Female life expectancy in South Africa in 2024 — 69.79 years. Ranked 177 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 27.9%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.79 | +0.19 | +0.28% |
| 2023 | 69.6 | +0.56 | +0.81% |
| 2022 | 69.04 | +4.27 | +6.58% |
| 2021 | 64.77 | −3.18 | −4.67% |
| 2020 | 67.95 | −1.27 | −1.83% |
| 2019 | 69.22 | +0.31 | +0.45% |
| 2018 | 68.91 | +0.33 | +0.48% |
| 2017 | 68.58 | +0.66 | +0.98% |
| 2016 | 67.92 | +0.89 | +1.33% |
| 2015 | 67.03 | +0.84 | +1.27% |
| 2014 | 66.18 | +0.94 | +1.44% |
| 2013 | 65.24 | +0.82 | +1.27% |
| 2012 | 64.43 | +1.29 | +2.04% |
| 2011 | 63.14 | +1.9 | +3.11% |
| 2010 | 61.24 | +1.55 | +2.59% |
| 2009 | 59.69 | +1.54 | +2.66% |
| 2008 | 58.15 | +1.26 | +2.21% |
| 2007 | 56.89 | +0.96 | +1.72% |
| 2006 | 55.93 | +0.46 | +0.83% |
| 2005 | 55.47 | −0.29 | −0.52% |
| 2004 | 55.75 | −0.51 | −0.91% |
| 2003 | 56.27 | −1.44 | −2.49% |
| 2002 | 57.7 | −1.79 | −3.01% |
| 2001 | 59.49 | −1.59 | −2.6% |
| 2000 | 61.08 | −0.96 | −1.56% |
| 1999 | 62.05 | −0.85 | −1.35% |
| 1998 | 62.9 | −0.76 | −1.19% |
| 1997 | 63.66 | −0.81 | −1.25% |
| 1996 | 64.46 | −0.7 | −1.07% |
| 1995 | 65.16 | −0.83 | −1.25% |
| 1994 | 65.99 | −0.52 | −0.78% |
| 1993 | 66.5 | −0.3 | −0.45% |
| 1992 | 66.81 | −0.16 | −0.24% |
| 1991 | 66.97 | +0.07 | +0.11% |
| 1990 | 66.89 | +0.06 | +0.09% |
| 1989 | 66.83 | +0.21 | +0.31% |
| 1988 | 66.63 | +0.42 | +0.63% |
| 1987 | 66.21 | +0.32 | +0.49% |
| 1986 | 65.89 | +0.42 | +0.64% |
| 1985 | 65.47 | +0.54 | +0.83% |
| 1984 | 64.92 | +0.57 | +0.88% |
| 1983 | 64.36 | +0.53 | +0.83% |
| 1982 | 63.83 | +0.57 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 63.26 | +0.53 | +0.84% |
| 1980 | 62.73 | +0.61 | +0.98% |
| 1979 | 62.12 | +0.56 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 61.57 | +0.55 | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 61.02 | +0.61 | +1.01% |
| 1976 | 60.41 | +0.51 | +0.86% |
| 1975 | 59.89 | +0.45 | +0.76% |
| 1974 | 59.44 | +0.4 | +0.67% |
| 1973 | 59.05 | +0.32 | +0.54% |
| 1972 | 58.73 | +0.31 | +0.52% |
| 1971 | 58.43 | +0.35 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 58.08 | +0.3 | +0.53% |
| 1969 | 57.77 | +0.29 | +0.51% |
| 1968 | 57.48 | +0.28 | +0.49% |
| 1967 | 57.2 | +0.28 | +0.48% |
| 1966 | 56.92 | +0.33 | +0.58% |
| 1965 | 56.6 | +0.23 | +0.41% |
| 1964 | 56.36 | +0.32 | +0.57% |
| 1963 | 56.05 | +0.37 | +0.66% |
| 1962 | 55.68 | +0.46 | +0.83% |
| 1961 | 55.22 | +0.64 | +1.17% |
| 1960 | 54.58 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.
Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography Life expectancy at birthLife expectancy at birth — how many years a newborn will live on average.
Mortality Adult mortality rate, femaleHow many women out of a thousand fifteen-year-olds will not live to sixty.
Mortality Maternal mortality ratioThe number of deaths of women from causes related to pregnancy per 100,000 live births.
