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Australia vs South Africa: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)

Side-by-side comparison from World Bank Open Data.

In , Australia's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 83.05, compared to South Africa's 66.31. That makes Australia's value 25.2% higher than South Africa's.

Australia

Rank #22 of 217 globally

Australia trend
Latest (2024)
83.05
Year-over-year
+0.0%
10-year change
+0.9%
Peak
83.30 (2021)
Trough
80.84 (2005)

South Africa

Rank #183 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
66.31
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+5.0%
Peak
66.31 (2024)
Trough
53.91 (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.IN), CC BY 4.0.