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South Africa - Life expectancy at birth

56.1 (years) in 2012

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.

Date Value Change, %
2012 56.1 1.45%
2011 55.3 1.66%
2010 54.4 1.73%
2009 53.5 1.58%
2008 52.6 1.23%
2007 52.0 0.74%
2006 51.6 0.11%
2005 51.6 -0.61%
2004 51.9 -1.24%
2003 52.5 -1.72%
2002 53.4 -2.07%
2001 54.6

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