South Africa - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy of South Africa goes up to 66.14 years

In 2023 the life expectancy in South Africa increased to 66.14 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 69.6 years and for men 62.61 years.

South Africa’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 161th in 2022 to 160th in 2023.

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 2022, when it was 65.45 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 62.39 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
2023	69.60	62.61	66.14
2022	69.04	61.81	65.45
2021	64.77	59.19	62.01
2020	67.95	62.17	65.15
2019	69.22	62.70	66.07
2018	68.91	62.30	65.73
2017	68.58	61.98	65.42
2016	67.92	61.33	64.75
2015	67.03	60.80	64.05
2014	66.18	59.91	63.18
2013	65.24	59.23	62.39
2012	64.43	58.71	61.74
2011	63.14	57.74	60.60
2010	61.24	56.20	58.89
2009	59.69	54.82	57.41
2008	58.15	53.51	55.98
2007	56.89	52.72	54.95
2006	55.93	52.23	54.22
2005	55.47	52.09	53.91
2004	55.75	51.92	53.96
2003	56.27	51.99	54.25
2002	57.70	53.22	55.58
2001	59.49	54.58	57.16
2000	61.08	55.42	58.37
1999	62.05	56.11	59.19
1998	62.90	56.72	59.91
1997	63.66	57.22	60.54
1996	64.46	57.78	61.08
1995	65.16	58.28	61.60
1994	65.99	58.80	62.07
1993	66.50	59.11	62.62
1992	66.81	59.37	62.84
1991	66.97	59.50	62.98
1990	66.89	59.48	62.94
1989	66.83	59.65	63.02
1988	66.63	59.60	62.90
1987	66.21	59.54	62.69
1986	65.89	59.31	62.42
1985	65.47	59.23	62.20
1984	64.92	59.03	61.84
1983	64.36	58.69	61.39
1982	63.83	58.31	60.94
1981	63.26	57.89	60.45
1980	62.73	57.45	59.96
1979	62.12	57.06	59.47
1978	61.57	56.64	58.99
1977	61.02	56.16	58.48
1976	60.41	55.79	58.00
1975	59.89	55.48	57.59
1974	59.44	54.97	57.11
1973	59.05	54.58	56.72
1972	58.73	54.22	56.38
1971	58.43	53.82	56.02
1970	58.08	53.50	55.68
1969	57.77	53.32	55.44
1968	57.48	53.12	55.19
1967	57.20	52.93	54.96
1966	56.92	52.76	54.73
1965	56.60	52.49	54.43
1964	56.36	52.31	54.22
1963	56.05	51.99	53.90
1962	55.68	51.71	53.57
1961	55.22	51.19	53.07
1960	54.58	50.82	52.58

South Africa - Life expectancy at birth