Congo - Kinshasa vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 61.9 years in Congo - Kinshasa and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 4.2 years, or 1.07 times that in Congo - Kinshasa.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 2008.
In 2023, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 217 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 71.9 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	Congo - Kinshasa	South Africa	World
2023	61.9	66.1	73.2
2022	61	65.5	72.6
2021	60	62	70.9
2020	60.4	65.2	71.9
2019	60.2	66.1	72.6
2018	59.9	65.7	72.4
2017	59.5	65.4	72.1
2016	59.1	64.8	71.9
2015	58.7	64.1	71.6
2014	58.2	63.2	71.4
2013	57.8	62.4	71.1
2012	57.4	61.7	70.8
2011	56.9	60.6	70.4
2010	56.4	58.9	70.1
2009	55.8	57.4	69.7
2008	55.4	56	69.3
2007	55	55	69
2006	54.5	54.2	68.6
2005	54	53.9	68.1
2004	53.5	54	67.7
2003	53	54.3	67.4
2002	52.4	55.6	67.1
2001	52.2	57.2	66.8
2000	51.9	58.4	66.4
1999	50.1	59.2	66
1998	49.7	59.9	65.7
1997	50.5	60.5	65.5
1996	49.4	61.1	65.2
1995	50.4	61.6	64.9
1994	49.9	62.1	64.3
1993	49.6	62.6	64.4
1992	49.3	62.8	64.3
1991	48.9	63	64.1
1990	48.5	62.9	64
1989	48.2	63	63.8
1988	47.8	62.9	63.4
1987	47.4	62.7	63.2
1986	47	62.4	62.7
1985	46.7	62.2	62.2
1984	46.5	61.8	61.9
1983	46.2	61.4	61.5
1982	46	60.9	61.3
1981	45.7	60.5	60.9
1980	45.5	60	60.5
1979	45.3	59.5	60.2
1978	44.6	59	59.5
1977	44.9	58.5	59.2
1976	44.7	58	58.6
1975	44.5	57.6	58.3
1974	44.3	57.1	58.1
1973	44.1	56.7	57.7
1972	43.9	56.4	57.2
1971	43.6	56	56
1970	43.3	55.7	56.3
1969	43	55.4	56
1968	42.7	55.2	55.6
1967	42.3	55	55.1
1966	42.2	54.7	54.6
1965	40.8	54.4	54
1964	40.1	54.2	54.3
1963	40.6	53.9	53.7
1962	40.4	53.6	53.2
1961	40.2	53.1	50.4
1960	40.8	52.6	47.8
1959	40.6	51.9	49.6
1958	40.5	51.2	51.6
1957	40.2	50.2	51.1
1956	39.9	49.2	50.7
1955	39.7	48.2	50.2
1954	39.4	47.1	49.7
1953	39.1	46.1	48.8
1952	38.9	45.1	48.2
1951	38.5	44.1	47.1
1950	38.2	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Congo - Kinshasa	South Africa	World
2024	62.160.7–63.6	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	62.260.2–64.3	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	62.459.8–64.9	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	62.659.6–65.6	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	62.759.3–66	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	62.959.2–66.5	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	6359.1–67.1	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	63.258.7–67.3	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	63.458.8–67.7	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	63.558.7–68	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	63.758.4–68.3	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	63.858.2–68.7	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	6458.3–69.2	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	64.158.3–69.4	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	64.358.3–70.1	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	64.458.2–70.4	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	64.658–70.6	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	64.758.2–71	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	64.958.1–71.3	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	6558–71.5	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	65.157.8–71.7	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	65.357.9–71.9	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	65.457.9–72.1	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	65.657.7–72.4	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	65.757.6–72.8	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	65.857.6–73	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	6657.7–73.4	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	66.157.5–73.6	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	66.257.5–74	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	66.457.4–74.3	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	66.557.4–74.6	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	66.657.4–74.7	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	66.757.1–74.9	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	66.957.2–75.1	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	6757.3–75.2	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	67.157.2–75.3	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	67.257.8–75.5	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	67.357.6–75.8	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	67.557.5–76.3	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	67.657.7–76.4	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	67.757.8–76.6	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	67.858.1–76.8	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	67.958.2–76.9	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	6858–77.3	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	68.158.2–77.5	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	68.358.1–77.6	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	68.458.2–77.8	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	68.558.4–77.9	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	68.658.1–78.2	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	68.858.1–78.4	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	68.958.1–78.5	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	6958.1–78.6	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	69.158.2–78.9	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	69.258.1–79.1	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	69.358.2–79.4	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	69.557.9–79.5	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	69.658.3–79.6	74.564.6–84	80
2081	69.758.2–79.9	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	69.858.2–80.3	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	69.958–80.1	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	7058.2–80.5	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	70.158.5–80.6	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	70.358.4–81.1	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	70.458.2–81.3	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	70.558.4–81.5	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	70.658.3–81.6	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	70.758.8–81.8	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	70.858.4–81.9	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	70.958.4–82	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	71.158.1–82.2	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	71.258–82.4	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	71.358.4–83	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	71.458.4–83	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	71.558.5–83.3	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	71.758.4–83.5	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	71.858.5–83.4	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	71.958.7–83.5	77.365.5–87.1	81.7

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Good to know

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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Deaths in conflictsCongo - Kinshasa: 5,228 deaths in 2022South Africa: 0 deaths in 2022