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

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

In , South Africa's Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 62.78, compared to United Kingdom's 79.54. That makes South Africa's value 21.1% lower than United Kingdom's.

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)

United Kingdom

Rank #40 of 217 globally

United Kingdom trend
Latest (2024)
79.54
Year-over-year
+0.2%
10-year change
+0.1%
Peak
79.55 (2019)
Trough
77.00 (2005)

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