| Rank | Country | Average life span (year) [9] |
| 1 | Somalia | 57.35 |
| 2 | Mauritania | 75.69 |
| 3 | Sudan | 66.10 |
| 4 | Niger | 62.93 |
| 5 | Iraq | 72.05 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 71.78 |
| 7 | Pakistan | 67.34 |
| 8 | Egypt | 70.81 |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 69.54 |
| 10 | Syria | 72.45 |