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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 70.6 years in Guyana vs 66.7 in South Africa. Guyana is ranked 134/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Guyana, the life expectancy is 66.8 years for males and 74.4 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Guyana vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Guyana
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Guyana South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 70.6 66.8 74.4 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 70.4 66.7 74.2 66.5 63 70
2024 70.3 66.6 74.1 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 70.2 66.5 73.9 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 69.9 66.2 73.7 65.5 61.8 69
2021 64.3 61 68 62 59.2 64.8
2020 67.8 64 71.9 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 69.1 65.5 72.8 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 68.8 65.2 72.6 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 68.5 65 72.4 65.4 62 68.6
2016 68.1 64.5 71.9 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 67.7 64.2 71.5 64.1 60.8 67
2014 67.3 63.8 71.2 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 66.7 63.3 70.5 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 66.4 63.2 70.1 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 66.5 63.3 70 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 66.2 63.1 69.7 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 66 63 69.3 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 65.7 62.7 69 56 53.5 58.1
2007 65.5 62.5 68.7 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 64.8 61.9 68 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 64.4 61.4 67.7 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 64.2 61.1 67.7 54 51.9 55.8
2003 64.1 61.1 67.5 54.2 52 56.3
2002 64.2 61.2 67.5 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 64.4 61.3 67.8 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 64.1 61 67.5 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 63.8 60.7 67.2 59.2 56.1 62
1998 63.4 60.3 66.9 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 62.9 59.8 66.3 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 62.7 59.7 66 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 62.7 59.8 65.8 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 63 60.2 66.1 62.1 58.8 66
1993 63 60.2 66.1 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 62.8 60 65.9 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 62.5 59.9 65.3 63 59.5 67
1990 62.3 59.7 65.1 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 62.1 59.5 64.8 63 59.6 66.8
1988 61.8 59.3 64.6 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 61.7 59.2 64.4 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 61.5 59.1 64.2 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 61.4 58.9 64.1 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 61.3 58.8 64 61.8 59 64.9
1983 61.2 58.7 63.8 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 61 58.6 63.7 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 60.9 58.5 63.6 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 60.8 58.5 63.4 60 57.5 62.7
1979 60.7 58.4 63.4 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 60.6 58.3 63.3 59 56.6 61.6
1977 60.6 58.2 63.1 58.5 56.2 61
1976 60.4 58.2 63 58 55.8 60.4
1975 60.4 58.1 62.9 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 60.3 58 62.8 57.1 55 59.4
1973 60.2 57.9 62.7 56.7 54.6 59
1972 60.1 57.9 62.6 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 60.1 57.8 62.5 56 53.8 58.4
1970 60 57.7 62.4 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 59.8 57.6 62.3 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 59.7 57.5 62.1 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 59.5 57.3 62 55 52.9 57.2
1966 59.3 57.1 61.8 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 59.1 56.9 61.6 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 59 56.6 61.5 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 58.6 56.3 61.2 53.9 52 56
1962 58.3 55.9 60.9 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 57.9 55.5 60.5 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 57.5 55.1 60.1 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 57 54.6 59.6 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 56.4 54 59.1 51.1 49.5 53
1957 56.1 53.8 58.5 50.2 48.6 52
1956 55.2 52.9 57.6 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 54.1 51.8 56.6 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 53.3 51 55.9 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 52.4 50.1 54.8 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 51.3 49 53.7 45 44 46.2
1951 50.2 48 52.7 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 49.2 47 51.7 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 56.8 years in Guyana and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 11.8 healthy years in Guyana and 11.3 in South Africa.

Guyana 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 Guyana 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:
43.2 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
73.2 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
75.0 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Guyana South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 96.4% 98.2% 93.6% 95.5%
50 89.4% 94.9% 83.6% 88.9%
60 75.7% 87.0% 68.1% 79.2%
65 65.2% 80.1% 58.1% 72.5%
70 52.9% 70.8% 46.7% 63.7%
75 40.4% 59.6% 35.1% 53.0%
80 27.3% 45.3% 24.0% 40.5%
85 14.9% 30.0% 14.9% 27.9%
90 6.3% 16.1% 7.8% 16.1%
95 1.9% 6.7% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.4% 2.0% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Guyana
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Guyana South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.9 102.4 103 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 102.1 101.6 102.2 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 101.2 100.7 101.4 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 100.4 99.8 100.5 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 99.5 98.9 99.7 100 99.9 100
95 98.7 98.1 98.9 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 97.9 97.2 98.1 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 97.1 96.4 97.3 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 96.3 95.6 96.6 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 95.5 94.8 95.8 96.1 96 96.2
90 94.7 94 95.1 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 94 93.2 94.3 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 93.2 92.4 93.6 94 93.7 94.1
87 92.4 91.6 92.9 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 91.7 90.9 92.2 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 91 90.1 91.5 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 90.3 89.4 90.9 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 89.6 88.6 90.2 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 89 87.9 89.6 90 89.4 90.3
81 88.3 87.3 89 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 87.7 86.6 88.5 88.8 88 89.1
79 87.1 86 87.9 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 86.5 85.4 87.4 87.5 86.7 88
77 86 84.8 86.8 86.9 86 87.4
76 85.4 84.2 86.3 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 84.9 83.7 85.9 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 84.4 83.1 85.4 85.2 84 85.9
73 83.9 82.6 85 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 83.5 82.1 84.6 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 83 81.5 84.2 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 82.5 81 83.8 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 82.1 80.5 83.4 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 81.6 80 83 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 81.2 79.5 82.6 81.6 80 82.8
66 80.7 79 82.2 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 80.3 78.5 81.9 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 79.9 78 81.5 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 79.5 77.6 81.2 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 79.1 77.1 80.9 79.4 77.4 81
61 78.8 76.7 80.6 79 76.9 80.7
60 78.4 76.3 80.4 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 78.1 75.9 80.1 78.3 76 80.1
58 77.8 75.5 79.9 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 77.5 75.2 79.6 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 77.2 74.8 79.4 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 76.9 74.5 79.2 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 76.7 74.2 79 76.5 74 78.7
53 76.4 73.9 78.8 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 76.2 73.6 78.6 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 76 73.4 78.5 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 75.8 73.1 78.3 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 75.6 72.9 78.2 75 72.2 77.4
48 75.4 72.6 78 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 75.2 72.4 77.9 74.4 71.6 77
46 75 72.2 77.8 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 74.9 72 77.7 73.9 71 76.5
44 74.7 71.8 77.6 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 74.6 71.6 77.5 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 74.4 71.4 77.4 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 74.3 71.3 77.3 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 74.2 71.1 77.2 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 74 70.9 77.1 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 73.9 70.8 77 72.2 69.2 75
37 73.8 70.7 76.9 72 68.9 74.8
36 73.7 70.5 76.9 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 73.6 70.4 76.8 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 73.5 70.3 76.7 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 73.4 70.2 76.6 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 73.3 70 76.6 71 67.9 73.9
31 73.2 69.9 76.5 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 73.2 69.8 76.4 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 73.1 69.7 76.4 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 73 69.6 76.3 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 72.9 69.5 76.3 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 72.8 69.4 76.2 70 66.8 73.1
25 72.7 69.3 76.2 69.9 66.6 73
24 72.7 69.2 76.1 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 72.6 69.1 76.1 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 72.5 69.1 76 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 72.5 69 76 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 72.4 68.9 75.9 69.3 66 72.6
19 72.4 68.9 75.9 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 72.3 68.8 75.9 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 72.3 68.8 75.8 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 72.3 68.8 75.8 69 65.7 72.3
15 72.3 68.7 75.8 69 65.6 72.3
14 72.2 68.7 75.8 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 72.2 68.7 75.7 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 72.2 68.7 75.7 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 72.2 68.7 75.7 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 72.2 68.6 75.7 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 72.2 68.6 75.7 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 72.2 68.6 75.7 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 72.1 68.6 75.7 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 72.1 68.6 75.7 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 72.1 68.6 75.7 68.7 65.3 72
4 72.1 68.5 75.6 68.6 65.2 72
3 72 68.5 75.6 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 72 68.4 75.5 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 71.8 68.3 75.4 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 70.6 66.8 74.4 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 Guyana can expect to live to 73.2 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 80.3 and 80.7 at 65, and to 87.7 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 70.6 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Guyana
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Guyana South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 1.11% 0.37% 1.95% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 1.48% 0.53% 2.56% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 1.95% 0.74% 3.31% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 2.52% 1.02% 4.21% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 3.22% 1.38% 5.28% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 4.06% 1.83% 6.53% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 5.04% 2.39% 7.96% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 6.17% 3.08% 9.57% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 7.46% 3.91% 11.4% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 8.92% 4.87% 13.4% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 10.6% 5.99% 15.6% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 12.4% 7.27% 18% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 14.4% 8.72% 20.5% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 16.6% 10.4% 23.3% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 18.9% 12.2% 26.1% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 21.4% 14.2% 29% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 23.9% 16.3% 32% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 26.6% 18.6% 35% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 29.3% 21% 38% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 32% 23.5% 40.9% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 34.8% 25.9% 43.9% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 37.5% 28.4% 46.8% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 40.2% 30.9% 49.7% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 42.9% 33.4% 52.5% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 45.4% 35.8% 55.2% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 47.9% 38.3% 57.7% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 50.4% 40.7% 60.1% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 52.7% 43.1% 62.4% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 55% 45.5% 64.5% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 57.2% 47.9% 66.5% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 59.4% 50.2% 68.5% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 61.5% 52.6% 70.5% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 63.7% 54.9% 72.4% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 65.8% 57.3% 74.2% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 67.8% 59.6% 75.9% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 69.8% 61.8% 77.6% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 71.7% 64% 79.2% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 73.4% 66.1% 80.6% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 75.1% 68.1% 81.9% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 76.7% 70% 83.1% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 78.1% 71.8% 84.3% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 79.5% 73.5% 85.3% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 80.8% 75.1% 86.3% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 82% 76.6% 87.2% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 83.1% 78% 88% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 84.2% 79.3% 88.8% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 85.2% 80.6% 89.5% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 86.1% 81.8% 90.2% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 86.9% 82.9% 90.8% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 87.7% 83.9% 91.4% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 88.4% 84.8% 91.9% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 89.1% 85.7% 92.3% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 89.7% 86.5% 92.7% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 90.2% 87.2% 93.1% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 90.8% 87.9% 93.5% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 91.3% 88.6% 93.8% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 91.7% 89.3% 94.1% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 92.2% 89.9% 94.4% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 92.6% 90.4% 94.7% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 93% 91% 94.9% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 93.3% 91.5% 95.1% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 93.6% 91.9% 95.3% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 93.9% 92.3% 95.5% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 94.2% 92.7% 95.7% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 94.5% 93.1% 95.9% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 94.7% 93.4% 96.1% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 95% 93.7% 96.3% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 95.2% 94% 96.4% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 95.4% 94.3% 96.6% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 95.6% 94.6% 96.7% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 95.8% 94.9% 96.8% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 96% 95.1% 97% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 96.2% 95.4% 97.1% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 96.4% 95.6% 97.2% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 96.5% 95.8% 97.3% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 96.7% 96% 97.4% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 96.8% 96.2% 97.5% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 97% 96.4% 97.6% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 97.1% 96.5% 97.7% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 97.2% 96.7% 97.8% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 97.3% 96.8% 97.8% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 97.4% 96.9% 97.9% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 97.5% 97% 98% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 97.5% 97.1% 98% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 97.6% 97.1% 98% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 97.6% 97.2% 98.1% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 97.7% 97.2% 98.1% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 97.7% 97.3% 98.1% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 97.7% 97.3% 98.2% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 97.7% 97.3% 98.2% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 97.8% 97.3% 98.2% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 97.8% 97.4% 98.2% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 97.8% 97.4% 98.2% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 97.8% 97.4% 98.2% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 97.8% 97.4% 98.2% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 97.9% 97.5% 98.3% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 97.9% 97.5% 98.3% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 98% 97.6% 98.4% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 98.1% 97.7% 98.4% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 98.2% 97.9% 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. 78.1% of newborns in Guyana and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 59.4% and 51.6% past 70, 34.8% 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

Guyana
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Guyana South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 26.3% 31.3% 25% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 25.1% 30% 23.8% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 24% 28.7% 22.6% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 22.9% 27.3% 21.4% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 21.7% 26% 20.2% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 20.6% 24.8% 19.1% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 19.5% 23.6% 18% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 18.4% 22.4% 16.9% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 17.3% 21% 15.9% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 16.4% 19.8% 15% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 15.5% 18.7% 14.1% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 14.7% 17.6% 13.3% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 13.9% 16.7% 12.5% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 13.2% 15.8% 11.7% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 12.4% 14.9% 10.9% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 11.6% 14.1% 10.1% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 10.8% 13.2% 9.28% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 9.98% 12.3% 8.55% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 9.24% 11.4% 7.88% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 8.54% 10.4% 7.29% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 7.88% 9.56% 6.75% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 7.27% 8.74% 6.26% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 6.71% 8.02% 5.78% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 6.18% 7.39% 5.32% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 5.67% 6.86% 4.85% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 5.22% 6.39% 4.4% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 4.8% 5.97% 3.98% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 4.44% 5.59% 3.61% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 4.12% 5.24% 3.3% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 3.87% 4.94% 3.07% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 3.67% 4.69% 2.9% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 3.51% 4.48% 2.75% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 3.36% 4.29% 2.62% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 3.2% 4.09% 2.48% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 3.03% 3.88% 2.32% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 2.83% 3.65% 2.14% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 2.61% 3.4% 1.95% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 2.41% 3.16% 1.78% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 2.22% 2.93% 1.62% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 2.04% 2.7% 1.47% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1.87% 2.5% 1.33% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 1.72% 2.31% 1.22% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1.59% 2.13% 1.12% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 1.47% 1.97% 1.03% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 1.36% 1.82% 0.96% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 1.26% 1.69% 0.89% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 1.16% 1.56% 0.82% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 1.07% 1.43% 0.75% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.98% 1.31% 0.68% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.89% 1.2% 0.61% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.81% 1.1% 0.55% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.74% 1.01% 0.5% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.68% 0.94% 0.45% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.62% 0.87% 0.41% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.58% 0.82% 0.38% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.54% 0.77% 0.35% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.51% 0.72% 0.32% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.48% 0.68% 0.3% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.44% 0.63% 0.28% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.41% 0.58% 0.26% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.38% 0.53% 0.24% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.35% 0.49% 0.22% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.32% 0.45% 0.21% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.3% 0.41% 0.2% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.28% 0.39% 0.19% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.27% 0.36% 0.18% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.25% 0.34% 0.17% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.24% 0.32% 0.16% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.23% 0.31% 0.15% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.22% 0.29% 0.15% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.21% 0.28% 0.14% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.2% 0.27% 0.13% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.19% 0.25% 0.12% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.17% 0.23% 0.11% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.16% 0.21% 0.11% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.15% 0.19% 0.1% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.14% 0.18% 0.1% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.12% 0.16% 0.09% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.1% 0.12% 0.07% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.09% 0.11% 0.07% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.08% 0.09% 0.06% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.04% 0.06% 0.03% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.11% 0.12% 0.09% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.18% 0.2% 0.15% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 1.75% 2.09% 1.4% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 1.75% in the birth year in Guyana and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.21% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1.87% vs 2.08% at 60, and 7.88% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Guyana vs South Africa

Guyana
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Guyana South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 241.9 71.2 438 359 204.6 501
99 371 158.4 611 475 280.8 655
98 467 212.1 748 572 340 787
97 577 278.1 901 677 406 928
96 700 358 1,067 789 478 1,077
95 836 454 1,246 909 558 1,236
94 981 565 1,431 1,031 642 1,393
93 1,133 690 1,617 1,148 729 1,540
92 1,292 822 1,806 1,257 818 1,670
91 1,459 963 2,000 1,363 912 1,794
90 1,638 1,118 2,197 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 1,822 1,282 2,389 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 2,004 1,454 2,566 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 2,179 1,635 2,719 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 2,337 1,819 2,837 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 2,470 1,996 2,919 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 2,576 2,158 2,967 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 2,655 2,293 2,988 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 2,708 2,392 2,992 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 2,735 2,452 2,985 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 2,741 2,479 2,965 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 2,727 2,484 2,932 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,698 2,478 2,876 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,648 2,468 2,791 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,579 2,458 2,676 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,501 2,447 2,537 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,419 2,431 2,389 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,337 2,409 2,249 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 2,266 2,385 2,130 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 2,213 2,364 2,045 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 2,180 2,354 1,987 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 2,161 2,357 1,941 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 2,138 2,354 1,895 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 2,104 2,341 1,837 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 2,051 2,313 1,759 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,972 2,255 1,659 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,874 2,174 1,547 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,772 2,086 1,435 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,669 1,992 1,325 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,563 1,892 1,219 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,463 1,793 1,123 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 1,368 1,694 1,038 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 1,281 1,598 964 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 1,201 1,507 899 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 1,128 1,421 841 1,242 1,519 978
55 1,059 1,338 786 1,190 1,459 929
54 990 1,255 731 1,137 1,397 881
53 919 1,171 675 1,085 1,337 835
52 849 1,088 617 1,037 1,279 795
51 780 1,008 560 994 1,223 760
50 715 934 506 954 1,171 731
49 656 867 457 918 1,120 707
48 606 809 416 883 1,071 686
47 563 760 381 850 1,022 668
46 527 718 352 818 974 652
45 496 680 327 786 928 635
44 467 644 305 755 884 619
43 438 607 284.2 724 842 601
42 409 568 264.9 695 804 581
41 380 528 246.6 667 770 560
40 352 488 229.5 639 738 538
39 326 449 214.1 613 708 515
38 302 415 200.6 587 680 492
37 282 385 189.1 562 653 470
36 265.2 359 179.4 538 626 449
35 251.1 338 171 515 600 429
34 239.1 320 163.6 493 575 410
33 228.5 304 156.5 471 551 392
32 218.7 290.9 149.1 450 527 374
31 209.2 278.3 141.5 429 504 355
30 199.8 266.3 133.8 408 481 335
29 190.8 254.6 126.6 386 458 314
28 182 242.5 120.3 363 434 291.3
27 173.2 229.9 115 339 410 266.7
26 164.3 216.6 110.1 314 384 241.5
25 154.7 202.2 105.2 289.1 358 217.1
24 144.1 186.4 99.7 264.7 331 195.1
23 132.6 169.8 93.5 241.4 304 176
22 120.7 153.1 86.7 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 108.7 136.6 79.3 198.1 249 145.6
20 96.9 120.9 71.6 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 85.6 106.2 64 158 194.2 121.2
18 74.4 92 56.1 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 63.4 78.2 48.1 119.5 142.6 96
16 53 65.1 40.3 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 43.7 53.6 33.4 85 99.4 70.2
14 35.8 43.8 27.5 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 29.6 36.2 22.8 58.9 68.7 49
12 24.9 30.5 19.1 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 21.6 26.5 16.5 43 50.5 35.3
10 19.9 24.4 15.3 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 18.9 23.2 14.5 37 43.9 30
8 17.9 21.9 13.7 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 17.9 21.9 13.8 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 21 25.2 16.5 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 28.7 33.9 23.3 67.2 79 55.4
4 42.7 49.7 35.4 95.3 110.3 80
3 65.7 75.7 55.3 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 105.8 120.5 90.4 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 174.3 197 150.8 343 375 310
0 1,755 2,093 1,404 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/guyana/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 Guyana, the most common age of death is 80, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 74.1 in Guyana 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 Guyana and South Africa more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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

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