The numbers are stark. It’s not looking good for anyone over 50 in the African Countries that make up the bottom 20 of the list where World life expectancy figures are compared. These figures are the latest available, from the World Health Organisation (WHO) 2015 Research Data.
| Countries with the LOWEST Life Expectancy | Country Ranking | Life Expectancy – Age |
| Burkina Faso | 163 | 59.9 |
| Togo | 163 | 59.9 |
| DR Congo | 165 | 59.8 |
| Burundi | 166 | 59.6 |
| Guinea | 167 | 59 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 168 | 58.9 |
| Swaziland | 168 | 58.9 |
| Malawi | 170 | 58.3 |
| Mali | 171 | 58.2 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 171 | 58.2 |
| Mozambique | 173 | 57.6 |
| South Sudan | 174 | 57.3 |
| Cameroon | 174 | 57.3 |
| Somalia | 176 | 55 |
| Nigeria | 177 | 54.5 |
| Lesotho | 178 | 53.7 |
| Cote d’Ivoire | 179 | 53.3 |
| Chad | 180 | 53.1 |
| Central African Republic | 181 | 52.5 |
| Angola | 182 | 52.4 |
| Sierra Leone | 183 | 50.1 |
| Countries with the HIGHEST Life Expectancy | Country Ranking | Life Expectancy – Age |
| Japan | 1 | 83.7 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 83.4 |
| Singapore | 3 | 83.1 |
| Australia | 4 | 82.8 |
| Spain | 4 | 82.8 |
| Iceland | 6 | 82.7 |
| Italy | 6 | 82.7 |
| Israel | 8 | 82.5 |
| Sweden | 9 | 82.4 |
| France | 9 | 82.4 |
| South Korea | 11 | 82.3 |
| Canada | 12 | 82.2 |
| Luxembourg | 13 | 82 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 81.9 |
| Norway | 15 | 81.8 |
| Malta | 16 | 81.7 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 81.6 |
| Austria | 18 | 81.5 |
| Ireland | 19 | 81.4 |
| United Kingdom | 20 | 81.2 |
