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South Africa: Life expectancy at birth, total

66.14years · 2023+6.0% since 2013

Life expectancy at birth, total (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator SP.DYN.LE00.IN. Annual figures for South Africa from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (years)Note
202366.139
202265.454
202162.01
202065.15
201966.071
201865.726
201765.422
201664.749
201564.053
201463.184
201362.388
201261.737
201160.602
201058.886
200957.413
200855.982
200754.948
200654.22
200553.914
200453.963
200354.245
200255.58
200157.161
200058.368

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Life expectancy at birth, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-sp-dyn-le00-in (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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