Somalia vs South Africa: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 58.8 years in Somalia and 66.1 years in South Africa, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in South Africa, by 7.3 years, or 1.12 times that in Somalia.

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What the numbers say

South Africa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Somalia ranked 224 and South Africa ranked 194 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Somalia at 68.6 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	Somalia	South Africa	World
2023	58.8	66.1	73.2
2022	53.9	65.5	72.6
2021	55.7	62	70.9
2020	57.1	65.2	71.9
2019	57.3	66.1	72.6
2018	54.8	65.7	72.4
2017	52.2	65.4	72.1
2016	55.3	64.8	71.9
2015	55.1	64.1	71.6
2014	54.4	63.2	71.4
2013	54	62.4	71.1
2012	49.1	61.7	70.8
2011	32.5	60.6	70.4
2010	48.9	58.9	70.1
2009	52.1	57.4	69.7
2008	51.5	56	69.3
2007	50.9	55	69
2006	50.9	54.2	68.6
2005	50.9	53.9	68.1
2004	50.7	54	67.7
2003	50.7	54.3	67.4
2002	50.8	55.6	67.1
2001	50.8	57.2	66.8
2000	50.8	58.4	66.4
1999	50.6	59.2	66
1998	50.8	59.9	65.7
1997	50.3	60.5	65.5
1996	50.5	61.1	65.2
1995	50.7	61.6	64.9
1994	50.3	62.1	64.3
1993	50.6	62.6	64.4
1992	25	62.8	64.3
1991	25.4	63	64.1
1990	46.9	62.9	64
1989	46.7	63	63.8
1988	43.9	62.9	63.4
1987	49	62.7	63.2
1986	48.4	62.4	62.7
1985	48.3	62.2	62.2
1984	48.4	61.8	61.9
1983	48.2	61.4	61.5
1982	48	60.9	61.3
1981	47.8	60.5	60.9
1980	47.6	60	60.5
1979	47.4	59.5	60.2
1978	47	59	59.5
1977	47	58.5	59.2
1976	44.7	58	58.6
1975	44.5	57.6	58.3
1974	44.3	57.1	58.1
1973	46.2	56.7	57.7
1972	46	56.4	57.2
1971	45.8	56	56
1970	45.6	55.7	56.3
1969	45.5	55.4	56
1968	45.3	55.2	55.6
1967	45.1	55	55.1
1966	44.8	54.7	54.6
1965	44.6	54.4	54
1964	44.4	54.2	54.3
1963	44.2	53.9	53.7
1962	44	53.6	53.2
1961	43.7	53.1	50.4
1960	43.5	52.6	47.8
1959	43.3	51.9	49.6
1958	43.1	51.2	51.6
1957	42.9	50.2	51.1
1956	42.7	49.2	50.7
1955	42.5	48.2	50.2
1954	42.3	47.1	49.7
1953	42.1	46.1	48.8
1952	41.9	45.1	48.2
1951	41.7	44.1	47.1
1950	41.5	43.1	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Somalia	South Africa	World
2024	5957.5–60.5	66.365–67.7	73.3
2025	59.156.9–61.2	66.564.5–68.5	73.5
2026	59.356.7–61.8	66.764.3–69	73.8
2027	59.456.5–62.5	66.864–69.6	73.9
2028	59.656.1–63	6763.8–70.1	74.1
2029	59.756–63.5	67.263.7–70.5	74.2
2030	59.955.5–63.9	67.363.6–71	74.4
2031	6055.7–64.2	67.563.6–71.2	74.5
2032	60.255.6–64.6	67.663.5–71.7	74.7
2033	60.355.2–65	67.863.5–71.9	74.8
2034	60.455–65.3	6863.4–72.3	75
2035	60.654.9–65.5	68.163.4–72.8	75.1
2036	60.754.7–65.9	68.363.2–73	75.3
2037	60.854.5–66.2	68.463.2–73.2	75.4
2038	6154.3–66.6	68.663.1–73.3	75.5
2039	61.154.3–66.6	68.763.3–73.9	75.7
2040	61.254.4–67.2	68.963.3–74	75.8
2041	61.454.3–67.4	6963.1–74.5	75.9
2042	61.554.3–67.6	69.263.1–74.7	76.1
2043	61.654.5–67.9	69.363.2–74.9	76.2
2044	61.854.6–68.4	69.563.3–75.2	76.3
2045	61.954.4–68.7	69.663.4–75.4	76.5
2046	6254.2–69.1	69.863.4–75.8	76.6
2047	62.254.2–69.3	69.963.3–76	76.7
2048	62.354.5–69.5	70.163.1–76.2	76.8
2049	62.554.3–69.7	70.263.1–76.5	76.9
2050	62.654.3–70	70.363.3–76.7	77
2051	62.754.4–70.2	70.563.6–77.1	77.1
2052	62.854.5–70.4	70.663.5–77.3	77.2
2053	6354.4–70.8	70.863.3–77.8	77.3
2054	63.154.4–70.8	70.963.5–78	77.4
2055	63.254.5–71.1	7163.5–78.2	77.6
2056	63.454.4–71.2	71.263.5–78.7	77.7
2057	63.554.2–71.5	71.363.7–78.9	77.8
2058	63.654.1–71.6	71.563.6–79.1	77.9
2059	63.754–71.8	71.663.7–79.5	78
2060	63.954.4–71.9	71.763.6–79.6	78.1
2061	6454.2–72.4	71.963.7–79.8	78.2
2062	64.154.3–72.6	7263.7–79.9	78.3
2063	64.254–72.9	72.263.9–80.1	78.4
2064	64.454–72.9	72.364–80.4	78.5
2065	64.554.1–73.3	72.464.1–80.6	78.6
2066	64.653.9–73.6	72.664.2–80.7	78.7
2067	64.753.8–73.7	72.764.1–81.3	78.8
2068	64.854–74.1	72.964.1–81.4	78.9
2069	64.954.3–74.2	7364.2–81.6	79
2070	65.154.3–74.3	73.164.2–82	79.1
2071	65.254.4–74.7	73.364.1–82.3	79.2
2072	65.354.1–74.8	73.464.4–82.5	79.3
2073	65.453.9–74.8	73.664.2–82.8	79.4
2074	65.653.9–75.1	73.764.3–82.7	79.4
2075	65.754–75.3	73.864.5–82.9	79.5
2076	65.854.3–75.7	7464.5–83.2	79.6
2077	65.954.4–75.9	74.164.6–83.3	79.7
2078	6654.5–76.6	74.364.5–83.7	79.8
2079	66.154.8–76.9	74.464.8–83.8	79.9
2080	66.354.7–76.8	74.564.6–84	80
2081	66.454.4–76.9	74.764.7–84.1	80.1
2082	66.554.7–77	74.864.7–84.2	80.2
2083	66.654.3–77.3	7564.7–84.4	80.3
2084	66.754.3–77.7	75.164.7–84.6	80.3
2085	66.854.5–77.6	75.264.8–84.7	80.4
2086	6754.6–78	75.464.8–84.8	80.5
2087	67.154.6–77.8	75.565–85.2	80.6
2088	67.254.5–78.3	75.765–85.2	80.7
2089	67.354.7–78.3	75.865.2–85.5	80.8
2090	67.454.6–78.6	75.965.3–85.5	80.9
2091	67.554.6–78.8	76.165.3–85.6	81
2092	67.654.9–79.1	76.265.2–85.8	81
2093	67.855–79.5	76.365.6–86.1	81.1
2094	67.954.7–79.6	76.565.5–86.2	81.2
2095	6854.4–79.8	76.665.4–86.3	81.3
2096	68.154.4–79.8	76.865.3–86.5	81.4
2097	68.254.3–79.9	76.965.3–86.8	81.5
2098	68.354.2–80.1	77.165.3–86.9	81.6
2099	68.554.5–80.3	77.265.1–87.1	81.7
2100	68.654.7–80.5	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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