Female life expectancy in Southern Africa in 2024 — 69.59 years. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 28.4%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 69.59 | +0.2 | +0.29% |
| 2023 | 69.39 | +0.68 | +0.99% |
| 2022 | 68.71 | +4.24 | +6.57% |
| 2021 | 64.47 | −3.14 | −4.64% |
| 2020 | 67.61 | −1.05 | −1.53% |
| 2019 | 68.66 | +0.39 | +0.57% |
| 2018 | 68.28 | +0.41 | +0.61% |
| 2017 | 67.87 | +0.72 | +1.07% |
| 2016 | 67.15 | +0.91 | +1.38% |
| 2015 | 66.23 | +0.88 | +1.34% |
| 2014 | 65.36 | +0.96 | +1.49% |
| 2013 | 64.4 | +0.84 | +1.33% |
| 2012 | 63.56 | +1.28 | +2.05% |
| 2011 | 62.28 | +1.77 | +2.92% |
| 2010 | 60.51 | +1.49 | +2.52% |
| 2009 | 59.02 | +1.46 | +2.54% |
| 2008 | 57.56 | +1.2 | +2.13% |
| 2007 | 56.36 | +1 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 55.36 | +0.44 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 54.92 | −0.22 | −0.4% |
| 2004 | 55.14 | −0.45 | −0.82% |
| 2003 | 55.6 | −1.31 | −2.3% |
| 2002 | 56.9 | −1.63 | −2.78% |
| 2001 | 58.53 | −1.52 | −2.53% |
| 2000 | 60.05 | −1 | −1.63% |
| 1999 | 61.05 | −0.89 | −1.44% |
| 1998 | 61.94 | −0.84 | −1.33% |
| 1997 | 62.77 | −0.86 | −1.35% |
| 1996 | 63.64 | −0.76 | −1.18% |
| 1995 | 64.4 | −0.86 | −1.32% |
| 1994 | 65.26 | −0.6 | −0.9% |
| 1993 | 65.86 | −0.39 | −0.6% |
| 1992 | 66.25 | −0.24 | −0.37% |
| 1991 | 66.5 | −0.02 | −0.03% |
| 1990 | 66.52 | −0.01 | −0.01% |
| 1989 | 66.52 | +0.17 | +0.25% |
| 1988 | 66.36 | +0.33 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 66.02 | +0.29 | +0.45% |
| 1986 | 65.73 | +0.39 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 65.34 | +0.52 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 64.82 | +0.57 | +0.89% |
| 1983 | 64.25 | +0.49 | +0.76% |
| 1982 | 63.76 | +0.57 | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 63.2 | +0.53 | +0.85% |
| 1980 | 62.66 | +0.6 | +0.97% |
| 1979 | 62.06 | +0.57 | +0.93% |
| 1978 | 61.49 | +0.57 | +0.94% |
| 1977 | 60.92 | +0.63 | +1.04% |
| 1976 | 60.29 | +0.53 | +0.89% |
| 1975 | 59.76 | +0.48 | +0.81% |
| 1974 | 59.28 | +0.41 | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 58.87 | +0.35 | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 58.52 | +0.33 | +0.57% |
| 1971 | 58.19 | +0.37 | +0.65% |
| 1970 | 57.82 | +0.33 | +0.57% |
| 1969 | 57.49 | +0.32 | +0.55% |
| 1968 | 57.17 | +0.31 | +0.55% |
| 1967 | 56.86 | +0.3 | +0.52% |
| 1966 | 56.56 | +0.35 | +0.62% |
| 1965 | 56.22 | +0.26 | +0.46% |
| 1964 | 55.96 | +0.33 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 55.63 | +0.36 | +0.66% |
| 1962 | 55.27 | +0.45 | +0.83% |
| 1961 | 54.81 | +0.62 | +1.14% |
| 1960 | 54.19 | — | — |
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.