South Africa vs United States: 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 States's 81.40. That makes South Africa's value 14.3% lower than United States's.
South Africa
Rank #177 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 69.79
- Year-over-year
- +0.3%
- 10-year change
- +5.5%
- Peak
- 69.79 (2024)
- Trough
- 55.47 (2005)
United States
Rank #66 of 217 globally
- Latest (2024)
- 81.40
- Year-over-year
- +0.4%
- 10-year change
- +0.1%
- Peak
- 81.40 (2019)
- Trough
- 79.30 (2021)
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Source: World Bank Open Data (SP.DYN.LE00.FE.IN), CC BY 4.0.