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

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

In , Germany's Life expectancy at birth, total (years) was 80.79, compared to South Africa's 66.31. That makes Germany's value 21.8% higher than South Africa's.

Germany

Rank #48 of 217 globally

Germany trend
Latest (2024)
80.79
Year-over-year
-0.3%
10-year change
-0.4%
Peak
81.29 (2019)
Trough
78.93 (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.