South Africa - Life expectancy at birth 1993

Life expectancy decreases in South Africa

In 1993 the life expectancy in South Africa decreased to 63.05 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 66.83 years and for men 59.1 years.

South Africa’s position worsened with respect to the 191 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 122th in 1992 to 124th in 1993.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in South Africa over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1992, when it was 63.34 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1983, when it was 61.47 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
1993	66.83	59.10	63.05
1992	67.07	59.53	63.34
1991	66.95	59.51	63.27
1990	66.71	59.93	63.38
1989	66.36	60.14	63.31
1988	66.48	60.12	63.35
1987	65.97	60.01	63.04
1986	65.94	59.80	62.91
1985	65.41	59.45	62.38
1984	65.01	59.02	61.91
1983	64.77	58.52	61.47
1982	64.30	58.01	60.93
1981	63.83	57.41	60.36
1980	63.22	56.89	59.81
1979	62.81	56.46	59.40
1978	62.37	56.06	58.98
1977	61.79	55.62	58.49
1976	61.21	55.22	58.01
1975	60.65	54.77	57.51
1974	60.16	54.44	57.12
1973	59.67	54.12	56.72
1972	59.18	53.70	56.27
1971	58.77	53.45	55.96
1970	58.32	53.15	55.58
1969	57.89	52.81	55.19
1968	57.51	52.56	54.88
1967	57.22	52.35	54.63
1966	56.86	52.22	54.39
1965	56.56	52.12	54.19
1964	56.22	51.89	53.91
1963	55.91	51.66	53.63
1962	55.60	51.45	53.38
1961	55.25	51.21	53.09
1960	54.75	50.88	52.67

South Africa - Life expectancy at birth