Angola vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 64.6 years in Angola and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 1.5 years, or 1.02 times that in Angola.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Angola.
In 2023, Angola ranked 203 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Angola at 75 years and South Africa at 77.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Angola	South Africa	World
2023	64.6	66.1	73.2
2022	64.3	65.5	72.6
2021	63	62	70.9
2020	63.1	65.2	71.9
2019	63.1	66.1	72.6
2018	62.6	65.7	72.4
2017	62.1	65.4	72.1
2016	61.6	64.8	71.9
2015	61	64.1	71.6
2014	60.4	63.2	71.4
2013	59.7	62.4	71.1
2012	58.9	61.7	70.8
2011	58.1	60.6	70.4
2010	57.2	58.9	70.1
2009	56.2	57.4	69.7
2008	55.3	56	69.3
2007	54.2	55	69
2006	53	54.2	68.6
2005	52.1	53.9	68.1
2004	51.1	54	67.7
2003	50.2	54.3	67.4
2002	47.9	55.6	67.1
2001	47	57.2	66.8
2000	46.5	58.4	66.4
1999	45.8	59.2	66
1998	45.5	59.9	65.7
1997	46.7	60.5	65.5
1996	46.4	61.1	65.2
1995	46.1	61.6	64.9
1994	43.6	62.1	64.3
1993	42.2	62.6	64.4
1992	42.3	62.8	64.3
1991	43.8	63	64.1
1990	41.9	62.9	64
1989	41.7	63	63.8
1988	41.5	62.9	63.4
1987	40.8	62.7	63.2
1986	42.7	62.4	62.7
1985	42.5	62.2	62.2
1984	42.3	61.8	61.9
1983	42	61.4	61.5
1982	42.9	60.9	61.3
1981	42.6	60.5	60.9
1980	42.2	60	60.5
1979	41.9	59.5	60.2
1978	41.6	59	59.5
1977	41.2	58.5	59.2
1976	40.8	58	58.6
1975	40.8	57.6	58.3
1974	41.3	57.1	58.1
1973	40.9	56.7	57.7
1972	40.5	56.4	57.2
1971	40.1	56	56
1970	39.7	55.7	56.3
1969	39.3	55.4	56
1968	39	55.2	55.6
1967	38.6	55	55.1
1966	38.3	54.7	54.6
1965	38	54.4	54
1964	37.7	54.2	54.3
1963	37.4	53.9	53.7
1962	37.2	53.6	53.2
1961	36.9	53.1	50.4
1960	37.9	52.6	47.8
1959	37.7	51.9	49.6
1958	37.5	51.2	51.6
1957	37.3	50.2	51.1
1956	37.1	49.2	50.7
1955	36.9	48.2	50.2
1954	36.6	47.1	49.7
1953	36.4	46.1	48.8
1952	36.2	45.1	48.2
1951	36.1	44.1	47.1
1950	35.9	43.1	46.4
1940	27	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Angola	South Africa	World
2024	64.863.5–66.3	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	6563–67	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	65.262.7–67.7	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	65.462.6–68.1	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	65.562.3–68.7	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	65.762.2–69.2	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	65.962–69.5	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	66.162–70	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	66.261.9–70.4	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	66.461.9–70.8	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	66.561.9–71.3	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	66.761.9–71.4	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	66.961.7–71.9	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	6761.7–72.2	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	67.261.7–72.5	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	67.361.7–72.8	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	67.461.5–72.9	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	67.661.4–73.2	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	67.761.5–73.7	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	67.961.7–73.9	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	6861.6–74.2	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	68.161.7–74.5	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	68.361.6–74.7	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	68.461.5–75.2	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	68.561.5–75.3	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	68.761.2–75.7	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	68.861.3–75.8	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	68.961.2–76	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	69.161.4–76.2	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	69.261.5–76.5	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	69.361.5–76.9	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	69.461.4–77.1	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	69.661.4–77.3	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	69.761.6–77.5	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	69.861.4–77.7	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	7061.6–77.9	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	70.161.7–78.1	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	70.261.5–78.3	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	70.361.9–78.6	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	70.561.8–78.8	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	70.661.7–79	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	70.761.8–78.9	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	70.961.7–79.3	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	7161.9–79.5	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	71.162–79.6	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	71.262–79.7	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	71.461.9–79.9	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	71.562–80.4	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	71.661.9–80.6	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	71.762.2–80.7	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	71.862–81	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	7262.2–81.3	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	72.162.3–81.5	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	72.262.3–81.8	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	72.362.1–81.9	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	72.562.3–82	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	72.662–82.4	74.564.6–84	80
2081	72.762.3–82.6	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	72.862.4–82.7	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	72.962.5–82.9	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	7362.5–83.1	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	73.262.7–83.4	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	73.362.9–83.5	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	73.462.8–83.7	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	73.562.7–83.5	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	73.762.5–83.9	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	73.862.6–84	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	73.962.6–84.2	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	7462.6–84.5	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	74.162.7–84.6	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	74.362.9–84.8	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	74.463.1–85.3	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	74.563–85.3	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	74.762.8–85.5	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	74.863–85.8	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	74.963.3–85.8	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	7563.3–85.9	77.365.5–87.1	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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