Israel vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 82.4 years in Israel and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Israel, by 16.3 years, or 1.25 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Israel has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Israel at 91.6 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	Israel	South Africa	World
2023	82.4	66.1	73.2
2022	82.8	65.5	72.6
2021	82.5	62	70.9
2020	82.7	65.2	71.9
2019	82.9	66.1	72.6
2018	82.9	65.7	72.4
2017	82.7	65.4	72.1
2016	82.6	64.8	71.9
2015	82.3	64.1	71.6
2014	82.4	63.2	71.4
2013	82.4	62.4	71.1
2012	82	61.7	70.8
2011	82	60.6	70.4
2010	82	58.9	70.1
2009	81.8	57.4	69.7
2008	81.3	56	69.3
2007	81	55	69
2006	80.8	54.2	68.6
2005	80.4	53.9	68.1
2004	80.3	54	67.7
2003	79.8	54.3	67.4
2002	79.5	55.6	67.1
2001	79.5	57.2	66.8
2000	79.2	58.4	66.4
1999	78.9	59.2	66
1998	78.6	59.9	65.7
1997	78.6	60.5	65.5
1996	78.6	61.1	65.2
1995	78.1	61.6	64.9
1994	78	62.1	64.3
1993	77.9	62.6	64.4
1992	77.3	62.8	64.3
1991	77.6	63	64.1
1990	78	62.9	64
1989	77.6	63	63.8
1988	76.9	62.9	63.4
1987	76.4	62.7	63.2
1986	75.9	62.4	62.7
1985	76	62.2	62.2
1984	75.5	61.8	61.9
1983	75.1	61.4	61.5
1982	74.3	60.9	61.3
1981	74.2	60.5	60.9
1980	73.7	60	60.5
1979	73.4	59.5	60.2
1978	73.1	59	59.5
1977	72.7	58.5	59.2
1976	72.7	58	58.6
1975	71.6	57.6	58.3
1974	71.6	57.1	58.1
1973	71.6	56.7	57.7
1972	71.6	56.4	57.2
1971	71.8	56	56
1970	71.2	55.7	56.3
1969	71	55.4	56
1968	70.8	55.2	55.6
1967	70.9	55	55.1
1966	70.9	54.7	54.6
1965	70.5	54.4	54
1964	69.6	54.2	54.3
1963	69.6	53.9	53.7
1962	69.3	53.6	53.2
1961	69.8	53.1	50.4
1960	69.8	52.6	47.8
1959	68.9	51.9	49.6
1958	68.4	51.2	51.6
1957	66.5	50.2	51.1
1956	66.6	49.2	50.7
1955	68	48.2	50.2
1954	66.3	47.1	49.7
1953	66.4	46.1	48.8
1952	67.2	45.1	48.2
1951	67.6	44.1	47.1
1950	69.9	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Israel	South Africa	World
2024	82.781.8–83.7	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	82.881.6–84	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	82.981.4–84.4	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	83.181.3–84.7	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	83.281.2–85.1	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	83.381.2–85.4	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	83.581.1–85.7	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	83.681.1–86.1	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	83.881.2–86.3	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	83.981.2–86.6	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	84.181.2–86.9	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	84.281.1–87.1	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	84.381.2–87.4	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	84.481.3–87.5	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	84.681.3–87.9	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	84.781.4–88.1	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	84.881.5–88.4	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	8581.5–88.6	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	85.181.6–88.8	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	85.281.6–89	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	85.381.6–89.2	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	85.581.7–89.5	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	85.681.8–89.6	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	85.781.8–89.9	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	85.882–90.2	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	85.982–90.2	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	86.182.2–90.4	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	86.282.2–90.7	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	86.382.1–90.9	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	86.482.1–91.1	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	86.582.1–91.2	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	86.782.2–91.4	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	86.882.4–91.7	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	86.982.5–92	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	8782.6–92.1	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	87.182.6–92.3	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	87.282.8–92.5	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	87.382.9–92.7	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	87.583–93	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	87.683–93.2	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	87.783.1–93.5	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	87.883.1–93.7	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	87.983.1–93.8	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	8883–94	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	88.182.9–94.1	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	88.283.1–94.3	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	88.383.2–94.4	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	88.583–94.3	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	88.683.2–94.6	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	88.783.2–94.8	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	88.883.3–94.9	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	88.983.5–95.2	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	8983.4–95.3	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	89.183.6–95.5	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	89.283.7–95.7	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	89.383.8–95.9	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	89.483.6–96.2	74.564.6–84	80
2081	89.583.7–96.3	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	89.683.8–96.5	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	89.783.8–96.8	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	89.883.9–96.8	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	9084–96.9	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	90.184–97	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	90.284.1–97.1	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	90.384–97.2	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	90.484–97.3	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	90.584.3–97.5	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	90.684.2–97.6	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	90.784.3–97.8	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	90.884.3–98	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	90.984.4–98.3	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	9184.5–98.4	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	91.184.3–98.6	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	91.284.5–98.8	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	91.384.4–99	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	91.584.5–99.3	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	91.684.4–99.3	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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