South Africa - Life expectancy at birth 2017

Life expectancy improves in South Africa

In 2017 the life expectancy in South Africa increased to 63.4 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 66.98 years and for men 59.87 years.

South Africa’s position improvened with respect to the 192 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 163th in 2016 to 162th in 2017.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in South Africa over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2016, when it was 62.77 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2007, when it was 53.01 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
2017	66.98	59.87	63.40
2016	66.38	59.23	62.77
2015	65.58	58.46	61.98
2014	64.56	57.53	60.99
2013	63.30	56.46	59.83
2012	61.88	55.32	58.55
2011	60.37	54.14	57.20
2010	58.87	53.01	55.89
2009	57.50	52.00	54.70
2008	56.37	51.17	53.72
2007	55.56	50.56	53.01
2006	55.12	50.21	52.61
2005	55.10	50.15	52.57
2004	55.49	50.39	52.88
2003	56.22	50.89	53.48
2002	57.19	51.57	54.30
2001	58.33	52.40	55.27
2000	59.57	53.32	56.34
1999	60.83	54.29	57.45
1998	62.07	55.26	58.55
1997	63.23	56.19	59.58
1996	64.23	57.01	60.49
1995	65.04	57.69	61.23
1994	65.62	58.18	61.76
1993	65.98	58.50	62.09
1992	66.15	58.65	62.25
1991	66.15	58.65	62.24
1990	65.97	58.48	62.06
1989	65.63	58.18	61.73
1988	65.16	57.77	61.29
1987	64.61	57.30	60.77
1986	64.02	56.79	60.22
1985	63.42	56.29	59.67
1984	62.87	55.82	59.15
1983	62.38	55.39	58.69
1982	61.97	55.01	58.29
1981	61.63	54.70	57.96
1980	61.38	54.46	57.70
1979	61.21	54.29	57.53
1978	61.08	54.17	57.40
1977	60.96	54.08	57.29
1976	60.82	54.01	57.19
1975	60.64	53.95	57.08
1974	60.38	53.88	56.92
1973	60.03	53.80	56.73
1972	59.61	53.70	56.49
1971	59.11	53.57	56.19
1970	58.56	53.39	55.85
1969	57.99	53.17	55.48
1968	57.43	52.90	55.09
1967	56.92	52.60	54.69
1966	56.45	52.26	54.30
1965	56.05	51.91	53.93
1964	55.71	51.54	53.57
1963	55.40	51.18	53.23
1962	55.09	50.82	52.89
1961	54.79	50.46	52.56
1960	54.46	50.10	52.22

South Africa - Life expectancy at birth