This paper empirically investigated the drivers of life expectancy in North Africa using secondary data from World Development Indicators (WDI) for the period between 1985 and 2018. The study utilized a Panel Fixed Effect Least Square Dummy Variable Regression model. The result revealed that carbon (iv) oxide emissions per capita, total fertility rate, old-age dependency ratio, infant mortality rate significantly affect life expectancy in North Africa and real per capita gross national income is insignificant. The study recommended that the governments in this sub-region should adequately formulate and implement policy blueprints to improve health outcomes (life expectancy, infant and child mortality rates) and provide adequate social protection measures for the elderly so as to reduce the financial burden on the working population.     

Keywords: Life Expectancy, health outcomes, infant and child mortality rates JEL Classification: H51, I14, I15