Eswatini vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 64.1 years in Eswatini and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 2 years, or 1.03 times that in Eswatini.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 1951, when it overtook Eswatini.
In 2023, Eswatini ranked 204 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Eswatini at 73.2 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	Eswatini	South Africa	World
2023	64.1	66.1	73.2
2022	63	65.5	72.6
2021	58.2	62	70.9
2020	59.9	65.2	71.9
2019	59.9	66.1	72.6
2018	58.7	65.7	72.4
2017	57.6	65.4	72.1
2016	56.2	64.8	71.9
2015	54.9	64.1	71.6
2014	53.5	63.2	71.4
2013	52.1	62.4	71.1
2012	50.7	61.7	70.8
2011	49.1	60.6	70.4
2010	48.3	58.9	70.1
2009	46.9	57.4	69.7
2008	45.9	56	69.3
2007	45.2	55	69
2006	44.6	54.2	68.6
2005	44	53.9	68.1
2004	43.9	54	67.7
2003	44.6	54.3	67.4
2002	45.4	55.6	67.1
2001	46.3	57.2	66.8
2000	47.6	58.4	66.4
1999	48.8	59.2	66
1998	50.1	59.9	65.7
1997	51.7	60.5	65.5
1996	53.3	61.1	65.2
1995	55.1	61.6	64.9
1994	56.6	62.1	64.3
1993	58.1	62.6	64.4
1992	59.3	62.8	64.3
1991	60.4	63	64.1
1990	61.2	62.9	64
1989	61.7	63	63.8
1988	61.9	62.9	63.4
1987	61.9	62.7	63.2
1986	61.6	62.4	62.7
1985	61.2	62.2	62.2
1984	60.4	61.8	61.9
1983	58.4	61.4	61.5
1982	59.5	60.9	61.3
1981	58.8	60.5	60.9
1980	58.2	60	60.5
1979	57.5	59.5	60.2
1978	56.8	59	59.5
1977	56	58.5	59.2
1976	55.2	58	58.6
1975	54.4	57.6	58.3
1974	53.7	57.1	58.1
1973	53	56.7	57.7
1972	52.4	56.4	57.2
1971	51.8	56	56
1970	51.2	55.7	56.3
1969	50.6	55.4	56
1968	50.1	55.2	55.6
1967	49.5	55	55.1
1966	49	54.7	54.6
1965	48.4	54.4	54
1964	47.9	54.2	54.3
1963	47.5	53.9	53.7
1962	47.2	53.6	53.2
1961	46.8	53.1	50.4
1960	46.4	52.6	47.8
1959	46.1	51.9	49.6
1958	45.8	51.2	51.6
1957	45.4	50.2	51.1
1956	45.1	49.2	50.7
1955	44.9	48.2	50.2
1954	44.6	47.1	49.7
1953	44.3	46.1	48.8
1952	44	45.1	48.2
1951	43.7	44.1	47.1
1950	43.4	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Eswatini	South Africa	World
2024	64.362.9–65.7	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	64.462.5–66.4	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	64.562.2–66.9	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	64.762–67.5	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	64.861.7–67.9	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	64.961.5–68.4	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	65.161.1–68.6	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	65.261.1–69.2	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	65.360.8–69.4	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	65.560.8–69.8	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	65.660.5–70.1	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	65.760.6–70.5	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	65.860.6–70.9	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	65.960.4–70.9	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	66.160.6–71.3	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	66.260.5–71.5	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	66.360.5–72	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	66.460.4–72.3	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	66.660.3–72.4	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	66.760.3–72.8	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	66.860.2–73	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	66.960.2–73.5	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	6760.2–73.7	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	67.260.3–74	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	67.360.3–74.3	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	67.460.3–74.4	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	67.560.1–74.6	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	67.660.3–74.9	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	67.760.1–75	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	67.960.1–75.3	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	6860–75.6	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	68.160–75.9	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	68.260–76	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	68.359.8–76.3	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	68.459.9–76.4	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	68.559.9–76.7	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	68.659.7–76.9	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	68.759.6–77.1	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	68.859.9–77.3	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	6960.3–77.6	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	69.160.3–77.8	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	69.260.3–77.9	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	69.360.4–78.1	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	69.460.3–78.2	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	69.560.4–78.5	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	69.660.4–78.9	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	69.760.4–79	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	69.960.4–79.3	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	7060.3–79.7	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	70.160.5–80	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	70.260.5–80	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	70.360.5–80.2	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	70.460.5–80.2	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	70.560.6–80.5	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	70.660.6–80.8	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	70.860.4–81	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	70.960.8–81.3	74.564.6–84	80
2081	7160.4–81.6	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	71.160.4–81.9	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	71.260.4–82.1	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	71.360.4–82.2	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	71.460.6–82.5	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	71.660.7–82.7	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	71.760.7–83.1	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	71.860.6–83	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	71.960.7–83.4	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	7260.8–83.6	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	72.160.7–83.6	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	72.360.8–83.7	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	72.460.8–83.8	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	72.560.9–84	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	72.661.2–84.1	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	72.861–84.4	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	72.961.1–84.5	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	7361.2–85.1	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	73.160.8–85	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	73.260.9–85.2	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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