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
- 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
- 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.