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South Africa vs United Kingdom: Life expectancy at birth, female (years)

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

In , South Africa's Life expectancy at birth, female (years) was 69.79, compared to United Kingdom's 83.33. That makes South Africa's value 16.2% lower than United Kingdom's.

South Africa

Rank #177 of 217 globally

South Africa trend
Latest (2024)
69.79
Year-over-year
+0.3%
10-year change
+5.5%
Peak
69.79 (2024)
Trough
55.47 (2005)

United Kingdom

Rank #45 of 217 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
83.33
Year-over-year
+0.1%
10-year change
+0.2%
Peak
83.33 (2024)
Trough
81.20 (2005)

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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN), CC BY 4.0.