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

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

In , France's Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 80.20, compared to South Africa's 62.78. That makes France's value 27.7% higher than South Africa's.

France

Rank #32 of 217 globally

France trend
Latest (2024)
80.20
Year-over-year
+0.1%
10-year change
+0.9%
Peak
80.20 (2024)
Trough
76.70 (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.