Mozambique vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 63.6 years in Mozambique 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 Mozambique.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Mozambique ranked 211 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Mozambique at 74.2 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	Mozambique	South Africa	World
2023	63.6	66.1	73.2
2022	63	65.5	72.6
2021	60.3	62	70.9
2020	61.4	65.2	71.9
2019	61.3	66.1	72.6
2018	60.8	65.7	72.4
2017	60.2	65.4	72.1
2016	59.5	64.8	71.9
2015	58.7	64.1	71.6
2014	58	63.2	71.4
2013	57.2	62.4	71.1
2012	56.5	61.7	70.8
2011	55.7	60.6	70.4
2010	55	58.9	70.1
2009	54.4	57.4	69.7
2008	53.8	56	69.3
2007	53.3	55	69
2006	52.8	54.2	68.6
2005	52.3	53.9	68.1
2004	51.9	54	67.7
2003	51.4	54.3	67.4
2002	50.9	55.6	67.1
2001	50.3	57.2	66.8
2000	49.5	58.4	66.4
1999	48.8	59.2	66
1998	48.2	59.9	65.7
1997	47.8	60.5	65.5
1996	47.1	61.1	65.2
1995	46.6	61.6	64.9
1994	46.1	62.1	64.3
1993	45.7	62.6	64.4
1992	45.1	62.8	64.3
1991	44.7	63	64.1
1990	44.3	62.9	64
1989	43.9	63	63.8
1988	43.7	62.9	63.4
1987	41	62.7	63.2
1986	41	62.4	62.7
1985	39	62.2	62.2
1984	38.9	61.8	61.9
1983	41.6	61.4	61.5
1982	41.7	60.9	61.3
1981	41.6	60.5	60.9
1980	44	60	60.5
1979	43.9	59.5	60.2
1978	44	59	59.5
1977	43.9	58.5	59.2
1976	43.9	58	58.6
1975	43.8	57.6	58.3
1974	43.2	57.1	58.1
1973	42.7	56.7	57.7
1972	42.5	56.4	57.2
1971	42.6	56	56
1970	42.5	55.7	56.3
1969	42.3	55.4	56
1968	42.1	55.2	55.6
1967	42	55	55.1
1966	41.8	54.7	54.6
1965	41.8	54.4	54
1964	41.7	54.2	54.3
1963	42	53.9	53.7
1962	41.8	53.6	53.2
1961	41.5	53.1	50.4
1960	41.2	52.6	47.8
1959	40.9	51.9	49.6
1958	40.5	51.2	51.6
1957	40.1	50.2	51.1
1956	39.6	49.2	50.7
1955	39.3	48.2	50.2
1954	38.9	47.1	49.7
1953	38.5	46.1	48.8
1952	38.1	45.1	48.2
1951	37.7	44.1	47.1
1950	37.3	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Mozambique	South Africa	World
2024	63.862.3–65.2	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	6462–66	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	64.161.7–66.7	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	64.361.4–67.3	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	64.561.3–67.8	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	64.661–68.1	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	64.861.1–68.7	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	6561–69	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	65.160.9–69.5	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	65.360.8–69.8	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	65.560.6–70.2	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	65.660.7–70.5	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	65.860.5–70.9	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	65.960.4–71.4	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	66.160.5–71.6	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	66.360.4–71.9	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	66.460.4–72.4	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	66.660.4–72.6	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	66.760.3–72.9	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	66.960.4–73	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	6760.2–73.5	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	67.160.4–73.7	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	67.360.5–74	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	67.460.5–74.5	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	67.660.8–74.6	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	67.760.5–74.9	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	67.860.5–75.3	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	6860.7–75.5	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	68.160.3–75.7	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	68.260.5–75.9	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	68.460.6–76.2	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	68.560.6–76.7	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	68.660.5–76.9	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	68.860.6–77.1	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	68.960.4–77.3	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	6960.4–77.6	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	69.260.4–78	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	69.360.4–78.1	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	69.460.2–78.1	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	69.560–78	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	69.760.1–78.4	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	69.860.4–78.6	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	69.960.5–78.6	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	7060.5–78.9	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	70.260.6–79.3	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	70.360.7–79.5	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	70.460.8–79.8	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	70.560.9–80.1	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	70.760.6–80.3	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	70.860.8–80.5	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	70.960.6–80.5	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	7161–80.8	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	71.260.9–80.9	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	71.361.2–81.1	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	71.461.1–81.4	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	71.561.3–81.7	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	71.661.2–81.9	74.564.6–84	80
2081	71.861.4–82.1	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	71.961.2–82.2	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	7261.2–82.4	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	72.161.2–82.6	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	72.361.4–83	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	72.461.3–83.2	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	72.561–83.2	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	72.661.2–83.3	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	72.861.3–83.5	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	72.961.2–83.8	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	7361.3–84.1	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	73.161.3–84.1	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	73.361.3–84.4	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	73.461.3–84.4	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	73.561–84.4	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	73.761.2–84.5	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	73.861.6–84.6	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	73.961.6–84.8	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	7461.6–85.1	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	74.261.5–85.3	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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