Life expectancy at birth in South Africa in 2024 — 66.3 years. Ranked 183 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 26.1%.
1960–2024 · years
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Africa
| Year | years | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.3 | +0.2 | +0.26% |
| 2023 | 66.1 | +0.7 | +1.05% |
| 2022 | 65.5 | +3.4 | +5.55% |
| 2021 | 62 | −3.1 | −4.82% |
| 2020 | 65.2 | −0.9 | −1.39% |
| 2019 | 66.1 | +0.3 | +0.52% |
| 2018 | 65.7 | +0.3 | +0.46% |
| 2017 | 65.4 | +0.7 | +1.04% |
| 2016 | 64.7 | +0.7 | +1.09% |
| 2015 | 64.1 | +0.9 | +1.38% |
| 2014 | 63.2 | +0.8 | +1.28% |
| 2013 | 62.4 | +0.7 | +1.05% |
| 2012 | 61.7 | +1.1 | +1.87% |
| 2011 | 60.6 | +1.7 | +2.91% |
| 2010 | 58.9 | +1.5 | +2.57% |
| 2009 | 57.4 | +1.4 | +2.56% |
| 2008 | 56 | +1 | +1.88% |
| 2007 | 54.9 | +0.7 | +1.34% |
| 2006 | 54.2 | +0.3 | +0.57% |
| 2005 | 53.9 | −0 | −0.09% |
| 2004 | 54 | −0.3 | −0.52% |
| 2003 | 54.2 | −1.3 | −2.4% |
| 2002 | 55.6 | −1.6 | −2.77% |
| 2001 | 57.2 | −1.2 | −2.07% |
| 2000 | 58.4 | −0.8 | −1.39% |
| 1999 | 59.2 | −0.7 | −1.21% |
| 1998 | 59.9 | −0.6 | −1.03% |
| 1997 | 60.5 | −0.5 | −0.89% |
| 1996 | 61.1 | −0.5 | −0.85% |
| 1995 | 61.6 | −0.5 | −0.75% |
| 1994 | 62.1 | −0.5 | −0.88% |
| 1993 | 62.6 | −0.2 | −0.35% |
| 1992 | 62.8 | −0.1 | −0.23% |
| 1991 | 63 | +0 | +0.07% |
| 1990 | 62.9 | −0.1 | −0.12% |
| 1989 | 63 | +0.1 | +0.18% |
| 1988 | 62.9 | +0.2 | +0.33% |
| 1987 | 62.7 | +0.3 | +0.44% |
| 1986 | 62.4 | +0.2 | +0.36% |
| 1985 | 62.2 | +0.4 | +0.58% |
| 1984 | 61.8 | +0.4 | +0.72% |
| 1983 | 61.4 | +0.5 | +0.75% |
| 1982 | 60.9 | +0.5 | +0.81% |
| 1981 | 60.4 | +0.5 | +0.81% |
| 1980 | 60 | +0.5 | +0.82% |
| 1979 | 59.5 | +0.5 | +0.82% |
| 1978 | 59 | +0.5 | +0.87% |
| 1977 | 58.5 | +0.5 | +0.83% |
| 1976 | 58 | +0.4 | +0.71% |
| 1975 | 57.6 | +0.5 | +0.84% |
| 1974 | 57.1 | +0.4 | +0.69% |
| 1973 | 56.7 | +0.3 | +0.61% |
| 1972 | 56.4 | +0.4 | +0.64% |
| 1971 | 56 | +0.3 | +0.61% |
| 1970 | 55.7 | +0.2 | +0.43% |
| 1969 | 55.4 | +0.2 | +0.45% |
| 1968 | 55.2 | +0.2 | +0.43% |
| 1967 | 55 | +0.2 | +0.41% |
| 1966 | 54.7 | +0.3 | +0.56% |
| 1965 | 54.4 | +0.2 | +0.39% |
| 1964 | 54.2 | +0.3 | +0.59% |
| 1963 | 53.9 | +0.3 | +0.61% |
| 1962 | 53.6 | +0.5 | +0.94% |
| 1961 | 53.1 | +0.5 | +0.94% |
| 1960 | 52.6 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.
Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.
Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
How many years men live on average. Almost everywhere less than women.
Demography Female life expectancyHow many years women live on average. The difference from the male figure is one of the most asked-about indicators.
Mortality Healthy life expectancyHow many years a person lives on average without severe illness and limitation.
Mortality Infant mortality rateThe number of children who died before the age of one per 1,000 live births.
