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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 73 years in Guatemala vs 66.7 in South Africa. Guatemala is ranked 113/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Guatemala, the life expectancy is 70.7 years for males and 75.4 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Guatemala vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Guatemala
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Guatemala South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 73 70.7 75.4 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 72.9 70.6 75.2 66.5 63 70
2024 72.7 70.4 75 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 72.6 70.3 74.9 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 71.2 68.7 73.7 65.5 61.8 69
2021 67.9 64.9 71 62 59.2 64.8
2020 70 67 73.2 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 71.6 69.3 74 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 71.5 69.2 73.8 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 71.6 69.1 74.1 65.4 62 68.6
2016 71.2 68.6 73.8 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 70.9 68.3 73.6 64.1 60.8 67
2014 70.9 68.3 73.6 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 70.9 68.2 73.6 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 70.7 68 73.5 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 70.3 67.5 73.2 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 69.9 67 72.8 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 69.7 66.6 72.8 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 69.5 66.4 72.7 56 53.5 58.1
2007 69.3 66.2 72.5 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 68.8 65.6 72 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 68.2 65.1 71.3 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 68.2 65.1 71.5 54 51.9 55.8
2003 68.2 65.1 71.4 54.2 52 56.3
2002 67.8 64.7 71.1 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 67.4 64.4 70.6 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 67.1 64 70.3 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 66.6 63.5 69.9 59.2 56.1 62
1998 66 62.9 69.3 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 65.2 62.1 68.6 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 64.5 61.5 67.8 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 63.7 60.6 66.9 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 63 60.1 66.2 62.1 58.8 66
1993 62.4 59.7 65.4 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 62 59.2 65 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 61.9 59.2 64.9 63 59.5 67
1990 61.8 59.1 64.6 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 61.7 59.2 64.5 63 59.6 66.8
1988 61.5 59 64.2 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 61 58.5 63.7 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 60.3 57.8 63.1 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 59.8 57.4 62.4 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 59.1 56.7 61.6 61.8 59 64.9
1983 57.9 55.3 60.7 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 48.9 43.6 55.6 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 54.7 50.6 59.6 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 55.3 51.9 59.3 60 57.5 62.7
1979 56.6 53.9 59.6 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 56.4 54 59 59 56.6 61.6
1977 55.2 53.2 57.3 58.5 56.2 61
1976 47.6 46.8 48.5 58 55.8 60.4
1975 52.8 51.2 54.7 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 53 51.3 54.9 57.1 55 59.4
1973 52.8 51.2 54.6 56.7 54.6 59
1972 51.8 50.2 53.6 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 50.3 48.7 52 56 53.8 58.4
1970 48.5 47.1 50.1 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 47.5 46.2 49 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 47.8 46.6 49 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 47.7 46.8 48.8 55 52.9 57.2
1966 47.5 46.6 48.5 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 47.2 46.5 47.9 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 47.1 46.5 47.6 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 46.6 46.1 47.1 53.9 52 56
1962 46.5 46.2 46.8 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 46.1 45.9 46.3 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 45.8 45.6 45.9 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 44.3 44.1 44.5 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 43.1 43 43.3 51.1 49.5 53
1957 41.9 41.8 42 50.2 48.6 52
1956 41.3 41.1 41.4 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 40.7 40.5 40.8 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 40.1 39.9 40.2 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 39.5 39.3 39.7 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 38.9 38.8 39.1 45 44 46.2
1951 38.3 38.2 38.5 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 37.8 37.7 37.9 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 59.3 years in Guatemala and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12.9 healthy years in Guatemala and 11.3 in South Africa.

Guatemala 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 Guatemala 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:
45.9 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
75.9 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
79.4 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Guatemala South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 96.7% 98.5% 93.6% 95.5%
50 91.5% 95.6% 83.6% 88.9%
60 82.7% 89.2% 68.1% 79.2%
65 76.7% 83.8% 58.1% 72.5%
70 68.5% 76.5% 46.7% 63.7%
75 58.1% 66.7% 35.1% 53.0%
80 43.3% 52.2% 24.0% 40.5%
85 24.4% 32.5% 14.9% 27.9%
90 8.6% 13.6% 7.8% 16.1%
95 1.8% 3.4% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.2% 0.4% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Guatemala
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Guatemala South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.8 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 100.9 100.8 100.9 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100 99.9 100.1 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.2 99.1 99.2 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98.3 98.2 98.3 100 99.9 100
95 97.4 97.3 97.5 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 96.6 96.5 96.7 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 95.8 95.6 95.8 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 95 94.8 95 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 94.2 93.9 94.3 96.1 96 96.2
90 93.4 93.1 93.5 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 92.6 92.3 92.7 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 91.8 91.6 92 94 93.7 94.1
87 91.1 90.8 91.3 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 90.4 90 90.6 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 89.7 89.3 89.9 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 89 88.7 89.3 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 88.4 88.1 88.7 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 87.8 87.5 88.2 90 89.4 90.3
81 87.3 86.9 87.6 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 86.8 86.4 87.1 88.8 88 89.1
79 86.3 85.9 86.7 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 85.9 85.4 86.2 87.5 86.7 88
77 85.4 85 85.8 86.9 86 87.4
76 85 84.5 85.4 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 84.7 84.2 85.1 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 84.3 83.8 84.7 85.2 84 85.9
73 84 83.4 84.4 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 83.6 83.1 84.1 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 83.3 82.7 83.8 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 83 82.4 83.5 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 82.7 82.1 83.2 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 82.4 81.7 82.9 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 82.1 81.4 82.6 81.6 80 82.8
66 81.8 81.1 82.4 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 81.5 80.8 82.1 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 81.2 80.5 81.8 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 81 80.3 81.6 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 80.7 80 81.4 79.4 77.4 81
61 80.5 79.7 81.1 79 76.9 80.7
60 80.3 79.5 80.9 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 80 79.2 80.7 78.3 76 80.1
58 79.8 79 80.5 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 79.6 78.7 80.3 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 79.4 78.5 80.1 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 79.2 78.2 79.9 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 79 78 79.8 76.5 74 78.7
53 78.8 77.8 79.6 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 78.6 77.6 79.5 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 78.4 77.4 79.4 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 78.3 77.2 79.2 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 78.1 77 79.1 75 72.2 77.4
48 78 76.8 79 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 77.8 76.6 78.9 74.4 71.6 77
46 77.7 76.4 78.8 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 77.5 76.3 78.7 73.9 71 76.5
44 77.4 76.1 78.6 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 77.3 75.9 78.5 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 77.1 75.8 78.4 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 77 75.6 78.3 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 76.9 75.5 78.2 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 76.8 75.3 78.2 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 76.7 75.2 78.1 72.2 69.2 75
37 76.6 75 78 72 68.9 74.8
36 76.5 74.9 77.9 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 76.4 74.8 77.9 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 76.3 74.6 77.8 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 76.2 74.5 77.8 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 76.1 74.4 77.7 71 67.9 73.9
31 76 74.3 77.7 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 75.9 74.1 77.6 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 75.8 74 77.6 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 75.7 73.9 77.5 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 75.7 73.8 77.5 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 75.6 73.7 77.4 70 66.8 73.1
25 75.5 73.6 77.4 69.9 66.6 73
24 75.4 73.4 77.3 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 75.3 73.3 77.3 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 75.3 73.2 77.3 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 75.2 73.1 77.2 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 75.1 73 77.2 69.3 66 72.6
19 75 72.8 77.1 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 74.9 72.7 77.1 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 74.9 72.7 77 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 74.8 72.6 77 69 65.7 72.3
15 74.8 72.5 77 69 65.6 72.3
14 74.7 72.5 76.9 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 74.7 72.5 76.9 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 74.7 72.4 76.9 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 74.7 72.4 76.9 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 74.6 72.4 76.9 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 74.6 72.4 76.8 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 74.6 72.4 76.8 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 74.6 72.4 76.8 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 74.6 72.3 76.8 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 74.5 72.3 76.7 68.7 65.3 72
4 74.5 72.3 76.7 68.6 65.2 72
3 74.4 72.2 76.7 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 74.4 72.1 76.6 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 74.3 72 76.5 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 73 70.7 75.4 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 Guatemala can expect to live to 75.9 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 81.5 and 80.7 at 65, and to 86.8 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 73 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Guatemala
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Guatemala South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.3% 0.18% 0.42% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 0.49% 0.29% 0.67% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 0.77% 0.48% 1.05% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 1.17% 0.75% 1.58% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 1.74% 1.14% 2.32% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 2.5% 1.68% 3.3% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 3.49% 2.42% 4.57% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 4.77% 3.39% 6.17% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 6.35% 4.63% 8.11% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 8.29% 6.19% 10.4% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 10.6% 8.09% 13.1% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 13.3% 10.4% 16.2% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 16.3% 13% 19.6% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 19.7% 16.1% 23.4% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 23.4% 19.4% 27.4% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 27.2% 23% 31.4% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 31.1% 26.7% 35.5% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 34.9% 30.3% 39.4% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 38.7% 33.9% 43.3% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 42.3% 37.5% 47% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 45.7% 40.8% 50.5% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 48.9% 44% 53.7% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 52% 47% 56.8% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 54.8% 49.8% 59.6% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 57.3% 52.4% 62.1% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 59.7% 54.8% 64.5% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 61.9% 57% 66.6% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 63.9% 59% 68.6% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 65.8% 61% 70.5% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 67.6% 62.8% 72.3% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 69.3% 64.6% 74% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 71% 66.3% 75.5% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 72.6% 68% 77.1% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 74.1% 69.5% 78.5% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 75.4% 71% 79.8% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 76.7% 72.3% 81.1% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 78% 73.6% 82.3% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 79.1% 74.8% 83.4% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 80.2% 75.9% 84.4% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 81.2% 77% 85.4% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 82.2% 78% 86.3% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 83.1% 79% 87.2% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 84% 80% 88% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 84.8% 80.9% 88.7% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 85.6% 81.8% 89.4% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 86.3% 82.7% 90% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 87% 83.5% 90.6% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 87.7% 84.3% 91.2% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 88.3% 85% 91.6% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 88.8% 85.7% 92.1% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 89.4% 86.3% 92.5% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 89.9% 86.9% 92.9% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 90.3% 87.5% 93.2% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 90.8% 88% 93.6% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 91.2% 88.6% 93.9% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 91.6% 89.1% 94.2% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 91.9% 89.5% 94.4% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 92.3% 90% 94.7% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 92.6% 90.4% 94.9% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 92.9% 90.8% 95.1% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 93.2% 91.2% 95.3% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 93.5% 91.6% 95.5% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 93.8% 92% 95.7% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 94% 92.3% 95.8% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 94.3% 92.6% 96% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 94.5% 93% 96.1% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 94.7% 93.3% 96.3% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 94.9% 93.5% 96.4% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 95.1% 93.8% 96.5% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 95.3% 94.1% 96.6% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 95.5% 94.3% 96.7% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 95.7% 94.6% 96.8% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 95.8% 94.8% 96.9% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 96% 95.1% 97% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 96.2% 95.3% 97.1% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 96.3% 95.5% 97.2% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 96.5% 95.8% 97.2% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 96.6% 96% 97.3% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 96.8% 96.2% 97.4% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 96.9% 96.4% 97.5% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 97.1% 96.7% 97.5% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 97.2% 96.9% 97.6% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 97.4% 97.1% 97.7% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 97.5% 97.2% 97.8% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 97.6% 97.3% 97.8% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 97.6% 97.4% 97.9% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 97.7% 97.5% 97.9% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 97.7% 97.5% 98% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 97.8% 97.6% 98% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 97.8% 97.6% 98% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 97.8% 97.6% 98% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 97.9% 97.6% 98.1% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 97.9% 97.7% 98.1% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 97.9% 97.7% 98.1% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 97.9% 97.7% 98.2% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 98% 97.8% 98.2% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 98% 97.8% 98.2% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 98.1% 97.9% 98.3% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 98.2% 98% 98.4% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 98.4% 98.2% 98.6% 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. 82.2% of newborns in Guatemala and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 69.3% and 51.6% past 70, 45.7% and 30.2% past 80, and only 10.6% 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

Guatemala
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Guatemala South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 40.3% 41.9% 39.9% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 38.3% 40% 37.9% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 36.4% 38.1% 35.8% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 34.4% 36.2% 33.8% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 32.4% 34.3% 31.8% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 30.5% 32.4% 29.7% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 28.6% 30.5% 27.8% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 26.7% 28.7% 25.8% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 25% 26.9% 24% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 23.3% 25.2% 22.2% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 21.7% 23.5% 20.6% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 20.1% 21.9% 19% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 18.7% 20.4% 17.4% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 17.3% 19% 16% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 15.8% 17.4% 14.5% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 14.1% 15.5% 12.9% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 12.4% 13.7% 11.4% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 10.9% 12% 10.1% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 9.68% 10.7% 8.9% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 8.53% 9.39% 7.84% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 7.5% 8.24% 6.9% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 6.61% 7.26% 6.08% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 5.82% 6.39% 5.36% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 5.11% 5.61% 4.71% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 4.5% 4.93% 4.15% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 3.95% 4.33% 3.65% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 3.49% 3.82% 3.22% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 3.16% 3.46% 2.9% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 2.91% 3.2% 2.66% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 2.69% 2.97% 2.45% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 2.49% 2.77% 2.26% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 2.33% 2.6% 2.11% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 2.17% 2.42% 1.96% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 2% 2.24% 1.82% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 1.85% 2.06% 1.68% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 1.7% 1.88% 1.55% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 1.56% 1.72% 1.43% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 1.44% 1.58% 1.32% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 1.34% 1.47% 1.23% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 1.25% 1.39% 1.14% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1.18% 1.32% 1.07% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 1.12% 1.27% 0.99% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1.06% 1.22% 0.92% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 0.99% 1.17% 0.85% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 0.93% 1.1% 0.78% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 0.86% 1.04% 0.7% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 0.79% 0.97% 0.64% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 0.73% 0.9% 0.58% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.68% 0.84% 0.53% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.63% 0.79% 0.48% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.59% 0.74% 0.45% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.55% 0.7% 0.41% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.52% 0.66% 0.38% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.48% 0.63% 0.35% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.45% 0.59% 0.33% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.43% 0.56% 0.3% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.4% 0.53% 0.28% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.38% 0.5% 0.26% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.36% 0.48% 0.24% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.34% 0.45% 0.23% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.32% 0.44% 0.21% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.31% 0.42% 0.2% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.29% 0.4% 0.19% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.28% 0.38% 0.17% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.26% 0.36% 0.16% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.24% 0.34% 0.15% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.23% 0.32% 0.14% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.22% 0.3% 0.13% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.2% 0.29% 0.12% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.19% 0.28% 0.11% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.19% 0.27% 0.1% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.18% 0.26% 0.1% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.18% 0.26% 0.09% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.17% 0.25% 0.09% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.17% 0.25% 0.08% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.16% 0.24% 0.08% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.16% 0.24% 0.08% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.16% 0.24% 0.08% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.16% 0.24% 0.08% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.16% 0.24% 0.08% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.16% 0.23% 0.08% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.15% 0.21% 0.08% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.13% 0.19% 0.08% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.09% 0.12% 0.07% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.07% 0.09% 0.06% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.06% 0.06% 0.05% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.08% 0.08% 0.07% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.11% 0.11% 0.1% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.15% 0.16% 0.14% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 1.64% 1.82% 1.44% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 1.64% in the birth year in Guatemala and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.19% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1.18% vs 2.08% at 60, and 7.5% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Guatemala vs South Africa

Guatemala
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Guatemala South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 10.4 0 31.8 359 204.6 501
99 187.8 117.8 254.6 475 280.8 655
98 279.9 181.3 376 572 340 787
97 403 270 535 677 406 928
96 563 389 737 789 478 1,077
95 760 544 982 909 558 1,236
94 998 737 1,270 1,031 642 1,393
93 1,274 971 1,593 1,148 729 1,540
92 1,587 1,245 1,946 1,257 818 1,670
91 1,931 1,557 2,320 1,363 912 1,794
90 2,299 1,903 2,702 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 2,670 2,268 3,072 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 3,043 2,651 3,423 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 3,413 3,054 3,749 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 3,692 3,380 3,973 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 3,839 3,578 4,067 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 3,869 3,655 4,052 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 3,822 3,651 3,966 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 3,743 3,615 3,850 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 3,607 3,516 3,684 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 3,427 3,365 3,481 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 3,234 3,197 3,268 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 3,022 3,005 3,041 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,801 2,797 2,807 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,580 2,585 2,576 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,361 2,373 2,351 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,159 2,175 2,144 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,017 2,042 1,993 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 1,915 1,952 1,878 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 1,817 1,867 1,770 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 1,727 1,787 1,672 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 1,652 1,722 1,591 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,571 1,645 1,509 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,484 1,557 1,425 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,393 1,460 1,341 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,301 1,359 1,257 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,213 1,264 1,177 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,136 1,182 1,103 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,070 1,117 1,036 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,016 1,068 976 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 971 1,033 920 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 930 1,005 866 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 889 977 811 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 843 943 753 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 793 903 694 1,242 1,519 978
55 741 856 634 1,190 1,459 929
54 689 807 578 1,137 1,397 881
53 640 760 528 1,085 1,337 835
52 596 716 483 1,037 1,279 795
51 558 676 445 994 1,223 760
50 524 641 412 954 1,171 731
49 495 609 383 918 1,120 707
48 467 579 356 883 1,071 686
47 440 550 330 850 1,022 668
46 414 523 306 818 974 652
45 390 496 283.7 786 928 635
44 368 471 263.1 755 884 619
43 348 449 244.7 724 842 601
42 330 430 228.6 695 804 581
41 315 413 214.4 667 770 560
40 302 398 201.8 639 738 538
39 288.3 383 190 613 708 515
38 274.8 368 178.6 587 680 492
37 260.6 351 167.1 562 653 470
36 245.9 333 155.5 538 626 449
35 231.2 315 144.1 515 600 429
34 217.1 298.2 133.3 493 575 410
33 204.5 282.9 123.5 471 551 392
32 193.9 270.4 115 450 527 374
31 185.3 260.6 107.7 429 504 355
30 178.5 253.3 101.3 408 481 335
29 172.8 247.6 95.7 386 458 314
28 167.9 243 90.6 363 434 291.3
27 163.7 239 86 339 410 266.7
26 159.9 235.5 81.9 314 384 241.5
25 157 232.8 78.7 289.1 358 217.1
24 154.8 230.8 76.5 264.7 331 195.1
23 154.2 230.4 75.6 241.4 304 176
22 154.4 230.5 76.1 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 154.4 229.2 77.5 198.1 249 145.6
20 152 222.9 79 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 144.4 207.7 79.3 158 194.2 121.2
18 130.3 182.1 77 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 111.2 149.5 71.7 119.5 142.6 96
16 89.7 115 63.6 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 70 85.2 54.4 85 99.4 70.2
14 53.8 62.1 45.3 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 42 46.3 37.6 58.9 68.7 49
12 34 36.2 31.7 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 28.9 30.1 27.6 43 50.5 35.3
10 26.2 27.1 25.3 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 25.2 26.2 24.3 37 43.9 30
8 25.6 26.7 24.4 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 27.9 29.4 26.4 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 33.3 35.3 31.1 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 42.4 45.2 39.6 67.2 79 55.4
4 56.2 59.8 52.5 95.3 110.3 80
3 76 80.4 71.3 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 105 110.5 99.4 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 147.3 153.7 140.8 343 375 310
0 1,635 1,823 1,440 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/guatemala/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 Guatemala, the most common age of death is 84, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 78.7 in Guatemala 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 Guatemala 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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