South Africa - Life expectancy at birth 2021

Life expectancy decreases in South Africa

In 2021 the life expectancy in South Africa decreased to 62.34 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 65 years and for men 59.46 years.

South Africa’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 151th in 2020 to 163th in 2021.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in South Africa over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2020, when it was 65.25 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2011, when it was 60.65 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in South Africa. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about South Africa in South African economy.

South Africa - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2021	65.00	59.46	62.34
2020	67.96	62.18	65.25
2019	69.11	62.83	66.18
2018	68.74	62.20	65.67
2017	68.43	61.95	65.40
2016	67.79	61.31	64.75
2015	66.78	60.71	63.95
2014	66.26	60.06	63.38
2013	65.27	59.35	62.53
2012	64.45	58.78	61.85
2011	63.11	57.73	60.65
2010	61.27	56.07	58.90
2009	59.72	54.73	57.45
2008	58.11	53.49	56.02
2007	56.85	52.69	54.99
2006	55.89	52.21	54.28
2005	55.43	52.06	53.98
2004	55.72	51.89	54.04
2003	56.23	51.97	54.33
2002	57.67	53.19	55.67
2001	59.47	54.57	57.26
2000	61.05	55.40	58.47
1999	62.01	55.99	59.24
1998	62.88	56.62	60.00
1997	63.83	57.28	60.81
1996	64.72	57.76	61.46
1995	65.75	58.44	62.26
1994	66.19	58.78	62.61
1993	66.83	59.10	63.05
1992	67.07	59.53	63.34
1991	66.95	59.51	63.27
1990	66.71	59.93	63.38
1989	66.36	60.14	63.31
1988	66.48	60.12	63.35
1987	65.97	60.01	63.04
1986	65.94	59.80	62.91
1985	65.41	59.45	62.38
1984	65.01	59.02	61.91
1983	64.77	58.52	61.47
1982	64.30	58.01	60.93
1981	63.83	57.41	60.36
1980	63.22	56.89	59.81
1979	62.81	56.46	59.40
1978	62.37	56.06	58.98
1977	61.79	55.62	58.49
1976	61.21	55.22	58.01
1975	60.65	54.77	57.51
1974	60.16	54.44	57.12
1973	59.67	54.12	56.72
1972	59.18	53.70	56.27
1971	58.77	53.45	55.96
1970	58.32	53.15	55.58
1969	57.89	52.81	55.19
1968	57.51	52.56	54.88
1967	57.22	52.35	54.63
1966	56.86	52.22	54.39
1965	56.56	52.12	54.19
1964	56.22	51.89	53.91
1963	55.91	51.66	53.63
1962	55.60	51.45	53.38
1961	55.25	51.21	53.09
1960	54.75	50.88	52.67

South Africa - Life expectancy at birth