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

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

In , India's Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 70.73, compared to South Africa's 62.78. That makes India's value 12.7% higher than South Africa's.

India

Rank #114 of 217 globally

India trend
Latest (2024)
70.73
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+4.9%
Peak
70.73 (2024)
Trough
63.61 (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.