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South Africa Average Life Expectancy 1960-2025

Name: South Africa Life Expectancy
Creator: World Bank
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59.4 65 data points

Life expectancy at birth, total · World Bank

South Africa's average life expectancy from 1960 to 2025 was 59.4, based on 65 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	65.1	−1.0	190th
2023	66.1	+0.7	181st
2022	65.5	+3.4	182nd
2021	62.0	−3.1	190th
2020	65.2	−0.9	178th
2019	66.1	+0.3	174th
2018	65.7	+0.3	176th
2017	65.4	+0.7	174th
2016	64.7	+0.7	175th
2015	64.1	+0.9	176th
2014	63.2	+0.8	180th
2013	62.4	+0.7	182nd
2012	61.7	+1.1	183rd
2011	60.6	+1.7	187th
2010	58.9	+1.5	189th
2009	57.4	+1.4	192nd
2008	56.0	+1.0	195th
2007	54.9	+0.7	198th
2006	54.2	+0.3	199th
2005	53.9	−0.0	197th
2004	54.0	−0.3	193rd
2003	54.2	−1.3	190th
2002	55.6	−1.6	186th
2001	57.2	−1.2	182nd
2000	58.4	−0.8	173rd
1999	59.2	−0.7	169th
1998	59.9	−0.6	167th
1997	60.5	−0.5	166th
1996	61.1	−0.5	155th
1995	61.6	−0.5	154th
1994	62.1	−0.5	154th
1993	62.6	−0.2	148th
1992	62.8	−0.1	147th
1991	63.0	+0.0	144th
1990	62.9	−0.1	142nd
1989	63.0	+0.1	139th
1988	62.9	+0.2	138th
1987	62.7	+0.3	139th
1986	62.4	+0.2	139th
1985	62.2	+0.4	138th
1984	61.8	+0.4	137th
1983	61.4	+0.5	138th
1982	60.9	+0.5	138th
1981	60.4	+0.5	141st
1980	60.0	+0.5	143rd
1979	59.5	+0.5	143rd
1978	59.0	+0.5	144th
1977	58.5	+0.5	144th
1976	58.0	+0.4	145th
1975	57.6	+0.5	145th
1974	57.1	+0.4	142nd
1973	56.7	+0.3	144th
1972	56.4	+0.4	141st
1971	56.0	+0.3	141st
1970	55.7	+0.2	140th
1969	55.4	+0.2	138th
1968	55.2	+0.2	137th
1967	55.0	+0.2	133rd
1966	54.7	+0.3	131st
1965	54.4	+0.2	129th
1964	54.2	+0.3	129th
1963	53.9	+0.3	127th
1962	53.6	+0.5	127th
1961	53.1	+0.5	125th
1960	52.6	–	124th

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