South Africa - Life expectancy at birth

62.3 (years) in 2021

South Africa life expectancy was at level of 62.3 years in 2021, down from 65.3 years previous year, this is a change of 4.46%.

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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.

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