Guinea vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 60.7 years in Guinea and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 5.4 years, or 1.09 times that in Guinea.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Guinea.
In 2023, Guinea ranked 222 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guinea at 70.6 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	Guinea	South Africa	World
2023	60.7	66.1	73.2
2022	60.4	65.5	72.6
2021	59.4	62	70.9
2020	59.4	65.2	71.9
2019	59.4	66.1	72.6
2018	59	65.7	72.4
2017	58.7	65.4	72.1
2016	58.5	64.8	71.9
2015	57.9	64.1	71.6
2014	57.6	63.2	71.4
2013	57.5	62.4	71.1
2012	57.1	61.7	70.8
2011	56.8	60.6	70.4
2010	56.4	58.9	70.1
2009	56.1	57.4	69.7
2008	55.7	56	69.3
2007	55.2	55	69
2006	54.9	54.2	68.6
2005	54.4	53.9	68.1
2004	54	54	67.7
2003	53.6	54.3	67.4
2002	53.2	55.6	67.1
2001	52.7	57.2	66.8
2000	52.4	58.4	66.4
1999	52	59.2	66
1998	51.6	59.9	65.7
1997	51.1	60.5	65.5
1996	50.6	61.1	65.2
1995	49.8	61.6	64.9
1994	49.2	62.1	64.3
1993	48.8	62.6	64.4
1992	48.3	62.8	64.3
1991	47.8	63	64.1
1990	47.3	62.9	64
1989	46.9	63	63.8
1988	46.5	62.9	63.4
1987	46.1	62.7	63.2
1986	45.7	62.4	62.7
1985	45.3	62.2	62.2
1984	44.9	61.8	61.9
1983	44.2	61.4	61.5
1982	43.9	60.9	61.3
1981	43.3	60.5	60.9
1980	42.8	60	60.5
1979	42.3	59.5	60.2
1978	41.9	59	59.5
1977	41.4	58.5	59.2
1976	41	58	58.6
1975	40.6	57.6	58.3
1974	40.2	57.1	58.1
1973	39.9	56.7	57.7
1972	39.7	56.4	57.2
1971	39.4	56	56
1970	39.1	55.7	56.3
1969	38.8	55.4	56
1968	38.5	55.2	55.6
1967	38.2	55	55.1
1966	38	54.7	54.6
1965	37.7	54.4	54
1964	37.4	54.2	54.3
1963	37.2	53.9	53.7
1962	37	53.6	53.2
1961	36.8	53.1	50.4
1960	36.6	52.6	47.8
1959	36.5	51.9	49.6
1958	36.4	51.2	51.6
1957	36.2	50.2	51.1
1956	36.1	49.2	50.7
1955	36	48.2	50.2
1954	35.9	47.1	49.7
1953	35.8	46.1	48.8
1952	35.7	45.1	48.2
1951	35.7	44.1	47.1
1950	35.6	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Guinea	South Africa	World
2024	60.959.4–62.4	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	61.158.9–63.2	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	61.258.6–63.8	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	61.458.3–64.5	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	61.658.1–65	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	61.758–65.5	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	61.957.8–65.9	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	6257.6–66.2	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	62.257.4–66.6	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	62.357.5–66.8	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	62.557.2–67.2	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	62.657.2–67.7	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	62.857.1–68.1	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	62.957.2–68.3	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	63.157.2–68.8	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	63.256.9–68.9	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	63.457–69.3	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	63.556.8–69.7	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	63.757–70.1	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	63.857–70.2	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	63.956.8–70.5	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	64.157–71	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	64.256.9–71	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	64.356.9–71.2	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	64.556.7–71.5	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	64.656.8–71.6	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	64.756.6–72.1	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	64.956.9–72.2	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	6556.8–72.5	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	65.156.8–73	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	65.256.9–73.1	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	65.456.9–73.2	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	65.557.2–73.5	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	65.657–73.9	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	65.757–74	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	65.957.1–74.1	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	6656.7–74.4	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	66.156.5–74.3	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	66.256.8–74.6	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	66.356.8–74.8	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	66.456.9–75.1	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	66.557–75.3	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	66.656.9–75.4	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	66.856.9–75.9	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	66.956.9–76	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	6756.8–76.1	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	67.256.6–76.3	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	67.356.5–76.7	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	67.456.8–76.9	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	67.556.7–77.1	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	67.657.1–77.2	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	67.756.9–77.4	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	67.856.8–77.5	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	67.957–78	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	68.156.8–78.3	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	68.256.5–78.4	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	68.356.6–78.6	74.564.6–84	80
2081	68.457–78.7	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	68.557–78.7	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	68.657–78.9	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	68.856.8–79.2	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	68.957.1–79.5	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	6957.3–79.7	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	69.157.1–80	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	69.257.1–80.2	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	69.357.1–80.5	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	69.457.4–80.8	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	69.557.6–81.2	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	69.657.5–81.1	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	69.857.4–81.5	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	69.957.4–81.8	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	7057.3–81.8	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	70.157.4–81.6	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	70.257.4–81.6	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	70.357.5–82	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	70.456.9–82.2	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	70.657.4–82.6	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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