Chad vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 55.1 years in Chad and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 11.1 years, or 1.2 times that in Chad.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Chad ranked 228 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Chad at 65.3 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	Chad	South Africa	World
2023	55.1	66.1	73.2
2022	54.5	65.5	72.6
2021	53.1	62	70.9
2020	53.1	65.2	71.9
2019	53	66.1	72.6
2018	52.5	65.7	72.4
2017	51.9	65.4	72.1
2016	51.6	64.8	71.9
2015	51.3	64.1	71.6
2014	51.1	63.2	71.4
2013	51.1	62.4	71.1
2012	50.8	61.7	70.8
2011	50.4	60.6	70.4
2010	50.1	58.9	70.1
2009	49.8	57.4	69.7
2008	49.5	56	69.3
2007	49.2	55	69
2006	48.8	54.2	68.6
2005	48.9	53.9	68.1
2004	48.7	54	67.7
2003	48.6	54.3	67.4
2002	48.4	55.6	67.1
2001	48.3	57.2	66.8
2000	47.9	58.4	66.4
1999	47.9	59.2	66
1998	47.8	59.9	65.7
1997	47.8	60.5	65.5
1996	47.6	61.1	65.2
1995	47.5	61.6	64.9
1994	47.1	62.1	64.3
1993	47	62.6	64.4
1992	46.8	62.8	64.3
1991	46.6	63	64.1
1990	45.1	62.9	64
1989	46.4	63	63.8
1988	46.4	62.9	63.4
1987	43.1	62.7	63.2
1986	45.6	62.4	62.7
1985	45.3	62.2	62.2
1984	44.7	61.8	61.9
1983	44.5	61.4	61.5
1982	43.9	60.9	61.3
1981	43.5	60.5	60.9
1980	43.5	60	60.5
1979	43.2	59.5	60.2
1978	43	59	59.5
1977	42.9	58.5	59.2
1976	42.7	58	58.6
1975	42.7	57.6	58.3
1974	42.6	57.1	58.1
1973	42.4	56.7	57.7
1972	41.9	56.4	57.2
1971	40.9	56	56
1970	41.4	55.7	56.3
1969	41	55.4	56
1968	40.7	55.2	55.6
1967	40.4	55	55.1
1966	40.1	54.7	54.6
1965	40.1	54.4	54
1964	40.1	54.2	54.3
1963	39.9	53.9	53.7
1962	39.6	53.6	53.2
1961	39.4	53.1	50.4
1960	39.2	52.6	47.8
1959	39	51.9	49.6
1958	38.7	51.2	51.6
1957	38.3	50.2	51.1
1956	37.9	49.2	50.7
1955	37.4	48.2	50.2
1954	36.8	47.1	49.7
1953	36.3	46.1	48.8
1952	35.9	45.1	48.2
1951	35.5	44.1	47.1
1950	35.2	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Chad	South Africa	World
2024	55.253.6–57	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	55.452.9–57.7	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	55.652.6–58.4	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	55.752.5–59.2	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	55.952.2–59.6	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	56.151.9–60.1	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	56.251.7–60.5	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	56.451.6–61	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	56.551.5–61.4	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	56.751.2–61.6	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	56.851.1–61.9	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	5751.1–62.3	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	57.151.1–62.6	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	57.351.2–63.2	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	57.551–63.5	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	57.650.8–63.9	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	57.751–64	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	57.950.8–64.3	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	58.150.8–64.8	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	58.250.6–65.1	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	58.450.7–65.2	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	58.550.3–65.5	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	58.650.3–65.6	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	58.850.1–66.2	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	58.950–66.2	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	59.150–66.8	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	59.250–67	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	59.450.3–67.2	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	59.550–67.4	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	59.650.2–67.9	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	59.850.2–68.1	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	59.950.6–68.2	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	60.150.4–68.5	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	60.250.2–68.9	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	60.350.3–69.1	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	60.450.4–69.4	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	60.650.3–69.7	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	60.750.1–70	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	60.850.1–69.9	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	6150.2–70.1	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	61.150.1–70.2	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	61.250.2–70.4	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	61.350–70.8	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	61.550.2–71	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	61.650.1–71.1	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	61.750.3–71.4	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	61.950.2–71.6	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	6250.5–71.5	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	62.150.3–71.7	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	62.250.2–72	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	62.350.3–71.9	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	62.450.2–72.2	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	62.650.4–72.4	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	62.750.4–72.5	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	62.850.4–72.7	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	62.951–72.7	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	6350.9–73.1	74.564.6–84	80
2081	63.251–73.2	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	63.350.8–73.4	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	63.451–73.6	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	63.550.8–73.7	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	63.650.8–73.8	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	63.751.1–74.1	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	63.850.7–74.3	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	63.950.8–74.3	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	64.150.9–74.2	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	64.250.7–74.7	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	64.350.8–74.9	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	64.450.9–75	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	64.551.1–75.3	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	64.651–75.5	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	64.850.9–75.7	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	64.950.9–76	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	6551.1–76.2	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	65.150.8–76.5	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	65.251.1–76.8	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	65.351.2–76.9	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.
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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