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

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The average life expectancy at birth is 64.5 years in Eswatini vs 66.7 in South Africa. Eswatini is ranked 173/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Eswatini, the life expectancy is 61.6 years for males and 67.4 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Eswatini vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Eswatini
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 64.5 61.6 67.4 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 64.4 61.4 67.3 66.5 63 70
2024 64.3 61.3 67.1 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 64.1 61.2 67 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 63 60.1 65.9 65.5 61.8 69
2021 58.2 55.2 61.4 62 59.2 64.8
2020 59.9 56.9 62.8 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 59.8 57.1 62.5 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 58.7 56 61.4 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 57.6 54.9 60.2 65.4 62 68.6
2016 56.2 53.7 58.7 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 54.9 52.6 57.2 64.1 60.8 67
2014 53.5 51.3 55.6 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 52.1 50.1 54.1 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 50.7 48.8 52.5 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 49.1 47.6 50.4 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 48.3 46.9 49.7 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 46.9 45.8 48 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 45.9 44.7 47 56 53.5 58.1
2007 45.2 43.6 46.7 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 44.6 43 46.1 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 44 42.8 45.1 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 43.9 42.8 45 54 51.9 55.8
2003 44.6 43.2 46 54.2 52 56.3
2002 45.4 43.8 46.9 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 46.3 45 47.6 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 47.6 46.3 48.9 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 48.8 47.4 50.1 59.2 56.1 62
1998 50.1 48.7 51.4 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 51.7 50.2 53.1 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 53.3 51.8 54.8 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 55.1 53.3 56.7 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 56.6 54.7 58.5 62.1 58.8 66
1993 58.1 56 60.1 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 59.3 57 61.4 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 60.4 58.1 62.6 63 59.5 67
1990 61.2 58.8 63.4 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 61.7 59.3 63.9 63 59.6 66.8
1988 61.9 59.7 64.1 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 61.9 59.7 63.9 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 61.6 59.6 63.4 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 61.2 59.2 62.9 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 60.4 58.6 62.1 61.8 59 64.9
1983 58.4 56.5 60.1 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 59.5 57.5 61.2 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 58.8 56.9 60.5 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 58.2 56.4 59.9 60 57.5 62.7
1979 57.5 55.8 59.1 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 56.8 55.1 58.4 59 56.6 61.6
1977 56 54.3 57.5 58.5 56.2 61
1976 55.2 53.6 56.7 58 55.8 60.4
1975 54.4 52.7 56 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 53.7 51.9 55.3 57.1 55 59.4
1973 53 51.3 54.6 56.7 54.6 59
1972 52.4 50.6 54 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 51.8 50 53.5 56 53.8 58.4
1970 51.2 49.4 52.9 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 50.6 48.9 52.3 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 50.1 48.4 51.7 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 49.5 47.9 51.1 55 52.9 57.2
1966 49 47.4 50.5 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 48.4 46.8 49.9 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 47.9 46.4 49.4 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 47.5 45.9 48.9 53.9 52 56
1962 47.1 45.6 48.6 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 46.7 45.2 48.2 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 46.4 44.9 47.8 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 46.1 44.6 47.5 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 45.8 44.3 47.1 51.1 49.5 53
1957 45.4 44 46.8 50.2 48.6 52
1956 45.1 43.8 46.4 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 44.8 43.5 46.2 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 44.6 43.2 45.9 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 44.3 43 45.6 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 44 42.7 45.3 45 44 46.2
1951 43.7 42.4 45 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 43.4 42.2 44.7 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 47.5 years in Eswatini and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 9.76 healthy years in Eswatini and 11.3 in South Africa.

Eswatini 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 Eswatini 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:
39.8 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
69.8 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
71.8 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Eswatini South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 94.1% 96.3% 93.6% 95.5%
50 84.1% 90.1% 83.6% 88.9%
60 68.7% 79.5% 68.1% 79.2%
65 58.2% 71.5% 58.1% 72.5%
70 46.5% 61.2% 46.7% 63.7%
75 34.8% 49.2% 35.1% 53.0%
80 23.5% 35.9% 24.0% 40.5%
85 13.1% 21.9% 14.9% 27.9%
90 5.3% 9.6% 7.8% 16.1%
95 1.3% 2.7% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.2% 0.4% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Eswatini
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Eswatini South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.9 102.1 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 101.1 101.1 101.2 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100.3 100.2 100.3 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.4 99.3 99.4 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98.5 98.5 98.6 100 99.9 100
95 97.7 97.6 97.7 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 96.8 96.8 96.9 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 96 95.9 96.1 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 95.2 95.1 95.3 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 94.4 94.3 94.5 96.1 96 96.2
90 93.6 93.5 93.7 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 92.9 92.7 93 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 92.1 92 92.2 94 93.7 94.1
87 91.4 91.2 91.5 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 90.7 90.5 90.8 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 90 89.8 90.2 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 89.4 89.1 89.5 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 88.7 88.4 88.9 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 88.1 87.8 88.3 90 89.4 90.3
81 87.5 87.2 87.7 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 86.9 86.6 87.2 88.8 88 89.1
79 86.4 86 86.6 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 85.8 85.4 86.1 87.5 86.7 88
77 85.3 84.8 85.6 86.9 86 87.4
76 84.7 84.2 85.1 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 84.2 83.6 84.6 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 83.7 83 84.1 85.2 84 85.9
73 83.1 82.5 83.6 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 82.6 81.9 83.1 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 82.1 81.4 82.7 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 81.6 80.8 82.2 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 81.1 80.3 81.8 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 80.7 79.7 81.3 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 80.2 79.2 80.9 81.6 80 82.8
66 79.7 78.7 80.5 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 79.3 78.1 80.1 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 78.8 77.6 79.7 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 78.4 77.1 79.4 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 78 76.7 79 79.4 77.4 81
61 77.6 76.2 78.7 79 76.9 80.7
60 77.2 75.8 78.3 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 76.9 75.3 78 78.3 76 80.1
58 76.5 74.9 77.7 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 76.2 74.5 77.4 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 75.8 74.1 77.2 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 75.5 73.8 76.9 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 75.2 73.4 76.6 76.5 74 78.7
53 74.9 73 76.4 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 74.6 72.7 76.1 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 74.3 72.3 75.9 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 74 72 75.7 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 73.7 71.7 75.4 75 72.2 77.4
48 73.5 71.4 75.2 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 73.2 71.1 75 74.4 71.6 77
46 72.9 70.8 74.8 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 72.7 70.5 74.6 73.9 71 76.5
44 72.5 70.2 74.4 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 72.2 70 74.2 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 72 69.7 74.1 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 71.8 69.4 73.9 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 71.6 69.2 73.7 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 71.4 69 73.5 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 71.2 68.7 73.4 72.2 69.2 75
37 71 68.5 73.2 72 68.9 74.8
36 70.8 68.3 73.1 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 70.6 68.1 72.9 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 70.4 67.9 72.8 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 70.3 67.7 72.7 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 70.1 67.5 72.5 71 67.9 73.9
31 70 67.4 72.4 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 69.8 67.2 72.3 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 69.7 67 72.2 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 69.5 66.9 72.1 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 69.4 66.7 71.9 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 69.3 66.6 71.8 70 66.8 73.1
25 69.2 66.4 71.7 69.9 66.6 73
24 69 66.3 71.6 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 68.9 66.2 71.6 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 68.8 66 71.5 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 68.7 65.9 71.4 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 68.6 65.8 71.3 69.3 66 72.6
19 68.5 65.7 71.2 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 68.4 65.6 71.2 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 68.4 65.5 71.1 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 68.3 65.4 71 69 65.7 72.3
15 68.2 65.4 71 69 65.6 72.3
14 68.2 65.3 70.9 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 68.1 65.3 70.9 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 68.1 65.2 70.8 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 68.1 65.2 70.8 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 68 65.2 70.8 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 68 65.1 70.7 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 67.9 65.1 70.7 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 67.9 65 70.6 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 67.8 64.9 70.5 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 67.7 64.9 70.5 68.7 65.3 72
4 67.6 64.8 70.4 68.6 65.2 72
3 67.5 64.6 70.2 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 67.3 64.4 70 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 67 64.1 69.7 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 64.5 61.6 67.4 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 Eswatini can expect to live to 69.8 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 79.3 and 80.7 at 65, and to 86.9 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 64.5 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Eswatini
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Eswatini South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.28% 0.17% 0.38% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 0.43% 0.26% 0.58% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 0.64% 0.4% 0.87% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 0.94% 0.59% 1.27% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 1.34% 0.85% 1.8% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 1.86% 1.2% 2.49% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 2.53% 1.65% 3.36% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 3.35% 2.22% 4.42% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 4.35% 2.92% 5.7% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 5.52% 3.76% 7.18% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 6.89% 4.75% 8.9% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 8.43% 5.89% 10.8% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 10.2% 7.17% 12.9% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 12% 8.6% 15.2% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 14.1% 10.2% 17.6% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 16.2% 11.8% 20.2% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 18.4% 13.6% 22.8% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 20.6% 15.4% 25.4% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 22.9% 17.3% 28% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 25.1% 19.2% 30.6% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 27.4% 21.2% 33.1% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 29.6% 23.1% 35.6% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 31.8% 25.1% 38.1% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 34.1% 27.2% 40.6% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 36.3% 29.2% 43% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 38.6% 31.3% 45.4% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 40.8% 33.4% 47.7% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 43% 35.5% 50% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 45.2% 37.7% 52.3% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 47.4% 39.8% 54.4% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 49.5% 41.9% 56.5% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 51.5% 44% 58.5% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 53.5% 46.1% 60.5% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 55.5% 48.2% 62.4% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 57.4% 50.3% 64.2% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 59.4% 52.4% 66% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 61.2% 54.4% 67.6% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 62.9% 56.4% 69.2% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 64.6% 58.3% 70.7% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 66.1% 60.1% 72.1% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 67.6% 61.8% 73.4% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 69.1% 63.5% 74.6% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 70.4% 65.1% 75.8% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 71.7% 66.6% 76.8% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 72.9% 68.1% 77.9% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 74.1% 69.5% 78.9% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 75.3% 70.9% 79.8% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 76.4% 72.2% 80.7% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 77.4% 73.4% 81.5% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 78.4% 74.6% 82.3% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 79.4% 75.8% 83.1% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 80.3% 76.9% 83.8% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 81.2% 77.9% 84.5% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 82% 78.9% 85.1% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 82.8% 79.9% 85.8% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 83.5% 80.8% 86.3% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 84.2% 81.7% 86.9% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 84.9% 82.5% 87.4% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 85.6% 83.3% 87.9% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 86.2% 84% 88.4% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 86.8% 84.7% 88.8% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 87.3% 85.4% 89.3% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 87.8% 86% 89.7% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 88.3% 86.7% 90.1% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 88.8% 87.2% 90.4% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 89.3% 87.8% 90.8% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 89.7% 88.3% 91.1% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 90.1% 88.8% 91.4% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 90.5% 89.2% 91.7% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 90.8% 89.7% 92% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 91.2% 90.1% 92.3% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 91.5% 90.5% 92.5% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 91.8% 90.8% 92.8% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 92.1% 91.2% 93% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 92.4% 91.5% 93.2% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 92.6% 91.8% 93.4% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 92.9% 92.1% 93.6% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 93.1% 92.4% 93.8% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 93.3% 92.7% 93.9% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 93.5% 92.9% 94.1% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 93.7% 93.2% 94.3% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 93.9% 93.4% 94.4% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 94% 93.6% 94.5% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 94.2% 93.7% 94.6% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 94.3% 93.9% 94.7% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 94.4% 94% 94.8% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 94.5% 94.1% 94.9% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 94.6% 94.2% 95% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 94.7% 94.3% 95% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 94.7% 94.3% 95.1% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 94.8% 94.4% 95.2% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 94.9% 94.5% 95.2% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 94.9% 94.6% 95.3% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 95% 94.7% 95.4% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 95.1% 94.8% 95.5% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 95.2% 94.9% 95.6% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 95.4% 95% 95.8% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 95.6% 95.3% 96% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 95.9% 95.6% 96.3% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 96.4% 96% 96.8% 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. 67.6% of newborns in Eswatini and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 49.5% and 51.6% past 70, 27.4% and 30.2% past 80, and only 6.89% 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

Eswatini
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Eswatini South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 36.9% 37.3% 36.7% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 35.3% 35.7% 35.1% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 33.2% 33.9% 32.9% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 31.6% 32.3% 31.3% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 29.9% 30.7% 29.6% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 28.2% 29% 27.8% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 26.4% 27.4% 25.9% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 24.6% 25.7% 24.1% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 23% 24% 22.4% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 21.2% 22.3% 20.6% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 19.9% 20.8% 19.3% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 18.3% 19.3% 17.7% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 16.9% 17.9% 16.3% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 15.6% 16.6% 15% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 14.4% 15.4% 13.8% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 13.1% 14.1% 12.6% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 12% 13% 11.4% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 10.9% 11.9% 10.3% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 9.89% 10.9% 9.36% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 8.87% 9.88% 8.35% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 8.18% 9.12% 7.67% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 7.55% 8.49% 7.01% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 7.09% 7.99% 6.55% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 6.58% 7.47% 6.04% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 6.21% 7.06% 5.65% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 5.84% 6.67% 5.27% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 5.48% 6.3% 4.9% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 5.13% 5.95% 4.56% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 4.83% 5.64% 4.27% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 4.48% 5.3% 3.93% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 4.27% 5.07% 3.73% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 3.99% 4.78% 3.44% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 3.78% 4.56% 3.23% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 3.55% 4.35% 3.02% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 3.36% 4.16% 2.84% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 3.22% 4% 2.69% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 2.98% 3.73% 2.47% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 2.76% 3.48% 2.27% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 2.56% 3.25% 2.1% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 2.36% 3.01% 1.92% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 2.22% 2.83% 1.79% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 2.06% 2.61% 1.64% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1.93% 2.44% 1.53% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 1.8% 2.29% 1.42% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 1.7% 2.15% 1.33% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 1.61% 2.04% 1.25% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 1.52% 1.92% 1.17% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 1.43% 1.81% 1.1% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 1.36% 1.72% 1.04% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 1.28% 1.61% 0.97% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 1.22% 1.53% 0.92% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 1.14% 1.43% 0.86% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 1.07% 1.35% 0.81% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 1.01% 1.26% 0.75% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.95% 1.19% 0.71% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.9% 1.12% 0.67% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.84% 1.05% 0.63% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.79% 0.99% 0.6% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.75% 0.94% 0.57% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.71% 0.89% 0.54% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.68% 0.85% 0.51% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.64% 0.79% 0.48% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.6% 0.75% 0.46% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.56% 0.7% 0.43% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.53% 0.66% 0.41% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.5% 0.62% 0.39% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.47% 0.58% 0.36% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.44% 0.55% 0.34% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.42% 0.51% 0.32% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.39% 0.48% 0.3% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.37% 0.46% 0.29% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.35% 0.43% 0.27% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.33% 0.41% 0.26% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.32% 0.39% 0.25% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.3% 0.36% 0.23% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.28% 0.35% 0.22% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.27% 0.33% 0.2% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.25% 0.31% 0.19% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.24% 0.29% 0.18% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.22% 0.27% 0.17% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.2% 0.25% 0.16% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.19% 0.23% 0.15% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.17% 0.21% 0.13% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.15% 0.17% 0.12% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.13% 0.15% 0.11% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.09% 0.11% 0.08% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.08% 0.09% 0.08% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.07% 0.08% 0.07% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.08% 0.09% 0.08% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.09% 0.1% 0.09% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.1% 0.11% 0.1% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.12% 0.13% 0.12% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.16% 0.16% 0.16% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.22% 0.22% 0.22% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.32% 0.32% 0.32% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.5% 0.48% 0.52% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 3.6% 3.97% 3.23% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 3.6% in the birth year in Eswatini and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.37% vs 0.44% at age 30, 2.22% vs 2.08% at 60, and 8.18% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Eswatini vs South Africa

Eswatini
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Eswatini South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 36.6 16 56.8 359 204.6 501
99 150.8 94.3 204.8 475 280.8 655
98 212.7 135.1 286.8 572 340 787
97 295.9 190.3 396 677 406 928
96 400 260.9 532 789 478 1,077
95 524 348 691 909 558 1,236
94 666 452 868 1,031 642 1,393
93 825 570 1,064 1,148 729 1,540
92 999 702 1,275 1,257 818 1,670
91 1,171 838 1,479 1,363 912 1,794
90 1,369 990 1,719 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 1,543 1,137 1,915 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 1,718 1,287 2,112 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 1,878 1,430 2,285 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 2,022 1,563 2,440 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 2,122 1,670 2,534 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 2,208 1,771 2,609 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 2,246 1,837 2,629 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 2,264 1,889 2,625 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 2,228 1,901 2,554 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 2,237 1,930 2,541 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 2,235 1,964 2,497 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,258 2,010 2,497 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,245 2,031 2,450 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,255 2,065 2,431 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,254 2,088 2,392 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,237 2,105 2,342 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,210 2,116 2,283 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 2,184 2,126 2,231 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 2,123 2,109 2,140 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 2,112 2,126 2,105 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 2,055 2,105 2,011 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 2,022 2,103 1,953 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,971 2,096 1,884 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,929 2,091 1,822 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,910 2,096 1,776 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,823 2,030 1,669 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,735 1,962 1,572 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,653 1,895 1,481 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,560 1,809 1,380 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,503 1,753 1,315 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 1,422 1,658 1,223 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 1,359 1,590 1,157 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 1,288 1,523 1,090 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 1,236 1,466 1,037 1,242 1,519 978
55 1,191 1,415 984 1,190 1,459 929
54 1,141 1,361 937 1,137 1,397 881
53 1,093 1,309 890 1,085 1,337 835
52 1,054 1,261 851 1,037 1,279 795
51 1,003 1,204 799 994 1,223 760
50 971 1,163 767 954 1,171 731
49 917 1,100 719 918 1,120 707
48 870 1,049 680 883 1,071 686
47 824 997 641 850 1,022 668
46 784 949 607 818 974 652
45 749 907 579 786 928 635
44 707 860 548 755 884 619
43 673 820 523 724 842 601
42 644 784 501 695 804 581
41 612 744 474 667 770 560
40 588 716 456 639 738 538
39 555 676 431 613 708 515
38 527 644 411 587 680 492
37 499 610 388 562 653 470
36 473 576 369 538 626 449
35 449 546 350 515 600 429
34 422 514 329 493 575 410
33 398 484 312 471 551 392
32 377 458 296 450 527 374
31 355 431 278.1 429 504 355
30 341 413 267.6 408 481 335
29 323 389 253.5 386 458 314
28 307 370 240 363 434 291.3
27 291.7 351 227.8 339 410 266.7
26 276.2 333 215.1 314 384 241.5
25 261.8 318 202.5 289.1 358 217.1
24 247.4 301 191.2 264.7 331 195.1
23 233.7 286.1 180 241.4 304 176
22 219.9 269.6 169.1 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 205.3 251.3 158.1 198.1 249 145.6
20 191.5 232.5 149.8 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 175.6 212.4 138.7 158 194.2 121.2
18 159.8 192.1 127.6 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 139.6 164 115 119.5 142.6 96
16 120.6 137.9 103 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 104.1 116.5 91.4 85 99.4 70.2
14 89.6 99 80.1 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 79.4 86.7 72.1 58.9 68.7 49
12 73.2 79.9 66.5 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 70.4 76.6 64.2 43 50.5 35.3
10 70.1 75.1 65 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 72.6 77.3 67.9 37 43.9 30
8 78.5 83.5 73.3 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 87.5 92.4 82.5 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 98.8 102.8 94.8 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 116.9 119.6 114.1 67.2 79 55.4
4 153.1 156.5 149.6 95.3 110.3 80
3 209.5 211.6 207.2 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 303 302 304 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 481 464 498 343 375 310
0 3,605 3,974 3,230 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/eswatini/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 Eswatini, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 69.7 in Eswatini 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 Eswatini 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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