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Life expectancy in South Africa

Latest: 66.3
Previous: 66.1
Change: +0.17 (+0.3%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2024
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Years

Life expectancy over time

Annual, Years, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Life expectancy in South Africa
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	54.7
Dec 31, 1967	55.0
Dec 31, 1968	55.2
Dec 31, 1969	55.4
Dec 31, 1970	55.7
Dec 31, 1971	56.0
Dec 31, 1972	56.4
Dec 31, 1973	56.7
Dec 31, 1974	57.1
Dec 31, 1975	57.6
Dec 31, 1976	58.0
Dec 31, 1977	58.5
Dec 31, 1978	59.0
Dec 31, 1979	59.5
Dec 31, 1980	60.0
Dec 31, 1981	60.4
Dec 31, 1982	60.9
Dec 31, 1983	61.4
Dec 31, 1984	61.8
Dec 31, 1985	62.2
Dec 31, 1986	62.4
Dec 31, 1987	62.7
Dec 31, 1988	62.9
Dec 31, 1989	63.0
Dec 31, 1990	62.9
Dec 31, 1991	63.0
Dec 31, 1992	62.8
Dec 31, 1993	62.6
Dec 31, 1994	62.1
Dec 31, 1995	61.6
Dec 31, 1996	61.1
Dec 31, 1997	60.5
Dec 31, 1998	59.9
Dec 31, 1999	59.2
Dec 31, 2000	58.4
Dec 31, 2001	57.2
Dec 31, 2002	55.6
Dec 31, 2003	54.2
Dec 31, 2004	54.0
Dec 31, 2005	53.9
Dec 31, 2006	54.2
Dec 31, 2007	54.9
Dec 31, 2008	56.0
Dec 31, 2009	57.4
Dec 31, 2010	58.9
Dec 31, 2011	60.6
Dec 31, 2012	61.7
Dec 31, 2013	62.4
Dec 31, 2014	63.2
Dec 31, 2015	64.1
Dec 31, 2016	64.7
Dec 31, 2017	65.4
Dec 31, 2018	65.7
Dec 31, 2019	66.1
Dec 31, 2020	65.2
Dec 31, 2021	62.0
Dec 31, 2022	65.5
Dec 31, 2023	66.1
Dec 31, 2024	66.3
Dec 31, 2025	—

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