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Life expectancy improves in South Africa

In 1975 the life expectancy in South Africa increased to 57.51 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 60.65 years and for men 54.77 years.

South Africa’s position worsened with respect to the 188 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 115th in 1974 to 120th in 1975.

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 1974, when it was 57.12 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1965, when it was 54.19 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
DateLife expectancy - WomenLife expectancy - MenLife expectancy
197560.6554.7757.51
197460.1654.4457.12
197359.6754.1256.72
197259.1853.7056.27
197158.7753.4555.96
197058.3253.1555.58
196957.8952.8155.19
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