Life expectancy in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa
Life expectancy at birth (UN estimates), from World Bank. Every place uses the same definition and unit, so the values can be compared directly. 2024 is the most recent period with a value for every selected place.
Values for 2024
China, 2024
78.0 years
+1.4% since 2015
Brazil, 2024
76.0 years
+1.2% since 2015
Russia, 2024
73.4 years
+3.2% since 2015
India, 2024
72.2 years
+4.2% since 2015
South Africa, 2024
66.3 years
+3.5% since 2015
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Brazil | Russia | India | China | South Africa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.0 years | 73.4 years | 72.2 years | 78.0 years | 66.3 years |
| 2023 | 75.8 years | 73.3 years | 72.0 years | 78.0 years | 66.1 years |
| 2022 | 74.9 years | 72.5 years | 71.7 years | 78.2 years | 65.5 years |
| 2021 | 73.0 years | 69.9 years | 67.3 years | 78.1 years | 62.0 years |
| 2020 | 74.5 years | 71.3 years | 70.2 years | 78.0 years | 65.2 years |
| 2019 | 75.8 years | 73.1 years | 70.7 years | 77.9 years | 66.1 years |
| 2018 | 75.6 years | 72.7 years | 70.4 years | 77.7 years | 65.7 years |
| 2017 | 75.4 years | 72.5 years | 70.1 years | 77.2 years | 65.4 years |
| 2016 | 75.1 years | 71.7 years | 69.7 years | 77.2 years | 64.7 years |
| 2015 | 75.1 years | 71.2 years | 69.3 years | 77.0 years | 64.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.