Madagascar vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 63.6 years in Madagascar and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 2.5 years, or 1.04 times that in Madagascar.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Madagascar.
In 2023, Madagascar ranked 210 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Madagascar at 74.8 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	Madagascar	South Africa	World
2023	63.6	66.1	73.2
2022	63.1	65.5	72.6
2021	62.5	62	70.9
2020	62.7	65.2	71.9
2019	63.5	66.1	72.6
2018	63.5	65.7	72.4
2017	63.4	65.4	72.1
2016	63.4	64.8	71.9
2015	63.4	64.1	71.6
2014	63.3	63.2	71.4
2013	63.2	62.4	71.1
2012	63	61.7	70.8
2011	62.9	60.6	70.4
2010	62.6	58.9	70.1
2009	62.3	57.4	69.7
2008	62	56	69.3
2007	61.5	55	69
2006	61.1	54.2	68.6
2005	60.7	53.9	68.1
2004	60.2	54	67.7
2003	59.7	54.3	67.4
2002	59.2	55.6	67.1
2001	58.7	57.2	66.8
2000	58	58.4	66.4
1999	57.4	59.2	66
1998	56.8	59.9	65.7
1997	56.1	60.5	65.5
1996	55.5	61.1	65.2
1995	54.8	61.6	64.9
1994	54.3	62.1	64.3
1993	53.7	62.6	64.4
1992	53	62.8	64.3
1991	52.6	63	64.1
1990	52.1	62.9	64
1989	51.8	63	63.8
1988	51.4	62.9	63.4
1987	51.1	62.7	63.2
1986	50.7	62.4	62.7
1985	50.4	62.2	62.2
1984	50.2	61.8	61.9
1983	50.1	61.4	61.5
1982	50	60.9	61.3
1981	49.8	60.5	60.9
1980	50	60	60.5
1979	50.1	59.5	60.2
1978	50	59	59.5
1977	49.9	58.5	59.2
1976	49.8	58	58.6
1975	49.6	57.6	58.3
1974	49.3	57.1	58.1
1973	48.9	56.7	57.7
1972	48.5	56.4	57.2
1971	48.2	56	56
1970	47.9	55.7	56.3
1969	47.3	55.4	56
1968	46.9	55.2	55.6
1967	46.5	55	55.1
1966	46	54.7	54.6
1965	45.5	54.4	54
1964	45	54.2	54.3
1963	44.6	53.9	53.7
1962	44.2	53.6	53.2
1961	43.8	53.1	50.4
1960	43.4	52.6	47.8
1959	43	51.9	49.6
1958	42.5	51.2	51.6
1957	42.1	50.2	51.1
1956	41.7	49.2	50.7
1955	41.3	48.2	50.2
1954	41	47.1	49.7
1953	40.7	46.1	48.8
1952	40.3	45.1	48.2
1951	39.9	44.1	47.1
1950	39.7	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Madagascar	South Africa	World
2024	63.862.4–65.4	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	6461.8–66.1	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	64.361.8–66.7	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	64.561.6–67.3	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	64.661.6–67.9	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	64.861.4–68.3	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	6561.1–68.7	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	65.261–69.1	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	65.461–69.5	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	65.661–69.8	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	65.761.1–70.2	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	65.960.9–70.6	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	66.161.1–70.9	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	66.361.2–71.2	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	66.461.2–71.7	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	66.661.1–71.9	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	66.861–72.1	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	66.961.1–72.2	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	67.161.2–72.7	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	67.261.2–73.1	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	67.461.1–73.4	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	67.561.1–73.6	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	67.761.3–74.1	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	67.861–74.1	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	6861.1–74.3	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	68.161.1–74.6	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	68.360.9–74.9	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	68.461.2–75.1	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	68.561.2–75.3	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	68.761.4–75.7	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	68.861.4–76.1	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	6961.6–76.2	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	69.161.6–76.6	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	69.261.7–76.9	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	69.461.9–77	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	69.561.9–77.2	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	69.661.9–77.3	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	69.862–77.7	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	69.962.2–78.2	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	7062.2–78.3	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	70.262–78.7	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	70.362.2–78.6	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	70.462.4–78.8	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	70.662.3–79	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	70.762.5–78.9	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	70.862.3–79.3	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	70.962.6–79.6	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	71.162.6–79.8	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	71.262.5–79.8	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	71.362.7–80.2	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	71.562.7–80.4	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	71.662.8–80.5	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	71.763.2–80.7	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	71.863.1–80.7	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	71.962.9–80.9	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	72.162.8–81	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	72.262.9–81.4	74.564.6–84	80
2081	72.363.3–81.6	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	72.463.1–81.6	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	72.663.1–81.8	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	72.763.4–82.1	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	72.863.2–82.4	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	7363.2–82.6	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	73.163.1–82.6	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	73.263.1–82.8	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	73.363.1–83	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	73.563.3–83.3	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	73.663.5–83.4	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	73.763.5–83.5	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	73.963.4–83.7	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	7463.4–84	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	74.163.4–84.3	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	74.363.5–84.2	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	74.463.5–84.5	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	74.563.6–84.7	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	74.663.7–84.8	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	74.863.4–85.1	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.
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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