The following countries are generally considered to have some of the lowest life expectancy at birth for females.
- Sierra Leone
- Central African Republic
- Lesotho
- Chad
- Nigeria
- Ivory Coast
- Cameroon
- Mali
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea-Bissau
Countries with Lowest Life Expectancy at Birth – Female |
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| Rank | Country | Life expectancy at birth Female (2015) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eswatini(Swaziland) | 48.1 |
| 2 | Lesotho | 50.0 |
| 3 | Sierra Leone | 51.9 |
| 4 | Côte d’Ivoire | 52.8 |
| 5 | Chad | 53.0 |
| 6 | Central African Republic | 53.4 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 53.4 |
| 8 | Angola | 54.2 |
| 9 | Mozambique | 56.8 |
| 10 | South Sudan | 57.1 |
Other Countries with Lowest Life Expectancy at Birth – Female |
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| Rank | Country | Life expectancy at birth Female (2015) |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Cameroon | 57.1 |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.3 |
| 13 | Mali | 58.3 |
| 14 | Burundi | 59.2 |
| 15 | Equatorial Guinea | 59.4 |
| 16 | South Africa | 59.5 |
| 17 | Guinea | 59.7 |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 60.3 |
| 19 | Congo (Democratic Republic of the) | 60.5 |
| 20 | Zimbabwe | 60.7 |
| 21 | Togo | 60.9 |
| 22 | Uganda | 61.1 |
| 23 | Benin | 61.2 |
| 24 | Gambia | 61.9 |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 62.0 |
| 26 | Liberia | 62.2 |
| 27 | Ghana | 62.5 |
| 28 | Zambia | 62.9 |
| 29 | Niger | 62.9 |
| 30 | Djibouti | 64.0 |
| 31 | Kenya | 64.1 |
| 32 | Congo | 64.4 |
| 33 | Mauritania | 64.7 |
| 34 | Malawi | 64.8 |
| 35 | Papua New Guinea | 65.0 |
| 36 | Haiti | 65.3 |
| 37 | Comoros | 65.3 |
| 38 | Sudan | 65.3 |
| 39 | Yemen | 65.4 |
| 40 | Gabon | 65.7 |
Source: http://hdr.undp.org/