39%
2004 67.5 −0 −0.02%
2003 67.5 +0 +0.06%
2002 67.5 +0.3 +0.42%
2001 67.2 +0.3 +0.47%
2000 66.9 +0.3 +0.51%
1999 66.5 +0.4 +0.61%
1998 66.1 +0.4 +0.57%
1997 65.8 +0.5 +0.7%
1996 65.3 +0.4 +0.69%
1995 64.9 +0.4 +0.7%
1994 64.4 +0.4 +0.57%
1993 64 +0.4 +0.59%
1992 63.7 +0.4 +0.62%
1991 63.3 +0.4 +0.57%
1990 62.9 +0.5 +0.78%
1989 62.4 +0.5 +0.75%
1988 62 +0.6 +0.94%
1987 61.4 +0.6 +1.02%
1986 60.8 +1.4 +2.32%
1985 59.4 +0.8 +1.32%
1984 58.6 +0.8 +1.34%
1983 57.9 +0 +0%
1982 57.8 +0.9 +1.54%
1981 57 +1.1 +1.89%
1980 55.9 +1 +1.82%
1979 54.9 +0.9 +1.59%
1978 54.1 +0.7 +1.39%
1977 53.3 +0.8 +1.46%
1976 52.5 +0.7 +1.36%
1975 51.8 +0.7 +1.31%
1974 51.2 +0.8 +1.52%
1973 50.4 +0.4 +0.84%
1972 50 +0.5 +1.06%
1971 49.5 +0.5 +1.04%
1970 48.9 +0.4 +0.91%
1969 48.5 +0.3 +0.64%
1968 48.2 +0.5 +0.98%
1967 47.7 +0.3 +0.65%
1966 47.4 +0.4 +0.86%
1965 47 +0.4 +0.91%
1964 46.6 +0.4 +0.97%
1963 46.1 +1.2 +2.58%
1962 45 +0.4 +0.82%
1961 44.6 +0.8 +1.73%
1960 43.9

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.