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Life expectancy at birth (years) — OWID

Period life expectancy at birth, via Our World in Data (cross-source comparator). Source: OWID. Filtered to the 54 African states. Refreshed 2026-07-28.

4,045 rows· 6 columns· Africa (54 countries), 1921–2023· Source: OWID· Updated 1 Aug 2026

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iso3	country	region	year #	value #	unit
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1923	28.822	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1933	31.22	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1943	33.72	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1950	42.6787	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1951	43.3012	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1952	43.4651	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1953	43.6004	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1954	40.6404	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1955	40.8697	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1956	40.9093	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1957	40.9191	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1958	40.9028	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1959	40.8828	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1960	40.8388	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1961	40.7916	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1962	39.5266	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1963	43.1431	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1964	42.9867	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1965	42.8455	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1966	42.7454	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1967	42.7307	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1968	42.806	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1969	42.991	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1970	43.328	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1971	43.7823	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1972	44.384	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1973	45.1016	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1974	45.9531	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1975	46.9211	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1976	48.0338	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1977	49.2492	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1978	50.6152	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1979	52.409	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1980	54.5124	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1981	57.4223	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1982	59.5944	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1983	61.2511	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1984	62.7219	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1985	64.155	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1986	65.2728	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1987	66.13	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1988	66.9097	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1989	67.4609	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1990	67.6584	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1991	67.6919	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1992	67.7245	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1993	67.7974	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1994	67.2844	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1995	67.6914	years
DZA	Algeria	Northern	1996	68.2186	years

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Data dictionary

Column	Type	Description
iso3	text	ISO-3166 alpha-3 country code
country	text	Country name
region	text	African subregion
year	number	Calendar year
value	number	Observed value
unit	text	Unit of measure

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LeadAfrik Public Economics Hub. "Life expectancy at birth (years) — OWID." Source: OWID. Updated 1 Aug 2026. Retrieved from https://www.leadafrik.com/data/explore/owid-life-expectancy

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