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Life Expectancy in Central African Republic vs South Africa (1950-2026)

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The average life expectancy at birth is 58.2 years in the Central African Republic vs 66.7 in South Africa. The Central African Republic is ranked 194/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In the Central African Republic, the life expectancy is 56 years for males and 60.1 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Central African Republic vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Central African Republic
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
CAR South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 58.2 56 60.1 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 57.9 55.7 59.8 66.5 63 70
2024 57.7 55.5 59.6 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 57.4 55.3 59.3 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 18.8 15.4 25.6 65.5 61.8 69
2021 40.3 35.3 46 62 59.2 64.8
2020 50.6 47.2 54 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 31.5 26.4 38.8 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 52.3 49.4 55.2 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 45.2 40.9 50.1 65.4 62 68.6
2016 51 48.2 53.9 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 51.9 49.7 54.2 64.1 60.8 67
2014 40.3 35.7 45.7 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 49.5 46.9 52.2 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 51.3 49.9 52.8 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 50.1 48.4 51.8 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 46.9 44.5 49.4 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 14.7 12.4 20 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 49.9 49.1 50.7 56 53.5 58.1
2007 49.3 48.5 50.2 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 48.7 47.9 49.6 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 48.2 47.5 49 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 47.7 47 48.5 54 51.9 55.8
2003 47.3 46.6 48.1 54.2 52 56.3
2002 46.8 45.9 47.8 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 46.7 45.8 47.7 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 46.6 45.7 47.6 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 46.9 45.8 48.2 59.2 56.1 62
1998 47.1 45.8 48.5 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 47.3 45.9 48.9 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 47.7 46.2 49.4 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 48.1 46.6 49.8 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 48.5 47 50.3 62.1 58.8 66
1993 48.9 47.3 50.7 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 49.2 47.7 51 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 49.6 48 51.4 63 59.5 67
1990 49.9 48.3 51.7 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 50.1 48.5 51.9 63 59.6 66.8
1988 50.2 48.7 52 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 50.4 48.8 52.2 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 50.4 48.9 52.2 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 50.5 48.9 52.2 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 50.4 48.9 52.1 61.8 59 64.9
1983 50.3 48.8 52 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 50.2 48.7 51.8 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 50 48.6 51.5 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 49.8 48.4 51.2 60 57.5 62.7
1979 49.5 48.2 50.9 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 49.2 47.9 50.5 59 56.6 61.6
1977 48.8 47.5 50 58.5 56.2 61
1976 48.4 47.2 49.6 58 55.8 60.4
1975 47.9 46.7 49.1 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 47.4 46.3 48.5 57.1 55 59.4
1973 46.9 45.8 48 56.7 54.6 59
1972 46.3 45.3 47.4 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 45.8 44.7 46.8 56 53.8 58.4
1970 45.2 44.1 46.2 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 44.6 43.6 45.6 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 44 43 45 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 43.4 42.4 44.4 55 52.9 57.2
1966 42.8 41.8 43.8 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 42.2 41.2 43.2 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 41.6 40.6 42.7 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 41.1 40.1 42.1 53.9 52 56
1962 40.6 39.5 41.6 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 40.1 39 41.1 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 39.6 38.5 40.6 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 39.1 38 40.2 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 38.7 37.6 39.8 51.1 49.5 53
1957 38.3 37.2 39.4 50.2 48.6 52
1956 37.8 36.7 39 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 37.4 36.3 38.6 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 37 35.9 38.2 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 36.6 35.5 37.8 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 36.2 35.1 37.4 45 44 46.2
1951 35.8 34.7 37 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 35.4 34.3 36.7 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 45.4 years in the Central African Republic and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 9.03 healthy years in the Central African Republic and 11.3 in South Africa.

Central African Republic 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 the Central African Republic 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:
37.2 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
67.2 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
69.2 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Central African Republic South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 92.5% 93.7% 93.6% 95.5%
50 81.6% 84.9% 83.6% 88.9%
60 65.7% 71.9% 68.1% 79.2%
65 55.2% 62.7% 58.1% 72.5%
70 43.3% 51.6% 46.7% 63.7%
75 30.8% 39.3% 35.1% 53.0%
80 18.8% 27.0% 24.0% 40.5%
85 9.0% 15.4% 14.9% 27.9%
90 3.0% 6.4% 7.8% 16.1%
95 0.6% 1.7% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.1% 0.3% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Central African Republic
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
CAR South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.1 101.8 102.1 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 101.2 100.9 101.2 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100.3 100 100.3 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.4 99.1 99.4 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98.5 98.2 98.6 100 99.9 100
95 97.7 97.3 97.7 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 96.8 96.5 96.9 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 96 95.6 96 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 95.2 94.8 95.2 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 94.3 93.9 94.4 96.1 96 96.2
90 93.5 93.1 93.6 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 92.7 92.3 92.9 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 91.9 91.5 92.1 94 93.7 94.1
87 91.2 90.7 91.4 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 90.4 89.9 90.7 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 89.7 89.1 90 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 88.9 88.4 89.3 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 88.3 87.7 88.6 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 87.6 87 88 90 89.4 90.3
81 86.9 86.3 87.4 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 86.3 85.6 86.8 88.8 88 89.1
79 85.7 85 86.2 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 85 84.3 85.6 87.5 86.7 88
77 84.4 83.7 85 86.9 86 87.4
76 83.8 83.1 84.4 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 83.2 82.4 83.8 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 82.6 81.8 83.3 85.2 84 85.9
73 82.1 81.3 82.7 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 81.5 80.7 82.2 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 81 80.1 81.7 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 80.4 79.6 81.1 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 79.9 79 80.6 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 79.4 78.5 80.2 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 78.9 78 79.7 81.6 80 82.8
66 78.4 77.5 79.2 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 77.9 77 78.7 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 77.5 76.5 78.3 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 77 76 77.9 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 76.6 75.5 77.4 79.4 77.4 81
61 76.2 75.1 77.1 79 76.9 80.7
60 75.8 74.7 76.7 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 75.4 74.2 76.3 78.3 76 80.1
58 75 73.8 76 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 74.7 73.4 75.6 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 74.3 73.1 75.3 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 74 72.7 74.9 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 73.6 72.3 74.6 76.5 74 78.7
53 73.3 71.9 74.3 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 72.9 71.6 74 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 72.6 71.2 73.7 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 72.3 70.9 73.4 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 72 70.6 73.1 75 72.2 77.4
48 71.7 70.2 72.8 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 71.4 69.9 72.6 74.4 71.6 77
46 71.1 69.6 72.3 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 70.8 69.3 72 73.9 71 76.5
44 70.6 69 71.8 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 70.3 68.7 71.5 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 70 68.4 71.2 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 69.7 68.2 71 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 69.5 67.9 70.7 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 69.2 67.6 70.5 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 69 67.3 70.3 72.2 69.2 75
37 68.7 67.1 70 72 68.9 74.8
36 68.5 66.8 69.8 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 68.3 66.6 69.6 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 68 66.3 69.3 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 67.8 66.1 69.1 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 67.6 65.9 68.9 71 67.9 73.9
31 67.4 65.7 68.7 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 67.2 65.4 68.5 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 67 65.2 68.3 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 66.8 65 68.1 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 66.6 64.8 68 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 66.4 64.6 67.8 70 66.8 73.1
25 66.2 64.4 67.6 69.9 66.6 73
24 66 64.2 67.5 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 65.8 64 67.3 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 65.7 63.8 67.1 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 65.5 63.6 67 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 65.3 63.5 66.9 69.3 66 72.6
19 65.2 63.3 66.7 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 65.1 63.2 66.6 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 65 63.1 66.5 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 64.9 62.9 66.4 69 65.7 72.3
15 64.8 62.8 66.3 69 65.6 72.3
14 64.7 62.8 66.2 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 64.6 62.7 66.2 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 64.5 62.6 66.1 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 64.4 62.5 66 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 64.4 62.4 65.9 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 64.3 62.4 65.9 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 64.2 62.3 65.8 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 64.1 62.1 65.7 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 63.9 62 65.6 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 63.8 61.9 65.4 68.7 65.3 72
4 63.6 61.6 65.2 68.6 65.2 72
3 63.3 61.3 64.9 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 62.9 60.9 64.5 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 62.2 60.2 63.8 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 58.2 56 60.1 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 the Central African Republic can expect to live to 67.2 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 77.9 and 80.7 at 65, and to 86.3 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 58.2 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in the Central African Republic and South Africa.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Central African Republic
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
CAR South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.15% 0.05% 0.23% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 0.23% 0.09% 0.35% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 0.35% 0.14% 0.52% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 0.51% 0.22% 0.75% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 0.74% 0.34% 1.07% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 1.03% 0.5% 1.49% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 1.4% 0.72% 2.01% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 1.86% 1.01% 2.67% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 2.45% 1.39% 3.46% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 3.15% 1.86% 4.4% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 4.01% 2.45% 5.51% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 5% 3.17% 6.76% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 6.14% 4.03% 8.17% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 7.44% 5.03% 9.73% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 8.87% 6.18% 11.4% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 10.4% 7.46% 13.2% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 12.1% 8.9% 15.1% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 13.9% 10.4% 17.1% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 15.8% 12.1% 19.1% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 17.7% 13.8% 21.1% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 19.6% 15.6% 23.1% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 21.6% 17.5% 25.2% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 23.7% 19.5% 27.3% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 25.8% 21.5% 29.4% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 27.9% 23.5% 31.6% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 30% 25.6% 33.7% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 32.2% 27.7% 35.9% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 34.3% 29.8% 38% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 36.5% 31.9% 40.1% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 38.5% 33.9% 42.2% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 40.6% 36% 44.2% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 42.6% 38% 46.2% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 44.6% 40% 48.2% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 46.5% 42% 50.1% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 48.4% 44% 51.9% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 50.3% 45.9% 53.8% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 52.1% 47.8% 55.5% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 53.8% 49.6% 57.2% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 55.5% 51.4% 58.8% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 57% 53% 60.2% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 58.5% 54.7% 61.7% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 60% 56.2% 63% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 61.3% 57.7% 64.3% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 62.6% 59.1% 65.5% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 63.9% 60.5% 66.7% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 65.1% 61.8% 67.8% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 66.2% 63.1% 68.9% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 67.4% 64.4% 69.9% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 68.5% 65.6% 70.9% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 69.5% 66.7% 71.9% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 70.5% 67.9% 72.8% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 71.5% 68.9% 73.7% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 72.4% 70% 74.6% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 73.3% 71% 75.4% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 74.2% 71.9% 76.2% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 75% 72.8% 76.9% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 75.8% 73.7% 77.7% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 76.6% 74.6% 78.4% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 77.3% 75.4% 79.1% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 78% 76.2% 79.8% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 78.8% 76.9% 80.4% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 79.4% 77.7% 81.1% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 80.1% 78.4% 81.7% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 80.7% 79.1% 82.3% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 81.3% 79.7% 82.8% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 81.9% 80.4% 83.4% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 82.5% 81% 83.9% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 83% 81.6% 84.4% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 83.5% 82.1% 84.9% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 84% 82.6% 85.4% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 84.5% 83.2% 85.8% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 85% 83.7% 86.2% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 85.4% 84.1% 86.6% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 85.8% 84.6% 87% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 86.2% 85.1% 87.4% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 86.6% 85.5% 87.8% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 87% 85.9% 88.1% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 87.4% 86.3% 88.4% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 87.7% 86.7% 88.7% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 88% 87.1% 89% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 88.3% 87.5% 89.2% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 88.6% 87.8% 89.5% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 88.9% 88% 89.7% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 89.1% 88.3% 89.9% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 89.3% 88.5% 90.1% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 89.4% 88.7% 90.2% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 89.6% 88.8% 90.4% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 89.7% 89% 90.5% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 89.9% 89.1% 90.6% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 90% 89.3% 90.7% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 90.1% 89.4% 90.9% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 90.3% 89.5% 91% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 90.4% 89.7% 91.1% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 90.6% 89.9% 91.3% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 90.8% 90.1% 91.5% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 91% 90.3% 91.7% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 91.4% 90.7% 92% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 91.8% 91.2% 92.4% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 92.5% 91.8% 93.1% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 93.5% 92.9% 94.1% 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. 58.5% of newborns in the Central African Republic and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 40.6% and 51.6% past 70, 19.6% and 30.2% past 80, and only 4.01% 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

Central African Republic
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
CAR South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 37% 40.4% 36.3% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 35.1% 38.9% 34.7% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 33.7% 37.2% 32.8% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 31.8% 35.8% 31.2% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 30.2% 34.3% 29.6% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 28.3% 32.6% 28% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 26.5% 30.7% 26.1% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 25.1% 28.9% 24.5% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 23.8% 27.2% 22.9% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 22.3% 25.5% 21.2% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 21.4% 24.3% 20.2% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 19.8% 22.6% 18.5% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 18.6% 21.3% 17.3% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 17.4% 19.9% 16% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 16.2% 18.6% 14.8% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 15% 17.3% 13.7% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 14% 16.1% 12.6% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 12.8% 14.8% 11.5% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 11.8% 13.7% 10.5% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 10.6% 12.4% 9.4% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 9.98% 11.6% 8.78% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 9.27% 10.7% 8.18% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 8.73% 10.1% 7.74% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 8.11% 9.3% 7.21% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 7.61% 8.7% 6.8% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 7.15% 8.13% 6.41% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 6.67% 7.56% 6% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 6.23% 7.05% 5.62% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 5.83% 6.59% 5.28% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 5.38% 6.08% 4.88% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 5.12% 5.77% 4.65% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 4.72% 5.33% 4.29% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 4.44% 5.01% 4.05% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 4.17% 4.71% 3.8% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 3.93% 4.45% 3.59% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 3.73% 4.23% 3.41% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 3.45% 3.94% 3.14% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 3.19% 3.67% 2.9% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 2.96% 3.42% 2.68% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 2.73% 3.15% 2.46% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 2.57% 2.98% 2.31% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 2.36% 2.74% 2.13% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 2.21% 2.57% 1.99% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 2.07% 2.4% 1.86% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 1.96% 2.27% 1.76% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 1.86% 2.16% 1.66% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 1.77% 2.05% 1.58% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 1.68% 1.94% 1.49% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 1.6% 1.85% 1.42% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 1.5% 1.74% 1.34% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 1.44% 1.67% 1.28% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 1.35% 1.56% 1.2% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 1.28% 1.47% 1.14% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 1.21% 1.39% 1.08% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 1.15% 1.32% 1.03% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 1.11% 1.26% 0.99% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 1.05% 1.2% 0.95% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 1.01% 1.14% 0.91% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.97% 1.09% 0.88% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.92% 1.04% 0.85% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.9% 1% 0.82% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.85% 0.95% 0.78% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.82% 0.91% 0.75% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.78% 0.86% 0.72% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.75% 0.82% 0.69% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.71% 0.79% 0.66% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.68% 0.75% 0.62% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.65% 0.71% 0.6% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.62% 0.68% 0.57% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.59% 0.65% 0.54% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.57% 0.62% 0.52% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.54% 0.6% 0.5% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.52% 0.57% 0.47% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.5% 0.55% 0.45% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.48% 0.53% 0.43% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.46% 0.52% 0.4% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.43% 0.5% 0.38% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.41% 0.48% 0.35% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.39% 0.45% 0.33% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.37% 0.43% 0.31% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.34% 0.39% 0.29% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.31% 0.35% 0.27% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.28% 0.32% 0.25% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.25% 0.27% 0.22% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.22% 0.24% 0.2% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.19% 0.21% 0.18% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.17% 0.18% 0.16% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.16% 0.16% 0.15% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.14% 0.15% 0.13% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.15% 0.15% 0.14% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.15% 0.16% 0.14% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.17% 0.18% 0.16% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.19% 0.2% 0.18% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.22% 0.23% 0.2% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.26% 0.28% 0.25% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.35% 0.37% 0.33% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.49% 0.52% 0.46% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.71% 0.75% 0.68% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 1.14% 1.18% 1.09% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 6.48% 7.06% 5.9% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/central-african-republic/south-africa | CC BY

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

The annual chance of dying is 6.48% in the birth year in the Central African Republic and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.57% vs 0.44% at age 30, 2.57% vs 2.08% at 60, and 9.98% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Central African Republic vs South Africa

Central African Republic
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
CAR South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 18.5 0 31 359 204.6 501
99 81.5 34.5 121.2 475 280.8 655
98 118.1 52.7 170.1 572 340 787
97 163.4 79 235.4 677 406 928
96 222 115 317 789 478 1,077
95 290.5 162 416 909 558 1,236
94 370 219.9 527 1,031 642 1,393
93 468 291 653 1,148 729 1,540
92 583 377 794 1,257 818 1,670
91 704 473 934 1,363 912 1,794
90 857 595 1,111 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 991 718 1,252 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 1,145 857 1,413 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 1,292 1,000 1,557 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 1,439 1,148 1,696 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 1,570 1,288 1,812 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 1,694 1,432 1,909 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 1,780 1,544 1,962 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 1,857 1,652 2,004 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 1,879 1,713 1,982 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 1,956 1,816 2,031 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 2,005 1,880 2,061 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,068 1,956 2,111 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,091 1,995 2,121 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,124 2,043 2,146 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,147 2,078 2,163 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,146 2,093 2,152 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,137 2,098 2,135 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 2,127 2,101 2,118 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 2,074 2,061 2,059 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 2,077 2,076 2,057 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 2,012 2,026 1,985 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,981 2,008 1,949 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,940 1,980 1,903 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,903 1,955 1,862 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,878 1,942 1,833 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,797 1,881 1,742 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,719 1,819 1,656 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,645 1,757 1,575 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,556 1,674 1,482 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,504 1,629 1,425 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 1,417 1,540 1,339 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 1,357 1,481 1,278 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 1,297 1,421 1,217 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 1,253 1,376 1,171 1,242 1,519 978
55 1,210 1,334 1,125 1,190 1,459 929
54 1,170 1,292 1,085 1,137 1,397 881
53 1,130 1,250 1,044 1,085 1,337 835
52 1,096 1,212 1,010 1,037 1,279 795
51 1,046 1,159 963 994 1,223 760
50 1,018 1,130 935 954 1,171 731
49 968 1,074 888 918 1,120 707
48 930 1,032 852 883 1,071 686
47 889 987 816 850 1,022 668
46 856 949 787 818 974 652
45 829 919 764 786 928 635
44 798 881 738 755 884 619
43 772 849 716 724 842 601
42 751 824 699 695 804 581
41 722 789 675 667 770 560
40 705 771 660 639 738 538
39 677 737 635 613 708 515
38 655 712 615 587 680 492
37 630 684 591 562 653 470
36 607 657 570 538 626 449
35 585 632 549 515 600 429
34 559 604 524 493 575 410
33 537 580 503 471 551 392
32 517 558 483 450 527 374
31 494 533 461 429 504 355
30 480 519 447 408 481 335
29 460 499 428 386 458 314
28 444 483 409 363 434 291.3
27 427 468 391 339 410 266.7
26 410 453 372 314 384 241.5
25 394 441 352 289.1 358 217.1
24 378 427 332 264.7 331 195.1
23 361 412 313 241.4 304 176
22 344 394 294 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 323 371 274.1 198.1 249 145.6
20 301 343 258.1 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 274.5 310 238.5 158 194.2 121.2
18 248.9 277.3 219.8 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 221.1 242.8 199 119.5 142.6 96
16 195.6 210.5 180.2 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 173 183.3 162.4 85 99.4 70.2
14 153.6 161.6 145.3 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 139.5 145.9 132.7 58.9 68.7 49
12 131.5 138 124.7 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 128.7 135.5 121.7 43 50.5 35.3
10 131.3 138.2 124.2 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 138.4 146.3 130.2 37 43.9 30
8 151.4 160.9 141.5 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 171.3 182.4 159.9 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 198.6 211.1 185.7 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 239.3 252.8 225.3 67.2 79 55.4
4 318 336 299.5 95.3 110.3 80
3 449 472 425 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 659 688 629 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 1,062 1,094 1,029 343 375 310
0 6,479 7,062 5,901 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/central-african-republic/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 the Central African Republic, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 65.2 in the Central African Republic 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 the Central African Republic 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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