South Africa
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Global rank#183out of 217 countries
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Historical trend

66.362.959.456.052.6196019922024South Africa · 2024: 66.31 yearsSouth Africa

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