Namibia vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 67.4 years in Namibia and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Namibia, by 1.2 years, or 1.02 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Namibia has been higher since 2023, when it overtook South Africa.
In 2023, Namibia ranked 181 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Namibia at 77.3 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	Namibia	South Africa	World
2023	67.4	66.1	73.2
2022	64.2	65.5	72.6
2021	60.9	62	70.9
2020	64.1	65.2	71.9
2019	63.6	66.1	72.6
2018	62.6	65.7	72.4
2017	61.7	65.4	72.1
2016	60.8	64.8	71.9
2015	60	64.1	71.6
2014	59.3	63.2	71.4
2013	58.5	62.4	71.1
2012	57.7	61.7	70.8
2011	56.7	60.6	70.4
2010	56.1	58.9	70.1
2009	55.4	57.4	69.7
2008	54.7	56	69.3
2007	54	55	69
2006	53.2	54.2	68.6
2005	52.6	53.9	68.1
2004	52.2	54	67.7
2003	51.9	54.3	67.4
2002	52	55.6	67.1
2001	52	57.2	66.8
2000	53	58.4	66.4
1999	54	59.2	66
1998	54.8	59.9	65.7
1997	55.8	60.5	65.5
1996	56.6	61.1	65.2
1995	57.5	61.6	64.9
1994	58.4	62.1	64.3
1993	59.3	62.6	64.4
1992	60.2	62.8	64.3
1991	60.8	63	64.1
1990	61.4	62.9	64
1989	60.8	63	63.8
1988	59	62.9	63.4
1987	59.1	62.7	63.2
1986	58.7	62.4	62.7
1985	58.5	62.2	62.2
1984	58.1	61.8	61.9
1983	57.6	61.4	61.5
1982	57.3	60.9	61.3
1981	56.9	60.5	60.9
1980	56.6	60	60.5
1979	59.5	59.5	60.2
1978	59.1	59	59.5
1977	58.6	58.5	59.2
1976	58	58	58.6
1975	57.6	57.6	58.3
1974	56.9	57.1	58.1
1973	56.4	56.7	57.7
1972	55.9	56.4	57.2
1971	55.3	56	56
1970	54.7	55.7	56.3
1969	54.1	55.4	56
1968	53.6	55.2	55.6
1967	52.9	55	55.1
1966	52.3	54.7	54.6
1965	52	54.4	54
1964	51.4	54.2	54.3
1963	50.6	53.9	53.7
1962	50	53.6	53.2
1961	49.2	53.1	50.4
1960	48.5	52.6	47.8
1959	47.8	51.9	49.6
1958	47.1	51.2	51.6
1957	46.4	50.2	51.1
1956	45.7	49.2	50.7
1955	45.1	48.2	50.2
1954	44.4	47.1	49.7
1953	43.8	46.1	48.8
1952	43.2	45.1	48.2
1951	42.5	44.1	47.1
1950	42	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Namibia	South Africa	World
2024	67.566.2–68.9	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	67.765.8–69.7	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	67.865.5–70.2	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	6865.3–70.7	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	68.165.1–71.2	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	68.264.7–71.6	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	68.464.7–72	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	68.564.6–72.2	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	68.664.3–72.6	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	68.864.3–72.9	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	68.964.1–73.2	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	6964.1–73.7	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	69.164.1–74	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	69.364.1–74.2	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	69.464.1–74.4	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	69.564.1–74.6	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	69.663.9–74.8	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	69.863.8–75	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	69.963.8–75.5	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	7063.8–75.5	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	70.163.8–75.9	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	70.263.9–76.1	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	70.463.9–76.6	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	70.563.8–77	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	70.663.7–77.2	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	70.763.6–77.4	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	70.963.7–77.7	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	7163.8–77.7	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	71.163.5–77.9	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	71.263.7–78.1	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	71.463.8–78.3	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	71.563.7–78.5	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	71.663.8–78.8	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	71.763.9–79.1	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	71.863.7–79.4	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	7263.9–79.5	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	72.164–79.8	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	72.263.9–80.1	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	72.463.8–80.2	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	72.564–80.7	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	72.663.9–80.6	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	72.864.1–80.9	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	72.963.9–81.3	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	7364–81.4	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	73.164–81.6	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	73.364–81.8	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	73.464.3–82.1	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	73.564.2–82.2	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	73.764.2–82.5	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	73.864.1–82.6	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	73.964.1–82.6	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	74.163.9–82.9	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	74.263.9–83	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	74.363.7–83.1	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	74.563.6–83.5	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	74.664.2–83.7	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	74.764–83.9	74.564.6–84	80
2081	74.863.9–83.9	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	7563.7–84.1	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	75.164.1–84.3	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	75.264.1–84.5	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	75.464–84.6	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	75.564.1–84.8	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	75.664.4–85	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	75.864.5–84.9	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	75.964.4–85.2	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	7664.5–85.5	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	76.164.6–85.7	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	76.364.6–85.8	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	76.464.7–85.7	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	76.564.7–85.9	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	76.764.6–85.9	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	76.864.7–86	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	76.964.7–86.1	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	77.164.4–86.1	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	77.264.4–86.4	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	77.364.5–86.5	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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