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South Africa: Life Expectancy

Male Female
62.2
68.3
Total World Rank
65.3
149

According to the latest WHO data published in 2020 life expectancy in South Africa is: Male 62.2, female 68.3 and total life expectancy is 65.3 which gives South Africa a World Life Expectancy ranking of 149. You can see the leading causes of death data and rankings for South Africa by clicking on the links below or select the full country health profile at the bottom of the page.

Leading Causes of Death South Africa
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Life Expectancy
1. HIV/AIDS
2. Coronary Heart Disease
3. Influenza and Pneumonia
4. Stroke
5. Diabetes Mellitus
6. Tuberculosis
7. Violence
8. Kidney Disease
9. Prostate Cancer
10. Hypertension
11. Diarrhoeal diseases
12. Lung Disease
13. Suicide
   
14. Road Traffic Accidents
15. Cervical Cancer
16. Liver Disease
17. Lung Cancers
18. Breast Cancer
19. Alzheimers & Dementia
20. Asthma
21. Inflammatory/Heart
22. Endocrine Disorders
23. Other Injuries
24. Colon-Rectum Cancers
25. Oesophagus Cancer
26. Low Birth Weight
   
27. Meningitis
28. Fires
29. Congenital Anomalies
30. Lymphomas
31. Liver Cancer
32. Pancreas Cancer
33. Peptic Ulcer Disease
34. Malnutrition
35. Drownings
36. Ovary Cancer
37. Stomach Cancer
38. Birth Trauma
39. Parkinson's Disease
   
40. Leukemia
41. Epilepsy
42. Oral Cancer
43. Falls
44. Skin Disease
45. Maternal Conditions
46. Skin Cancers
47. Bladder Cancer
48. Uterin Cancer
49. Rheumatic Heart Disease
50. Alcohol

See full health profile and world rankings for South Africa here:  South Africa Health Profile

Data Source: WHO Publish Date 2020