Observations

2024: 66.312

Updated: Apr 14, 2026 8:07 PM CDT

Units:

Number of Years,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Life Expectancy at Birth, Total for South Africa	2014-09-17	2026-04-14

Source

World Bank	2014-09-17	2026-04-14

Release

World Development Indicators	2014-09-17	2026-04-14

Units

Number of Years	2014-09-17	2026-04-14

Frequency

Annual	2014-09-17	2026-04-14

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2014-09-17	2026-04-14

Notes

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. Derived from male and female life expectancy at birth from sources such as: (1) United Nations Population Division. World Population Prospects, (2) United Nations Statistical Division. Population and Vital Statistics Report (various years), (3) Census reports and other statistical publications from national statistical offices, (4) Eurostat: Demographic Statistics, (5) Secretariat of the Pacific Community: Statistics and Demography Program, and (6) U.S. Census Bureau: International Database. Source Indicator: SP.DYN.LE00.IN	2014-09-17	2026-04-14

Life Expectancy at Birth, Total for South Africa (SPDYNLE00INZAF)