Argentina vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 77.4 years in Argentina and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Argentina, by 11.3 years, or 1.17 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Argentina has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Argentina at 87.7 years and South Africa at 77.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	Argentina	South Africa	World
2023	77.4	66.1	73.2
2022	75.8	65.5	72.6
2021	74	62	70.9
2020	75.9	65.2	71.9
2019	76.9	66.1	72.6
2018	76.8	65.7	72.4
2017	76.5	65.4	72.1
2016	76.1	64.8	71.9
2015	76.6	64.1	71.6
2014	76.3	63.2	71.4
2013	75.8	62.4	71.1
2012	75.8	61.7	70.8
2011	76.1	60.6	70.4
2010	75.7	58.9	70.1
2009	75.6	57.4	69.7
2008	75.4	56	69.3
2007	74.8	55	69
2006	75.3	54.2	68.6
2005	75.2	53.9	68.1
2004	74.9	54	67.7
2003	74.3	54.3	67.4
2002	74.3	55.6	67.1
2001	74.2	57.2	66.8
2000	73.9	58.4	66.4
1999	73.7	59.2	66
1998	73.4	59.9	65.7
1997	73.4	60.5	65.5
1996	73.1	61.1	65.2
1995	72.9	61.6	64.9
1994	72.7	62.1	64.3
1993	72.3	62.6	64.4
1992	72.1	62.8	64.3
1991	72	63	64.1
1990	71.6	62.9	64
1989	71.5	63	63.8
1988	71.1	62.9	63.4
1987	70.7	62.7	63.2
1986	70.3	62.4	62.7
1985	69.9	62.2	62.2
1984	69.4	61.8	61.9
1983	69.3	61.4	61.5
1982	69	60.9	61.3
1981	68.9	60.5	60.9
1980	68.6	60	60.5
1979	68.4	59.5	60.2
1978	68	59	59.5
1977	67.6	58.5	59.2
1976	67	58	58.6
1975	67	57.6	58.3
1974	66.4	57.1	58.1
1973	66.2	56.7	57.7
1972	66	56.4	57.2
1971	65.6	56	56
1970	65.7	55.7	56.3
1969	65.1	55.4	56
1968	65.2	55.2	55.6
1967	65.5	55	55.1
1966	65.4	54.7	54.6
1965	65.1	54.4	54
1964	64.8	54.2	54.3
1963	64.9	53.9	53.7
1962	64.6	53.6	53.2
1961	64.6	53.1	50.4
1960	64.2	52.6	47.8
1959	64.1	51.9	49.6
1958	64.2	51.2	51.6
1957	63.2	50.2	51.1
1956	63.6	49.2	50.7
1955	62.7	48.2	50.2
1954	63.1	47.1	49.7
1953	62.5	46.1	48.8
1952	62.5	45.1	48.2
1951	61.7	44.1	47.1
1950	61.3	43.1	46.4
1945	58.4	–	–
1940	56.5	–	–
1935	54.5	–	–
1930	52.6	–	–
1925	50.6	–	–
1920	48.7	–	–
1915	46.2	–	–
1910	44.2	–	–
1905	39.7	–	–
1900	39	–	–
1895	33.3	–	–
1890	34	–	–
1885	32.6	–	–
1880	33.1	–	–
1875	33.2	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Argentina	South Africa	World
2024	77.576.5–78.5	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	77.776.1–79.2	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	77.875.9–79.6	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	7875.7–80.1	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	78.175.7–80.5	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	78.375.6–80.9	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	78.475.4–81.1	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	78.675.5–81.5	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	78.775.2–81.9	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	78.975.1–82.1	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	7975.1–82.5	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	79.275–82.8	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	79.375.1–82.9	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	79.574.9–83.2	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	79.674.9–83.4	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	79.874.9–83.6	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	79.975.1–83.8	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	80.175–84.3	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	80.275.1–84.5	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	80.475.2–84.5	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	80.575.3–84.8	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	80.775.3–85.1	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	80.875.4–85.2	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	8175.3–85.4	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	81.175.3–85.7	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	81.375.3–86	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	81.475.3–86.2	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	81.675.3–86.4	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	81.775.2–86.4	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	81.875.6–86.7	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	8275.5–86.7	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	82.175.4–87	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	82.375.5–87.2	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	82.475.6–87.4	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	82.575.6–87.6	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	82.775.9–87.8	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	82.876–87.8	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	8375.9–88	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	83.176.1–88.2	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	83.275.9–88.4	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	83.476.3–88.6	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	83.576.3–88.9	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	83.676.3–89	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	83.876.5–89.2	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	83.976.7–89.5	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	8476.7–89.8	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	84.276.8–89.9	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	84.376.8–90	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	84.477.2–90.2	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	84.677.2–90.3	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	84.777.3–90.6	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	84.877.4–90.9	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	84.977.5–90.9	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	85.177.5–91.3	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	85.277.5–91.4	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	85.377.6–91.4	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	85.477.7–91.6	74.564.6–84	80
2081	85.678–91.9	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	85.777.9–92	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	85.878.1–92.1	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	85.978–92.4	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	8678.1–92.5	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	86.178.3–92.6	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	86.378.5–92.9	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	86.478.7–93.2	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	86.578.7–93.2	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	86.678.8–93.3	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	86.779–93.6	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	86.979–93.9	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	8779.2–94	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	87.179.3–94.2	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	87.279.4–94.3	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	87.379.4–94.4	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	87.479.6–94.6	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	87.579.7–94.6	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	87.679.9–95	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	87.780–95.1	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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