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

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

In , China's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 78.02, compared to South Africa's 66.31. That makes China's value 17.7% higher than South Africa's.

China

Rank #70 of 217 globally

China trend
Latest (2024)
78.02
Year-over-year
+0.1%
10-year change
+1.7%
Peak
78.20 (2022)
Trough
74.09 (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.