Côte d’Ivoire vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 61.9 years in Côte d’Ivoire 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 Côte d’Ivoire.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 216 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Côte d’Ivoire 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	Côte d’Ivoire	South Africa	World
2023	61.9	66.1	73.2
2022	61.6	65.5	72.6
2021	60.3	62	70.9
2020	60.1	65.2	71.9
2019	60.3	66.1	72.6
2018	59.8	65.7	72.4
2017	59.3	65.4	72.1
2016	58.8	64.8	71.9
2015	58.3	64.1	71.6
2014	57.8	63.2	71.4
2013	57.1	62.4	71.1
2012	56.6	61.7	70.8
2011	56	60.6	70.4
2010	55.3	58.9	70.1
2009	54.7	57.4	69.7
2008	54.2	56	69.3
2007	53.5	55	69
2006	52.9	54.2	68.6
2005	52.4	53.9	68.1
2004	51.9	54	67.7
2003	51.4	54.3	67.4
2002	51.5	55.6	67.1
2001	51.4	57.2	66.8
2000	51.4	58.4	66.4
1999	51.3	59.2	66
1998	51.2	59.9	65.7
1997	51.5	60.5	65.5
1996	51.6	61.1	65.2
1995	51.7	61.6	64.9
1994	52	62.1	64.3
1993	52.3	62.6	64.4
1992	52.4	62.8	64.3
1991	52.6	63	64.1
1990	52.8	62.9	64
1989	53	63	63.8
1988	53.1	62.9	63.4
1987	53.1	62.7	63.2
1986	53	62.4	62.7
1985	52.9	62.2	62.2
1984	52.7	61.8	61.9
1983	52.4	61.4	61.5
1982	52.1	60.9	61.3
1981	51.8	60.5	60.9
1980	51.4	60	60.5
1979	51	59.5	60.2
1978	50.4	59	59.5
1977	49.6	58.5	59.2
1976	48.9	58	58.6
1975	48	57.6	58.3
1974	47.2	57.1	58.1
1973	46.4	56.7	57.7
1972	45.6	56.4	57.2
1971	44.8	56	56
1970	44	55.7	56.3
1969	43.3	55.4	56
1968	42.7	55.2	55.6
1967	42	55	55.1
1966	41.3	54.7	54.6
1965	40.6	54.4	54
1964	40	54.2	54.3
1963	39.3	53.9	53.7
1962	38.6	53.6	53.2
1961	37.9	53.1	50.4
1960	37.2	52.6	47.8
1959	36.6	51.9	49.6
1958	35.8	51.2	51.6
1957	35.2	50.2	51.1
1956	34.5	49.2	50.7
1955	33.8	48.2	50.2
1954	33.2	47.1	49.7
1953	32.6	46.1	48.8
1952	32	45.1	48.2
1951	31.4	44.1	47.1
1950	30.8	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Côte d’Ivoire	South Africa	World
2024	62.160.6–63.6	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	62.360.1–64.4	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	62.459.8–65	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	62.659.6–65.7	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	62.859.5–66.1	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	62.959.4–66.5	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	63.159.3–67	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	63.259.2–67.4	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	63.459–67.9	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	63.659–68.1	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	63.759–68.4	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	63.959–68.8	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	6458.8–69.3	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	64.258.7–69.5	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	64.358.5–69.7	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	64.458.4–70	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	64.658.3–70.2	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	64.758.3–70.7	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	64.958.3–70.8	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	6558.5–71.2	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	65.158.4–71.5	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	65.358.1–71.8	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	65.458.2–72.1	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	65.558.3–72.5	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	65.758.2–72.8	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	65.858.6–73.2	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	65.958.5–73.3	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	66.158.4–73.4	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	66.258.3–73.8	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	66.358.2–73.8	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	66.458.4–74.1	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	66.658.5–74.6	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	66.758.4–74.6	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	66.858.7–74.8	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	6758.5–75.1	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	67.158.5–75.3	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	67.258.4–75.7	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	67.358.6–75.8	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	67.558.6–76.3	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	67.658.5–76.3	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	67.758.4–76.6	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	67.858.5–76.8	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	67.958.8–76.9	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	68.158.8–77.5	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	68.258.8–77.5	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	68.358.8–77.9	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	68.458.5–78	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	68.558.8–78.4	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	68.658.7–78.6	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	68.858.7–78.4	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	68.958.6–78.8	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	6958.4–78.9	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	69.158.3–79.1	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	69.258.5–79.1	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	69.358.9–79.5	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	69.558.9–79.7	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	69.659–79.7	74.564.6–84	80
2081	69.759–80.1	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	69.859.1–80.4	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	69.959.4–80.6	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	7059.2–80.6	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	70.159.3–81.1	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	70.359.3–81.1	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	70.459.3–81.5	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	70.559.5–81.6	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	70.659.4–81.7	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	70.759.5–81.9	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	70.859.5–82.1	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	70.959.5–82.3	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	7159.5–82.4	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	71.259.7–82.7	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	71.359.6–82.9	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	71.459.7–83.2	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	71.559.7–83.4	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	71.659.7–83.5	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	71.760–83.7	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	71.960–83.9	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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