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Canada vs South Africa: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)

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

In , Canada's Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 80.03, compared to South Africa's 62.78. That makes Canada's value 27.5% higher than South Africa's.

Canada

Rank #33 of 217 globally

Canada trend
Latest (2024)
80.03
Year-over-year
+0.7%
10-year change
+0.3%
Peak
80.10 (2019)
Trough
77.82 (2005)

South Africa

Rank #189 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
62.78
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+4.8%
Peak
62.78 (2024)
Trough
52.09 (2005)

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