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Life Expectancy in Brazil vs South Africa (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 76.4 years in Brazil vs 66.7 in South Africa. Brazil is ranked 82/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Brazil, the life expectancy is 73.3 years for males and 79.5 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Brazil vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Brazil
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Brazil South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 76.4 73.3 79.5 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 76.2 73.1 79.3 66.5 63 70
2024 76 73 79.1 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 75.8 72.8 79 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 74.9 71.7 78.1 65.5 61.8 69
2021 73 69.8 76.4 62 59.2 64.8
2020 74.5 71.5 77.6 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 75.8 72.7 79 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 75.6 72.4 79 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 75.4 72.1 78.8 65.4 62 68.6
2016 75.1 71.7 78.5 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 75.1 71.8 78.5 64.1 60.8 67
2014 74.8 71.5 78.3 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 74.6 71.2 78.1 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 74.3 70.9 77.8 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 74 70.7 77.5 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 73.8 70.4 77.3 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 73.5 70.1 76.9 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 73.1 69.7 76.6 56 53.5 58.1
2007 72.7 69.4 76.2 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 72.3 69 75.7 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 71.8 68.5 75.3 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 71.4 68 74.8 54 51.9 55.8
2003 70.9 67.6 74.3 54.2 52 56.3
2002 70.4 67.1 73.8 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 70 66.7 73.4 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 69.6 66.3 73 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 69.2 66 72.5 59.2 56.1 62
1998 68.8 65.7 72.2 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 68.5 65.4 71.8 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 68.1 65 71.4 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 67.7 64.6 70.9 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 67.3 64.2 70.5 62.1 58.8 66
1993 66.9 63.8 70.1 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 66.5 63.6 69.7 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 66.2 63.3 69.2 63 59.5 67
1990 65.9 63.1 68.7 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 65.5 62.9 68.2 63 59.6 66.8
1988 65.2 62.7 67.7 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 64.8 62.4 67.3 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 64.4 62 66.9 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 64 61.6 66.4 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 63.6 61.2 66 61.8 59 64.9
1983 63.1 60.8 65.6 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 62.7 60.4 65.1 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 62.3 60 64.7 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 61.8 59.5 64.2 60 57.5 62.7
1979 61.4 59.1 63.7 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 60.9 58.7 63.3 59 56.6 61.6
1977 60.5 58.2 62.8 58.5 56.2 61
1976 60 57.7 62.4 58 55.8 60.4
1975 59.6 57.3 62 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 59.1 56.8 61.5 57.1 55 59.4
1973 58.7 56.3 61.2 56.7 54.6 59
1972 58.3 55.9 60.8 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 57.8 55.4 60.3 56 53.8 58.4
1970 57.3 55 59.8 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 56.9 54.6 59.4 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 56.5 54.2 59 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 56 53.7 58.5 55 52.9 57.2
1966 55.6 53.3 58.1 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 55.2 53 57.7 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 54.8 52.6 57.3 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 54.5 52.2 56.9 53.9 52 56
1962 54 51.8 56.4 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 53.6 51.4 56 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 53.2 51 55.5 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 52.7 50.5 55.1 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 52.2 50.1 54.6 51.1 49.5 53
1957 51.8 49.6 54.2 50.2 48.6 52
1956 51.3 49.2 53.7 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 50.9 48.7 53.3 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 50.4 48.2 52.8 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 50 47.8 52.4 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 49.6 47.3 52 45 44 46.2
1951 49 46.8 51.5 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 48.5 46.4 50.9 43.1 42.2 44.1

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 61.8 years in Brazil and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 14.4 healthy years in Brazil and 11.3 in South Africa.

Brazil vs South Africa life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in Brazil and South Africa, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
48.6 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
78.6 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
81.4 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Brazil South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 97.5% 99.0% 93.6% 95.5%
50 93.7% 96.9% 83.6% 88.9%
60 86.2% 92.6% 68.1% 79.2%
65 80.1% 88.8% 58.1% 72.5%
70 71.8% 83.3% 46.7% 63.7%
75 60.9% 75.1% 35.1% 53.0%
80 46.5% 62.1% 24.0% 40.5%
85 30.3% 44.0% 14.9% 27.9%
90 15.3% 23.7% 7.8% 16.1%
95 5.4% 8.8% 3.3% 7.3%
100 1.2% 1.9% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Brazil
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Brazil South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.4 102.3 102.5 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 101.5 101.5 101.6 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100.7 100.7 100.7 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.9 99.8 99.9 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 99 99 99.1 100 99.9 100
95 98.2 98.2 98.3 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 97.5 97.4 97.5 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 96.7 96.7 96.7 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 95.9 95.9 96 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 95.2 95.1 95.2 96.1 96 96.2
90 94.5 94.4 94.5 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 93.8 93.6 93.8 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 93.1 92.9 93.1 94 93.7 94.1
87 92.4 92.2 92.5 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 91.8 91.6 91.9 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 91.1 90.9 91.3 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 90.5 90.3 90.7 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 90 89.7 90.2 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 89.4 89.1 89.7 90 89.4 90.3
81 88.9 88.5 89.2 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 88.4 88 88.7 88.8 88 89.1
79 87.9 87.5 88.3 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 87.5 86.9 87.9 87.5 86.7 88
77 87.1 86.5 87.5 86.9 86 87.4
76 86.7 86 87.2 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 86.3 85.5 86.8 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 85.9 85.1 86.5 85.2 84 85.9
73 85.5 84.7 86.2 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 85.2 84.3 85.9 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 84.9 83.9 85.7 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 84.6 83.6 85.4 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 84.3 83.2 85.2 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 84 82.9 85 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 83.7 82.6 84.7 81.6 80 82.8
66 83.5 82.2 84.5 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 83.2 81.9 84.3 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 83 81.6 84.1 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 82.7 81.3 83.9 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 82.5 81.1 83.8 79.4 77.4 81
61 82.3 80.8 83.6 79 76.9 80.7
60 82.1 80.6 83.4 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 81.9 80.3 83.3 78.3 76 80.1
58 81.7 80.1 83.1 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 81.5 79.9 83 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 81.3 79.7 82.9 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 81.2 79.5 82.7 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 81 79.3 82.6 76.5 74 78.7
53 80.9 79.1 82.5 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 80.7 78.9 82.4 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 80.6 78.7 82.3 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 80.4 78.6 82.2 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 80.3 78.4 82.1 75 72.2 77.4
48 80.2 78.3 82 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 80.1 78.1 81.9 74.4 71.6 77
46 80 78 81.8 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 79.9 77.8 81.8 73.9 71 76.5
44 79.8 77.7 81.7 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 79.7 77.6 81.6 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 79.6 77.5 81.6 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 79.5 77.4 81.5 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 79.4 77.3 81.4 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 79.3 77.1 81.4 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 79.2 77 81.3 72.2 69.2 75
37 79.1 76.9 81.3 72 68.9 74.8
36 79.1 76.8 81.2 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 79 76.7 81.2 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 78.9 76.6 81.1 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 78.8 76.5 81.1 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 78.8 76.4 81 71 67.9 73.9
31 78.7 76.3 81 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 78.6 76.2 81 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 78.6 76.1 80.9 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 78.5 76 80.9 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 78.4 75.9 80.9 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 78.3 75.8 80.8 70 66.8 73.1
25 78.3 75.7 80.8 69.9 66.6 73
24 78.2 75.6 80.8 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 78.1 75.4 80.8 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 78 75.3 80.7 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 77.9 75.2 80.7 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 77.8 75 80.7 69.3 66 72.6
19 77.8 74.9 80.6 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 77.7 74.8 80.6 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 77.6 74.7 80.6 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 77.6 74.6 80.6 69 65.7 72.3
15 77.5 74.5 80.5 69 65.6 72.3
14 77.5 74.5 80.5 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 77.5 74.5 80.5 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 77.5 74.5 80.5 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 77.4 74.4 80.5 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 77.4 74.4 80.5 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 77.4 74.4 80.4 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 77.4 74.4 80.4 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 77.4 74.4 80.4 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 77.4 74.4 80.4 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 77.4 74.4 80.4 68.7 65.3 72
4 77.3 74.3 80.4 68.6 65.2 72
3 77.3 74.3 80.3 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 77.3 74.3 80.3 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 77.2 74.2 80.3 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 76.4 73.3 79.5 66.7 63.1 70.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in Brazil can expect to live to 78.6 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 83.2 and 80.7 at 65, and to 88.4 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 76.4 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in Brazil and South Africa.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Brazil
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Brazil South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 1.53% 1.15% 1.9% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 2.17% 1.63% 2.71% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 3.01% 2.25% 3.75% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 4.06% 3.03% 5.08% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 5.37% 4.01% 6.7% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 6.94% 5.19% 8.66% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 8.78% 6.59% 10.9% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 10.9% 8.22% 13.5% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 13.3% 10.1% 16.5% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 16% 12.2% 19.7% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 18.9% 14.6% 23.2% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 22.1% 17.1% 27% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 25.4% 19.9% 30.9% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 28.8% 22.8% 34.9% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 32.4% 25.8% 39% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 35.9% 28.8% 43% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 39.4% 32% 46.9% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 42.9% 35.1% 50.7% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 46.2% 38.2% 54.3% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 49.5% 41.3% 57.7% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 52.6% 44.3% 60.8% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 55.5% 47.3% 63.8% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 58.3% 50.1% 66.5% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 60.9% 52.9% 69% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 63.4% 55.5% 71.4% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 65.7% 58% 73.5% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 67.9% 60.4% 75.4% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 69.9% 62.6% 77.2% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 71.7% 64.7% 78.7% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 73.3% 66.6% 80.2% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 74.9% 68.4% 81.5% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 76.4% 70.1% 82.8% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 77.8% 71.8% 83.9% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 79.1% 73.3% 85% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 80.4% 74.8% 86% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 81.5% 76.3% 86.9% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 82.6% 77.6% 87.8% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 83.7% 78.8% 88.6% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 84.6% 80% 89.3% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 85.5% 81.1% 90% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 86.3% 82.1% 90.6% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 87.1% 83% 91.2% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 87.8% 83.9% 91.8% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 88.5% 84.7% 92.3% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 89.1% 85.5% 92.7% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 89.6% 86.2% 93.2% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 90.2% 86.9% 93.6% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 90.7% 87.5% 93.9% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 91.2% 88.1% 94.3% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 91.6% 88.7% 94.6% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 92% 89.2% 94.9% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 92.4% 89.7% 95.2% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 92.7% 90.1% 95.4% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 93.1% 90.6% 95.7% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 93.4% 91% 95.9% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 93.7% 91.3% 96.1% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 93.9% 91.7% 96.3% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 94.2% 92% 96.5% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 94.4% 92.3% 96.6% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 94.6% 92.6% 96.8% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 94.9% 92.9% 96.9% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 95.1% 93.2% 97% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 95.3% 93.4% 97.2% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 95.4% 93.7% 97.3% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 95.6% 93.9% 97.4% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 95.8% 94.1% 97.5% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 95.9% 94.4% 97.6% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 96.1% 94.6% 97.7% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 96.2% 94.8% 97.7% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 96.4% 95% 97.8% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 96.5% 95.2% 97.9% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 96.7% 95.4% 98% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 96.8% 95.7% 98% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 96.9% 95.9% 98.1% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 97.1% 96.1% 98.1% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 97.2% 96.3% 98.2% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 97.4% 96.5% 98.2% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 97.5% 96.7% 98.3% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 97.6% 97% 98.3% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 97.8% 97.2% 98.4% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 97.9% 97.5% 98.4% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 98.1% 97.7% 98.5% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 98.2% 98% 98.5% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 98.3% 98.1% 98.6% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 98.4% 98.3% 98.6% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 98.5% 98.3% 98.6% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 98.5% 98.4% 98.7% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 98.6% 98.4% 98.7% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 98.6% 98.5% 98.8% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 98.7% 98.5% 98.8% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 98.7% 98.6% 98.9% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 98.9% 98.8% 99% 97.8% 97.6% 98.1%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 86.3% of newborns in Brazil and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 74.9% and 51.6% past 70, 52.6% and 30.2% past 80, and only 18.9% and 11.3% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

Brazil
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Brazil South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 31.3% 30.8% 31.5% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 29.6% 29.2% 29.8% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 27.8% 27.5% 27.9% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 26% 25.9% 26.1% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 24.3% 24.3% 24.3% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 22.6% 22.8% 22.5% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 21% 21.3% 20.9% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 19.5% 19.9% 19.3% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 18.1% 18.6% 17.8% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 16.8% 17.3% 16.4% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 15.5% 16.1% 15.1% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 14.3% 14.9% 13.9% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 13.1% 13.8% 12.7% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 12% 12.7% 11.6% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 10.9% 11.7% 10.5% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 9.88% 10.7% 9.35% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 8.91% 9.77% 8.32% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 8.03% 8.93% 7.4% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 7.25% 8.17% 6.59% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 6.54% 7.47% 5.86% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 5.89% 6.82% 5.21% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 5.3% 6.24% 4.63% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 4.79% 5.7% 4.12% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 4.32% 5.2% 3.66% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 3.9% 4.75% 3.25% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 3.52% 4.34% 2.88% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 3.17% 3.95% 2.56% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 2.83% 3.53% 2.26% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 2.52% 3.14% 2.01% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 2.28% 2.86% 1.8% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 2.1% 2.64% 1.64% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 1.94% 2.46% 1.5% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 1.8% 2.3% 1.38% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 1.68% 2.16% 1.27% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 1.56% 2.01% 1.17% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 1.44% 1.86% 1.07% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 1.33% 1.72% 0.99% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 1.23% 1.58% 0.9% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 1.12% 1.45% 0.83% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 1.03% 1.34% 0.76% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 0.95% 1.23% 0.69% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 0.87% 1.13% 0.64% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 0.81% 1.05% 0.59% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 0.75% 0.97% 0.54% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 0.69% 0.9% 0.5% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 0.64% 0.84% 0.46% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 0.6% 0.78% 0.43% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 0.55% 0.72% 0.4% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.52% 0.67% 0.37% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.48% 0.63% 0.34% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.44% 0.58% 0.31% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.41% 0.54% 0.29% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.38% 0.5% 0.27% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.36% 0.47% 0.25% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.33% 0.43% 0.23% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.31% 0.4% 0.21% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.29% 0.38% 0.2% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.27% 0.35% 0.18% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.25% 0.34% 0.17% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.24% 0.32% 0.16% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.23% 0.31% 0.15% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.21% 0.29% 0.14% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.2% 0.28% 0.13% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.19% 0.27% 0.12% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.18% 0.26% 0.11% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.17% 0.25% 0.1% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.17% 0.24% 0.09% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.16% 0.23% 0.09% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.15% 0.23% 0.08% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.15% 0.22% 0.08% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.15% 0.22% 0.07% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.15% 0.22% 0.07% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.14% 0.22% 0.06% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.14% 0.22% 0.06% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.14% 0.22% 0.06% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.14% 0.22% 0.05% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.14% 0.22% 0.05% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.14% 0.23% 0.05% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.15% 0.24% 0.05% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.16% 0.26% 0.05% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.16% 0.27% 0.05% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.16% 0.26% 0.05% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.14% 0.23% 0.05% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.11% 0.18% 0.04% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.08% 0.13% 0.04% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.04% 0.04% 0.03% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.05% 0.05% 0.04% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 1.12% 1.23% 1.01% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/brazil/south-africa | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in Brazil compared to South Africa, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 1.12% in the birth year in Brazil and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.15% vs 0.44% at age 30, 0.95% vs 2.08% at 60, and 5.89% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Brazil vs South Africa

Brazil
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Brazil South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 385 276.7 489 359 204.6 501
99 642 475 806 475 280.8 655
98 835 618 1,047 572 340 787
97 1,057 786 1,324 677 406 928
96 1,305 975 1,629 789 478 1,077
95 1,568 1,180 1,951 909 558 1,236
94 1,843 1,402 2,280 1,031 642 1,393
93 2,123 1,636 2,609 1,148 729 1,540
92 2,405 1,878 2,933 1,257 818 1,670
91 2,678 2,120 3,241 1,363 912 1,794
90 2,927 2,347 3,513 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 3,144 2,555 3,741 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 3,326 2,739 3,921 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 3,463 2,890 4,044 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 3,537 3,003 4,078 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 3,550 3,079 4,025 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 3,514 3,122 3,908 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 3,444 3,136 3,752 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 3,351 3,123 3,579 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 3,234 3,084 3,382 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 3,094 3,024 3,169 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 2,945 2,948 2,955 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,791 2,856 2,738 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,632 2,751 2,524 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,473 2,639 2,318 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,315 2,521 2,120 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,154 2,388 1,929 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 1,974 2,210 1,745 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 1,802 2,031 1,579 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 1,672 1,902 1,445 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 1,570 1,808 1,335 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 1,480 1,723 1,240 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,403 1,650 1,156 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,330 1,581 1,080 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,255 1,503 1,006 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,178 1,420 934 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,101 1,335 866 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,025 1,249 801 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 952 1,164 739 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 883 1,084 682 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 820 1,010 629 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 762 942 581 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 709 880 537 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 660 822 498 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 616 769 462 1,242 1,519 978
55 575 721 429 1,190 1,459 929
54 538 675 399 1,137 1,397 881
53 503 633 371 1,085 1,337 835
52 470 593 346 1,037 1,279 795
51 439 555 321 994 1,223 760
50 409 518 298.8 954 1,171 731
49 381 484 277.4 918 1,120 707
48 355 452 257.1 883 1,071 686
47 330 422 238 850 1,022 668
46 307 394 220.1 818 974 652
45 286.5 368 203.5 786 928 635
44 267.8 346 188.4 755 884 619
43 251.3 326 174.8 724 842 601
42 237.1 310 162.7 695 804 581
41 224.6 295.6 151.8 667 770 560
40 213.6 283.5 142 639 738 538
39 203.5 272.4 132.8 613 708 515
38 193.9 261.8 124 587 680 492
37 184.5 251.5 115.6 562 653 470
36 175.4 241.4 107.4 538 626 449
35 166.9 232.1 99.6 515 600 429
34 159.2 224.1 92.2 493 575 410
33 152.8 218.1 85.4 471 551 392
32 148 214.4 79.2 450 527 374
31 144.5 212.9 73.8 429 504 355
30 142.3 212.9 69 408 481 335
29 140.6 213.5 64.9 386 458 314
28 139 213.7 61.3 363 434 291.3
27 137.3 213.2 58.3 339 410 266.7
26 135.7 212.3 55.9 314 384 241.5
25 134.8 212.5 53.9 289.1 358 217.1
24 135.6 215.3 52.4 264.7 331 195.1
23 139 222.9 51.4 241.4 304 176
22 144.9 235.1 50.8 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 152 249.5 50.2 198.1 249 145.6
20 156.3 258.8 49.3 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 152.6 253.1 47.8 158 194.2 121.2
18 136.5 224 45.2 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 111.2 177.8 41.6 119.5 142.6 96
16 82.6 126.2 37.2 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 58.8 84 32.5 85 99.4 70.2
14 41.4 54.3 27.8 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 30.2 36.3 23.7 58.9 68.7 49
12 23.4 26.4 20.4 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 19.4 20.8 17.9 43 50.5 35.3
10 17.2 18.2 16.2 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 16.5 17.6 15.3 37 43.9 30
8 16.6 18 15.1 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 17.8 19.6 15.9 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 20.2 22.5 17.9 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 24 26.5 21.4 67.2 79 55.4
4 29.2 31.6 26.6 95.3 110.3 80
3 36.1 38.1 34 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 45.3 46.2 44.3 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 57.4 56.3 58.5 343 375 310
0 1,119 1,227 1,006 2,192 2,441 1,934

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/brazil/south-africa | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In Brazil, the most common age of death is 85, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 80.8 in Brazil and 70.8 in South Africa, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of Brazil and South Africa more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

1x

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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