South Africa - Life expectancy at birth 2015

Life expectancy of South Africa goes up to 57.44 years

In 2015 the life expectancy in South Africa increased to 57.44 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 59.52 years and for men 55.46 years.

South Africa’s position was held this year in position 178th with respect to the ranking of 192 we publish life expectancy.

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 2014, when it was 57.18 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2005, when it was 51.56 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
2015	59.52	55.46	57.44
2014	59.30	55.17	57.18
2013	58.83	54.74	56.74
2012	58.12	54.17	56.10
2011	57.20	53.48	55.30
2010	56.14	52.72	54.39
2009	55.06	51.95	53.47
2008	54.08	51.26	52.64
2007	53.34	50.72	52.00
2006	52.91	50.38	51.61
2005	52.87	50.31	51.56
2004	53.27	50.54	51.87
2003	54.07	51.05	52.52
2002	55.18	51.79	53.44
2001	56.53	52.70	54.57
2000	58.05	53.73	55.84
1999	59.63	54.80	57.16
1998	61.17	55.84	58.44
1997	62.59	56.78	59.61
1996	63.80	57.56	60.61
1995	64.75	58.15	61.37
1994	65.42	58.53	61.89
1993	65.84	58.72	62.19
1992	66.06	58.77	62.33
1991	66.08	58.69	62.29
1990	65.94	58.48	62.12
1989	65.65	58.18	61.82
1988	65.23	57.80	61.42
1987	64.74	57.36	60.96
1986	64.19	56.89	60.45
1985	63.60	56.40	59.91
1984	62.99	55.89	59.35
1983	62.35	55.36	58.77
1982	61.69	54.82	58.17
1981	61.02	54.27	57.56
1980	60.37	53.74	56.97
1979	59.75	53.24	56.41
1978	59.16	52.78	55.89
1977	58.62	52.36	55.41
1976	58.11	51.99	54.97
1975	57.63	51.67	54.58
1974	57.20	51.37	54.21
1973	56.79	51.09	53.87
1972	56.38	50.82	53.53
1971	55.98	50.54	53.20
1970	55.57	50.26	52.85
1969	55.15	49.96	52.49
1968	54.71	49.67	52.13
1967	54.25	49.37	51.75
1966	53.78	49.06	51.36
1965	53.29	48.77	50.97
1964	52.80	48.47	50.58
1963	52.31	48.19	50.20
1962	51.82	47.91	49.81
1961	51.33	47.62	49.43
1960	50.83	47.33	49.04

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