Eritrea vs Gabon: Life expectancy at birth, total

Eritrea
68.89 years
in 2024
Gabon
68.51 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
160th
Gabon rank
163rd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Eritrea
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Eritrea currently reports 68.89 years against 68.51 years in Gabon, a difference of 0.382 years.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.

Globally, Eritrea ranks 160th and Gabon ranks 163rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.