Philippines vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 69.8 years in Philippines and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Philippines, by 3.7 years, or 1.06 times that in South Africa.

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What the numbers say

Philippines has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Philippines ranked 165 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Philippines at 80.4 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	Philippines	South Africa	World
2023	69.8	66.1	73.2
2022	69.5	65.5	72.6
2021	66.7	62	70.9
2020	70.1	65.2	71.9
2019	69.7	66.1	72.6
2018	69.8	65.7	72.4
2017	70	65.4	72.1
2016	69.5	64.8	71.9
2015	69.5	64.1	71.6
2014	69.3	63.2	71.4
2013	69.3	62.4	71.1
2012	69.2	61.7	70.8
2011	69.1	60.6	70.4
2010	68.9	58.9	70.1
2009	68.6	57.4	69.7
2008	68.6	56	69.3
2007	68.6	55	69
2006	68.2	54.2	68.6
2005	68.4	53.9	68.1
2004	68.3	54	67.7
2003	68.1	54.3	67.4
2002	67.9	55.6	67.1
2001	67.8	57.2	66.8
2000	67.8	58.4	66.4
1999	67.5	59.2	66
1998	67.2	59.9	65.7
1997	67	60.5	65.5
1996	66.7	61.1	65.2
1995	66.3	61.6	64.9
1994	66	62.1	64.3
1993	65.7	62.6	64.4
1992	65.4	62.8	64.3
1991	64.6	63	64.1
1990	64.4	62.9	64
1989	64.1	63	63.8
1988	63.7	62.9	63.4
1987	63.3	62.7	63.2
1986	62.9	62.4	62.7
1985	62.7	62.2	62.2
1984	62.4	61.8	61.9
1983	62.4	61.4	61.5
1982	62.2	60.9	61.3
1981	61.9	60.5	60.9
1980	61.9	60	60.5
1979	61.7	59.5	60.2
1978	61.5	59	59.5
1977	61.4	58.5	59.2
1976	60.9	58	58.6
1975	60.9	57.6	58.3
1974	60.8	57.1	58.1
1973	60.7	56.7	57.7
1972	60.9	56.4	57.2
1971	61.1	56	56
1970	60.8	55.7	56.3
1969	61	55.4	56
1968	60.9	55.2	55.6
1967	60.8	55	55.1
1966	60.6	54.7	54.6
1965	60.4	54.4	54
1964	60.1	54.2	54.3
1963	60	53.9	53.7
1962	59.8	53.6	53.2
1961	59.5	53.1	50.4
1960	59.2	52.6	47.8
1959	58.8	51.9	49.6
1958	58.3	51.2	51.6
1957	57.8	50.2	51.1
1956	57.3	49.2	50.7
1955	56.6	48.2	50.2
1954	56	47.1	49.7
1953	55.4	46.1	48.8
1952	54.7	45.1	48.2
1951	54.1	44.1	47.1
1950	53.6	43.1	46.4
1938	40	–	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Philippines	South Africa	World
2024	7068.5–71.2	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	70.168.2–72	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	70.267.9–72.5	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	70.367.6–73	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	70.467.3–73.3	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	70.667.2–73.7	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	70.767.4–74	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	70.867.1–74.4	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	70.967.1–74.5	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	71.167.1–74.8	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	71.266.8–75.1	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	71.366.7–75.5	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	71.466.8–75.8	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	71.666.6–76	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	71.766.5–76.3	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	71.866.5–76.6	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	71.966.4–76.8	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	72.166.3–76.9	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	72.266.2–77.2	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	72.366.4–77.4	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	72.466.4–77.6	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	72.666.1–78	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	72.766.3–78.1	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	72.866.3–78.6	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	7366.4–78.8	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	73.166.5–79	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	73.266.3–79.3	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	73.466.6–79.7	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	73.566.5–79.9	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	73.666.5–80.1	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	73.866.5–80.3	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	73.966.3–80.7	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	7466.6–80.9	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	74.266.4–81.1	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	74.366.6–81.1	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	74.466.3–81.5	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	74.666.7–81.6	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	74.766.6–81.8	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	74.966.6–82.1	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	7566.5–82.3	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	75.166.4–82.4	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	75.366.6–82.7	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	75.466.7–83.1	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	75.666.9–83.3	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	75.767–83.5	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	75.867.1–83.7	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	7666.8–83.9	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	76.166.9–84.1	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	76.367–84.2	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	76.467.1–84.4	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	76.667.3–84.8	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	76.767.3–84.9	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	76.867.4–85	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	7767.2–85.2	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	77.167.2–85.1	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	77.367.3–85.4	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	77.467.1–85.5	74.564.6–84	80
2081	77.667.3–85.7	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	77.767.3–85.7	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	77.967.6–86	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	7867.6–86.1	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	78.267.5–86.2	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	78.367.7–86.5	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	78.467.7–86.6	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	78.667.6–86.9	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	78.867.9–87.1	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	78.968.1–87.3	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	79.168.3–87.5	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	79.268.3–87.4	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	79.468.2–87.6	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	79.568.2–87.7	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	79.668.1–87.9	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	79.868.1–88	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	79.968.3–88.1	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	80.168.4–88.3	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	80.268.6–88.6	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	80.468.4–88.8	77.365.5–87.1	81.7

Each country on its own

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.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
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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