Indonesia vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 71.2 years in Indonesia and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Indonesia, by 5 years, or 1.08 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Indonesia has been higher since 1990, when it overtook South Africa.
In 2023, Indonesia ranked 156 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Indonesia at 81.9 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	Indonesia	South Africa	World
2023	71.2	66.1	73.2
2022	70.9	65.5	72.6
2021	67.5	62	70.9
2020	68.8	65.2	71.9
2019	70.4	66.1	72.6
2018	70.1	65.7	72.4
2017	70	65.4	72.1
2016	69.7	64.8	71.9
2015	69.5	64.1	71.6
2014	69.3	63.2	71.4
2013	69.1	62.4	71.1
2012	68.9	61.7	70.8
2011	68.6	60.6	70.4
2010	68.4	58.9	70.1
2009	68.3	57.4	69.7
2008	68.1	56	69.3
2007	67.9	55	69
2006	67.7	54.2	68.6
2005	67.5	53.9	68.1
2004	65.5	54	67.7
2003	67.1	54.3	67.4
2002	67	55.6	67.1
2001	66.6	57.2	66.8
2000	66.3	58.4	66.4
1999	66	59.2	66
1998	65.9	59.9	65.7
1997	65.8	60.5	65.5
1996	65.5	61.1	65.2
1995	65.3	61.6	64.9
1994	65	62.1	64.3
1993	64.9	62.6	64.4
1992	64.2	62.8	64.3
1991	63.7	63	64.1
1990	63.3	62.9	64
1989	62.9	63	63.8
1988	62.4	62.9	63.4
1987	62.1	62.7	63.2
1986	61.7	62.4	62.7
1985	61.4	62.2	62.2
1984	60.9	61.8	61.9
1983	60.3	61.4	61.5
1982	59.7	60.9	61.3
1981	59.1	60.5	60.9
1980	58.7	60	60.5
1979	58.2	59.5	60.2
1978	57.6	59	59.5
1977	57.1	58.5	59.2
1976	56.5	58	58.6
1975	56	57.6	58.3
1974	55.4	57.1	58.1
1973	54.9	56.7	57.7
1972	54.4	56.4	57.2
1971	53.8	56	56
1970	53.3	55.7	56.3
1969	52.6	55.4	56
1968	51.9	55.2	55.6
1967	51.3	55	55.1
1966	48.4	54.7	54.6
1965	42.8	54.4	54
1964	49.4	54.2	54.3
1963	48.7	53.9	53.7
1962	48.1	53.6	53.2
1961	47.4	53.1	50.4
1960	46.8	52.6	47.8
1959	46.2	51.9	49.6
1958	45.4	51.2	51.6
1957	45	50.2	51.1
1956	44.3	49.2	50.7
1955	43.6	48.2	50.2
1954	42.9	47.1	49.7
1953	42.2	46.1	48.8
1952	41.5	45.1	48.2
1951	40.8	44.1	47.1
1950	40.2	43.1	46.4
1947	27.5	–	–
1942	27.5	–	–
1937	35	–	–
1932	32.5	–	–
1927	30	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Indonesia	South Africa	World
2024	71.370–72.5	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	71.469.5–73.2	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	71.669.2–73.7	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	71.769.1–74.1	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	71.969–74.7	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	7269–75	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	72.268.8–75.3	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	72.368.7–75.7	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	72.468.6–76.1	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	72.668.7–76.4	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	72.768.7–76.6	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	72.968.7–77	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	7368.6–77.3	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	73.168.8–77.5	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	73.368.7–77.7	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	73.468.6–77.9	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	73.568.6–78.2	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	73.768.4–78.5	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	73.868.5–78.9	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	7468.6–79.2	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	74.168.6–79.3	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	74.368.4–79.7	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	74.468.6–79.8	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	74.568.6–79.9	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	74.768.7–80.4	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	74.868.6–80.6	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	7568.5–80.7	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	75.168.6–80.8	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	75.268.6–81.1	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	75.468.8–81.2	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	75.568.7–81.3	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	75.768.7–81.7	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	75.868.6–82.1	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	75.968.8–82.3	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	76.168.7–82.6	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	76.268.7–82.8	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	76.368.7–82.9	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	76.569–83.1	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	76.669.1–83.4	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	76.868.9–83.7	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	76.969.1–83.8	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	7769.2–84	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	77.269.3–84.2	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	77.369.3–84.4	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	77.569.5–84.8	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	77.669.6–84.9	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	77.769.6–85	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	77.969.7–85.2	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	7869.4–85.4	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	78.269.3–85.7	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	78.369.4–85.7	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	78.569.2–85.9	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	78.669.5–86.2	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	78.769.6–86.3	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	78.969.9–86.6	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	7969.8–86.8	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	79.269.9–86.8	74.564.6–84	80
2081	79.370–86.9	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	79.470.1–87.2	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	79.670.1–87.3	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	79.770.2–87.5	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	79.970.3–87.8	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	8070.2–87.7	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	80.170.3–88.1	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	80.370.5–88.2	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	80.470.7–88.5	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	80.570.7–88.5	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	80.770.6–88.7	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	80.870.5–88.9	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	80.970.7–89.1	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	81.170.6–89.2	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	81.270.6–89.4	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	81.370.9–89.6	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	81.570.5–89.7	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	81.670.7–89.8	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	81.771–90.1	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	81.971.3–90.1	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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