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Life expectancy of South Africa goes up to 54.88 years

In 1968 the life expectancy in South Africa increased to 54.88 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 57.51 years and for men 52.56 years.

South Africa’s position worsened with respect to the 188 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 107th in 1967 to 109th in 1968.

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
DateLife expectancy - WomenLife expectancy - MenLife expectancy
196857.5152.5654.88
196757.2252.3554.63
196656.8652.2254.39
196556.5652.1254.19
196456.2251.8953.91
196355.9151.6653.63
196255.6051.4553.38
196155.2551.2153.09
196054.7550.8852.67
South Africa - Life expectancy at birth
South Africa - Life expectancy at birth