South Africa - Life expectancy at birth 2020

Life expectancy of South Africa goes up to 64.38 years

In 2020 the life expectancy in South Africa increased to 64.38 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 67.93 years and for men 60.97 years.

South Africa’s position worsened with respect to the 192 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 162th in 2019 to 163th in 2020.

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 2019, when it was 64.13 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2010, when it was 57.67 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
2020	67.93	60.97	64.38
2019	67.68	60.73	64.13
2018	67.40	60.46	63.86
2017	67.06	60.16	63.54
2016	66.65	59.80	63.15
2015	66.11	59.34	62.65
2014	65.36	58.73	61.97
2013	64.39	57.95	61.10
2012	63.24	57.03	60.06
2011	61.94	55.99	58.90
2010	60.57	54.91	57.67
2009	59.22	53.83	56.46
2008	58.00	52.85	55.36
2007	56.99	52.04	54.45
2006	56.28	51.44	53.80
2005	55.93	51.10	53.45
2004	55.97	51.06	53.44
2003	56.38	51.28	53.75
2002	57.09	51.72	54.31
2001	58.04	52.34	55.09
2000	59.19	53.14	56.05
1999	60.46	54.08	57.14
1998	61.79	55.11	58.32
1997	63.09	56.18	59.49
1996	64.27	57.22	60.60
1995	65.25	58.17	61.56
1994	65.97	58.98	62.33
1993	66.43	59.63	62.89
1992	66.64	60.11	63.25
1991	66.60	60.39	63.38
1990	66.34	60.47	63.31
1989	65.89	60.36	63.04
1988	65.31	60.08	62.62
1987	64.66	59.69	62.11
1986	63.99	59.21	61.54
1985	63.33	58.68	60.95
1984	62.71	58.12	60.35
1983	62.11	57.54	59.77
1982	61.54	56.97	59.19
1981	60.99	56.41	58.64
1980	60.48	55.87	58.11
1979	59.98	55.35	57.59
1978	59.48	54.82	57.07
1977	58.97	54.27	56.54
1976	58.44	53.70	55.99
1975	57.89	53.13	55.43
1974	57.34	52.54	54.86
1973	56.78	51.95	54.28
1972	56.23	51.36	53.71
1971	55.69	50.79	53.16
1970	55.17	50.23	52.62
1969	54.68	49.70	52.11
1968	54.21	49.20	51.62
1967	53.76	48.71	51.15
1966	53.34	48.25	50.71
1965	52.94	47.82	50.28
1964	52.57	47.41	49.89
1963	52.21	47.01	49.51
1962	51.86	46.63	49.14
1961	51.51	46.26	48.78
1960	51.16	45.88	48.41

South Africa - Life expectancy at birth