South Africa South Africa, Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Year Value Rank Change Change,%
2023 66.1 181 +0.685 +1.05%
2022 65.5 180 +3.44 +5.55%
2021 62 189 -3.14 -4.82%
2020 65.2 178 -0.921 -1.39%
2019 66.1 173 +0.345 +0.525%
2018 65.7 175 +0.304 +0.465%
2017 65.4 173 +0.673 +1.04%
2016 64.7 173 +0.696 +1.09%
2015 64.1 173 +0.869 +1.38%
2014 63.2 178 +0.796 +1.28%
2013 62.4 180 +0.651 +1.05%
2012 61.7 178 +1.14 +1.87%
2011 60.6 184 +1.72 +2.91%
2010 58.9 189 +1.47 +2.57%
2009 57.4 192 +1.43 +2.56%
2008 56 195 +1.03 +1.88%
2007 54.9 198 +0.728 +1.34%
2006 54.2 198 +0.306 +0.568%
2005 53.9 195 -0.049 -0.0908%
2004 54 190 -0.282 -0.52%
2003 54.2 187 -1.34 -2.4%
2002 55.6 185 -1.58 -2.77%
2001 57.2 181 -1.21 -2.07%
2000 58.4 171 -0.822 -1.39%
1999 59.2 168 -0.722 -1.21%
1998 59.9 166 -0.626 -1.03%
1997 60.5 164 -0.541 -0.886%
1996 61.1 152 -0.524 -0.851%
1995 61.6 153 -0.466 -0.751%
1994 62.1 152 -0.549 -0.877%
1993 62.6 147 -0.221 -0.352%
1992 62.8 145 -0.144 -0.229%
1991 63 143 +0.041 +0.0651%
1990 62.9 141 -0.075 -0.119%
1989 63 138 +0.115 +0.183%
1988 62.9 137 +0.208 +0.332%
1987 62.7 137 +0.273 +0.437%
1986 62.4 137 +0.226 +0.363%
1985 62.2 136 +0.358 +0.579%
1984 61.8 136 +0.444 +0.723%
1983 61.4 137 +0.457 +0.75%
1982 60.9 137 +0.491 +0.812%
1981 60.4 140 +0.484 +0.807%
1980 60 141 +0.489 +0.822%
1979 59.5 142 +0.481 +0.815%
1978 59 143 +0.511 +0.874%
1977 58.5 143 +0.48 +0.828%
1976 58 143 +0.409 +0.71%
1975 57.6 144 +0.481 +0.842%
1974 57.1 140 +0.39 +0.688%
1973 56.7 143 +0.343 +0.608%
1972 56.4 139 +0.357 +0.637%
1971 56 139 +0.339 +0.609%
1970 55.7 138 +0.241 +0.435%
1969 55.4 137 +0.249 +0.451%
1968 55.2 135 +0.236 +0.429%
1967 55 132 +0.224 +0.409%
1966 54.7 130 +0.304 +0.559%
1965 54.4 127 +0.212 +0.391%
1964 54.2 128 +0.32 +0.594%
1963 53.9 126 +0.329 +0.614%
1962 53.6 125 +0.499 +0.94%
1961 53.1 124 +0.492 +0.936%
1960 52.6 123

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