What is Life Expectancy?
Life expectancy is a statistical measure of the estimate of the span of a life. The most commonly used measure is life expectancy at birth, which can be defined in two ways.
What is the life expectancy of men in South Africa?
65.25 years (2020)
What is the life expectancy in South Africa and why?
This statistic shows the average life expectancy at birth in South Africa from 2011 to 2021, by gender. In 2021,
life expectancy at birth for women in South Africa was about 65 years, while life expectancy at birth for men was about 59.46 years on average.
Why is life expectancy low in South Africa?
While the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in South Africa is seen as the key factor in the low life expectancy, the US Census Bureau did note a turning in the tide.
“Decreases in mortality due to HIV/AIDS has changed the prospects for South Africa and removed it from the list (of nations in population decline).”