Life expectancy at birth in South Africa
Life expectancy at birth in South Africa was 66.3 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
South Africa, 2024
66.3
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Median of G20 countries, 2024
78.9 years
Position in 2024
183rd of 217
Life expectancy at birth in South Africa over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Africa | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.3 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 66.1 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 65.5 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 62.0 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 65.2 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 66.1 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 65.7 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 65.4 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 64.7 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 64.1 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 63.2 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 62.4 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 61.7 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 60.6 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 58.9 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 57.4 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 56.0 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 54.9 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 54.2 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 53.9 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 54.0 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 54.2 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 55.6 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 57.2 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 58.4 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 66.1 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 63.2 years, the figure has changed by +5.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, South Africa has the 183rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for South Africa
All statistics for South Africa
Life expectancy at birth, women
69.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
62.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
66.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
15.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
56.2 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
74
2023 · WHO