In 1998 the life expectancy in South Africa decreased to 60 years.
That year, the life expectancy for women was 62.88 years and for men 56.62 years.South Africa’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 138th in 1997 to 144th in 1998.
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 1997, when it was 60.81 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1988, when it was 63.35 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.