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

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The average life expectancy at birth is 76.6 years in Latvia vs 66.7 in South Africa. Latvia is ranked 78/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Latvia, the life expectancy is 72.1 years for males and 80.9 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Latvia vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Latvia
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 76.6 72.1 80.9 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 76.5 71.9 80.7 66.5 63 70
2024 76.3 71.8 80.6 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 76.2 71.6 80.5 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 74.9 70.1 79.4 65.5 61.8 69
2021 73.2 68.3 78 62 59.2 64.8
2020 75.5 70.7 80 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 75.6 70.9 80 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 75 70 79.6 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 74.8 69.8 79.5 65.4 62 68.6
2016 74.8 69.8 79.4 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 74.7 69.7 79.3 64.1 60.8 67
2014 74.3 69.1 79.2 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 74.2 69.3 78.7 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 73.9 68.8 78.7 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 73.7 68.5 78.5 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 73 67.9 77.8 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 72.7 67.5 77.6 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 72 66.4 77.4 56 53.5 58.1
2007 70.8 65.3 76.2 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 70.6 65 76.1 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 70.6 64.9 76.3 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 70.9 65.6 76.1 54 51.9 55.8
2003 70.6 65.3 75.7 54.2 52 56.3
2002 70.2 64.4 75.8 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 69.9 64.3 75.5 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 70.2 64.5 75.7 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 69.6 64.2 75 59.2 56.1 62
1998 68.9 63.2 74.4 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 69.2 63.6 74.7 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 68.6 62.7 74.4 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 66 59.7 72.7 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 65.2 58.7 72.2 62.1 58.8 66
1993 66.6 60.4 73.2 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 68.5 62.6 74.3 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 69.2 63.7 74.5 63 59.5 67
1990 69.5 64.1 74.5 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 70.4 65.3 75.1 63 59.6 66.8
1988 70.9 66.2 75.1 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 71 66.4 75.1 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 71 66.3 75.1 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 69.6 64.7 74 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 69.4 64.1 74.5 61.8 59 64.9
1983 69.4 63.9 74.6 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 69.6 64.2 74.6 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 69.1 63.4 74.4 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 69.1 63.7 74.1 60 57.5 62.7
1979 68.8 63.5 73.7 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 69.3 64.1 74.1 59 56.6 61.6
1977 69.4 64.3 74.1 58.5 56.2 61
1976 69.4 64 74.4 58 55.8 60.4
1975 69.3 63.9 74.2 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 70.1 65 74.7 57.1 55 59.4
1973 70.2 65.3 74.5 56.7 54.6 59
1972 70.3 65.2 74.8 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 70.6 65.7 74.8 56 53.8 58.4
1970 70.2 65.7 74.2 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 70.2 65.3 74.6 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 70.5 65.8 74.5 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 70.9 66.8 74.2 55 52.9 57.2
1966 71.2 67 74.6 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 71.2 66.8 74.9 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 71.5 67.3 74.9 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 70.3 66.2 73.7 53.9 52 56
1962 69.9 65.8 73.2 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 70.5 66.3 73.9 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 70.3 66.3 73.5 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 69.5 65.6 72.7 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 68.9 64.9 72.1 51.1 49.5 53
1957 68.3 64.2 71.5 50.2 48.6 52
1956 67.6 63.5 70.9 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 67.1 63.1 70.4 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 66.7 62.6 70 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 66.2 62.2 69.5 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 65.7 61.7 69 45 44 46.2
1951 65.2 61.1 68.5 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 64.6 60.5 68 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 63.8 years in Latvia and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 14.2 healthy years in Latvia and 11.3 in South Africa.

Latvia 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 Latvia 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:
47.5 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
77.5 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
80.6 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Latvia South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 97.3% 99.2% 93.6% 95.5%
50 92.1% 97.1% 83.6% 88.9%
60 81.5% 92.9% 68.1% 79.2%
65 73.3% 89.3% 58.1% 72.5%
70 62.7% 84.0% 46.7% 63.7%
75 50.5% 76.2% 35.1% 53.0%
80 37.1% 64.8% 24.0% 40.5%
85 23.0% 47.3% 14.9% 27.9%
90 10.7% 25.7% 7.8% 16.1%
95 3.2% 8.4% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.5% 1.3% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Latvia
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Latvia South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.1 101.9 102.1 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 101.2 101.1 101.2 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100.3 100.2 100.3 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.4 99.4 99.4 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98.6 98.5 98.6 100 99.9 100
95 97.7 97.7 97.8 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 97 96.9 97 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 96.2 96.1 96.2 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 95.4 95.3 95.5 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 94.7 94.6 94.8 96.1 96 96.2
90 94 93.8 94.1 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 93.3 93.1 93.4 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 92.7 92.4 92.8 94 93.7 94.1
87 92.1 91.7 92.2 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 91.5 91 91.6 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 90.9 90.4 91.1 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 90.4 89.8 90.6 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 89.8 89.1 90.1 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 89.3 88.6 89.6 90 89.4 90.3
81 88.9 88 89.2 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 88.4 87.4 88.8 88.8 88 89.1
79 88 86.8 88.4 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 87.5 86.3 88.1 87.5 86.7 88
77 87.1 85.8 87.8 86.9 86 87.4
76 86.7 85.3 87.4 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 86.3 84.8 87.1 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 86 84.3 86.8 85.2 84 85.9
73 85.6 83.8 86.6 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 85.2 83.3 86.3 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 84.9 82.8 86 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 84.5 82.4 85.8 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 84.2 81.9 85.6 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 83.8 81.5 85.3 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 83.5 81.1 85.1 81.6 80 82.8
66 83.2 80.7 84.9 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 82.9 80.3 84.7 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 82.6 79.9 84.5 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 82.3 79.5 84.3 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 82.1 79.1 84.2 79.4 77.4 81
61 81.8 78.8 84 79 76.9 80.7
60 81.5 78.5 83.9 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 81.3 78.1 83.7 78.3 76 80.1
58 81.1 77.8 83.6 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 80.9 77.6 83.4 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 80.6 77.3 83.3 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 80.4 77 83.2 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 80.2 76.7 83 76.5 74 78.7
53 80 76.5 82.9 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 79.9 76.3 82.8 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 79.7 76 82.7 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 79.5 75.8 82.6 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 79.4 75.7 82.5 75 72.2 77.4
48 79.2 75.5 82.4 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 79.1 75.3 82.4 74.4 71.6 77
46 79 75.1 82.3 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 78.8 75 82.2 73.9 71 76.5
44 78.7 74.8 82.1 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 78.6 74.6 82.1 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 78.5 74.5 82 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 78.4 74.4 81.9 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 78.3 74.2 81.9 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 78.2 74.1 81.8 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 78.1 74 81.8 72.2 69.2 75
37 78 73.8 81.7 72 68.9 74.8
36 77.9 73.7 81.7 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 77.8 73.6 81.6 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 77.8 73.5 81.6 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 77.7 73.4 81.6 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 77.6 73.3 81.5 71 67.9 73.9
31 77.6 73.3 81.5 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 77.5 73.2 81.5 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 77.4 73.1 81.5 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 77.4 73 81.4 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 77.4 73 81.4 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 77.3 72.9 81.4 70 66.8 73.1
25 77.3 72.8 81.4 69.9 66.6 73
24 77.2 72.8 81.4 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 77.2 72.7 81.3 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 77.2 72.7 81.3 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 77.1 72.7 81.3 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 77.1 72.6 81.3 69.3 66 72.6
19 77 72.6 81.2 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 77 72.5 81.2 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 77 72.5 81.2 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 77 72.5 81.2 69 65.7 72.3
15 77 72.5 81.2 69 65.6 72.3
14 76.9 72.4 81.2 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 76.9 72.4 81.2 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 76.9 72.4 81.2 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 76.9 72.4 81.2 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 76.9 72.4 81.1 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 76.9 72.4 81.1 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 76.9 72.4 81.1 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 76.9 72.4 81.1 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 76.9 72.4 81.1 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 76.9 72.4 81.1 68.7 65.3 72
4 76.9 72.4 81.1 68.6 65.2 72
3 76.9 72.4 81.1 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 76.8 72.3 81.1 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 76.8 72.3 81.1 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 76.6 72.1 80.9 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 Latvia can expect to live to 77.5 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 82.9 and 80.7 at 65, and to 88.4 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 76.6 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Latvia
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Latvia South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.91% 0.49% 1.25% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 1.42% 0.75% 1.97% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 2.14% 1.12% 2.99% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 3.12% 1.61% 4.36% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 4.38% 2.27% 6.13% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 5.96% 3.1% 8.33% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 7.89% 4.14% 11% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 10.2% 5.4% 14.1% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 12.7% 6.89% 17.5% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 15.5% 8.6% 21.3% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 18.6% 10.5% 25.5% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 21.9% 12.6% 29.8% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 25.3% 14.9% 34.1% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 28.7% 17.4% 38.5% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 32.2% 19.9% 42.8% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 35.6% 22.5% 46.9% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 38.9% 25.3% 50.8% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 42.2% 28.1% 54.6% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 45.2% 30.8% 58.1% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 48.2% 33.5% 61.2% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 51% 36.4% 64.2% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 53.6% 39.1% 66.8% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 56.1% 41.7% 69.3% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 58.5% 44.3% 71.5% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 60.7% 46.9% 73.6% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 62.9% 49.5% 75.5% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 65% 52% 77.3% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 67% 54.5% 78.9% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 69% 57% 80.4% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 70.8% 59.3% 81.9% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 72.5% 61.5% 83.2% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 74.2% 63.8% 84.4% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 75.8% 65.9% 85.5% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 77.3% 67.9% 86.6% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 78.8% 69.9% 87.5% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 80.2% 71.9% 88.4% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 81.5% 73.7% 89.3% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 82.7% 75.4% 90.1% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 83.9% 77% 90.8% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 84.9% 78.5% 91.4% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 85.9% 80% 92% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 86.9% 81.3% 92.6% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 87.8% 82.6% 93.1% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 88.6% 83.8% 93.6% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 89.4% 84.9% 94.1% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 90.2% 86% 94.5% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 90.9% 87% 94.9% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 91.5% 88% 95.3% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 92.1% 88.8% 95.6% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 92.7% 89.6% 95.9% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 93.2% 90.3% 96.2% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 93.6% 90.9% 96.5% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 94.1% 91.6% 96.8% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 94.5% 92.2% 97% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 94.9% 92.7% 97.2% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 95.2% 93.2% 97.4% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 95.6% 93.7% 97.6% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 95.9% 94.2% 97.8% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 96.2% 94.6% 98% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 96.5% 95% 98.1% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 96.8% 95.4% 98.2% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 97% 95.8% 98.4% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 97.2% 96.1% 98.5% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 97.5% 96.4% 98.6% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 97.6% 96.7% 98.7% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 97.8% 97% 98.7% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 98% 97.2% 98.8% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 98.2% 97.5% 98.9% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 98.3% 97.7% 99% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 98.4% 97.9% 99% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 98.5% 98.1% 99.1% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 98.7% 98.2% 99.1% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 98.8% 98.4% 99.1% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 98.8% 98.5% 99.2% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 98.9% 98.7% 99.2% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 99% 98.8% 99.3% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 99.1% 98.9% 99.3% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 99.2% 99% 99.3% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 99.2% 99.1% 99.4% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 99.5% 99.5% 99.5% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 99.6% 99.6% 99.6% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 99.7% 99.7% 99.8% 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. 85.9% of newborns in Latvia and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 72.5% and 51.6% past 70, 51% and 30.2% past 80, and only 18.6% 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

Latvia
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Latvia South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 38.6% 36.9% 39% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 36.2% 34.9% 36.5% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 33.7% 32.9% 33.9% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 31.3% 30.9% 31.4% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 28.9% 28.9% 28.9% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 26.5% 26.9% 26.4% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 24.4% 25.1% 24.2% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 22.3% 23.4% 22.1% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 20% 21.6% 19.6% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 18% 19.8% 17.6% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 16.9% 18.3% 16.4% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 15.1% 16.7% 14.6% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 13.2% 15.3% 12.6% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 12% 14.1% 11.4% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 10.7% 12.9% 10% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 9.48% 11.7% 8.72% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 8.55% 10.8% 7.74% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 7.72% 9.93% 6.9% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 6.79% 8.79% 6.01% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 6.1% 8.3% 5.2% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 5.53% 7.84% 4.54% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 4.89% 6.82% 4.01% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 4.41% 6.24% 3.51% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 4.05% 5.97% 3.1% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 3.76% 5.58% 2.82% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 3.48% 5.15% 2.58% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 3.22% 4.86% 2.3% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 3% 4.63% 2.06% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 2.8% 4.32% 1.88% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 2.57% 3.88% 1.76% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 2.4% 3.6% 1.63% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 2.31% 3.59% 1.43% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 2.11% 3.25% 1.3% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 1.91% 2.88% 1.2% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 1.84% 2.86% 1.09% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 1.75% 2.73% 1.02% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 1.62% 2.5% 0.95% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 1.49% 2.29% 0.86% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 1.36% 2.1% 0.77% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 1.26% 1.9% 0.73% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1.18% 1.79% 0.67% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 1.1% 1.69% 0.61% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1% 1.54% 0.54% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 0.94% 1.41% 0.52% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 0.89% 1.32% 0.51% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 0.84% 1.24% 0.48% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 0.78% 1.17% 0.43% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 0.73% 1.09% 0.39% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.65% 0.99% 0.33% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.58% 0.87% 0.31% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.54% 0.75% 0.33% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.5% 0.71% 0.29% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.46% 0.69% 0.24% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.44% 0.63% 0.25% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.41% 0.58% 0.25% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.38% 0.56% 0.19% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.36% 0.54% 0.18% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.35% 0.5% 0.19% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.31% 0.45% 0.16% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.28% 0.42% 0.14% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.29% 0.43% 0.14% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.26% 0.38% 0.13% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.22% 0.33% 0.1% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.21% 0.32% 0.1% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.19% 0.29% 0.09% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.18% 0.27% 0.08% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.18% 0.27% 0.08% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.17% 0.26% 0.08% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.14% 0.22% 0.06% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.13% 0.19% 0.06% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.12% 0.18% 0.05% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.11% 0.17% 0.04% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.1% 0.16% 0.04% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.09% 0.15% 0.04% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.09% 0.13% 0.04% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.08% 0.12% 0.04% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.08% 0.11% 0.04% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.07% 0.11% 0.04% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.07% 0.1% 0.03% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.06% 0.08% 0.04% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.07% 0.11% 0.03% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.01% 0.008% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.01% 0.008% 0.01% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.02% 0.01% 0.02% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.03% 0.02% 0.03% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 0.26% 0.27% 0.25% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.26% in the birth year in Latvia and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.12% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1.18% vs 2.08% at 60, and 5.53% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Latvia vs South Africa

Latvia
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Latvia South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 207.7 93.4 299.6 359 204.6 501
99 513 261.4 720 475 280.8 655
98 721 367 1,013 572 340 787
97 976 498 1,370 677 406 928
96 1,268 654 1,775 789 478 1,077
95 1,580 833 2,198 909 558 1,236
94 1,925 1,040 2,664 1,031 642 1,393
93 2,269 1,264 3,114 1,148 729 1,540
92 2,540 1,487 3,435 1,257 818 1,670
91 2,797 1,704 3,736 1,363 912 1,794
90 3,141 1,920 4,188 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 3,308 2,107 4,353 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 3,347 2,277 4,300 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 3,457 2,453 4,369 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 3,457 2,559 4,292 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 3,373 2,626 4,089 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 3,326 2,733 3,932 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 3,256 2,785 3,767 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 3,072 2,704 3,487 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 2,938 2,785 3,184 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 2,822 2,854 2,912 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 2,623 2,664 2,678 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,473 2,601 2,434 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,370 2,647 2,218 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,283 2,619 2,076 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,192 2,551 1,949 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,091 2,529 1,781 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,012 2,524 1,624 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 1,928 2,461 1,511 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 1,822 2,300 1,443 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 1,741 2,213 1,355 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 1,712 2,291 1,210 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,602 2,142 1,110 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,473 1,958 1,038 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,446 1,999 956 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,406 1,962 901 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,323 1,840 849 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,230 1,728 770 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,141 1,616 698 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,069 1,492 665 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,017 1,429 621 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 957 1,375 560 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 879 1,268 503 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 829 1,181 488 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 796 1,119 484 1,242 1,519 978
55 754 1,067 451 1,190 1,459 929
54 710 1,016 407 1,137 1,397 881
53 665 959 369 1,085 1,337 835
52 599 883 317 1,037 1,279 795
51 539 784 294.7 994 1,223 760
50 501 681 320 954 1,171 731
49 465 644 284.2 918 1,120 707
48 434 629 236.4 883 1,071 686
47 414 582 245.5 850 1,022 668
46 393 534 246.1 818 974 652
45 360 522 188.5 786 928 635
44 348 507 178.8 755 884 619
43 336 475 187.3 724 842 601
42 299 429 159.6 695 804 581
41 273.1 403 133.6 667 770 560
40 279.6 407 141.7 639 738 538
39 251.1 367 126.5 613 708 515
38 215.1 318 103 587 680 492
37 205.8 304 97.7 562 653 470
36 189.3 282.4 88.9 538 626 449
35 174.9 262.6 80.3 515 600 429
34 175.9 263.5 80.2 493 575 410
33 169.5 254.9 77.1 471 551 392
32 141.8 215 63.2 450 527 374
31 126.3 189.8 56.6 429 504 355
30 118.6 178 52.5 408 481 335
29 107.1 165.2 42.9 386 458 314
28 98.4 155 36.6 363 434 291.3
27 92.2 143.9 36.1 339 410 266.7
26 85.5 128.1 40.1 314 384 241.5
25 79.3 113.9 43.3 289.1 358 217.1
24 74.8 107.2 41 264.7 331 195.1
23 70.5 104 34.9 241.4 304 176
22 65.2 96 32.2 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 60.1 81.1 37.8 198.1 249 145.6
20 62.5 83.2 40.7 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 69.9 105.7 32.6 158 194.2 121.2
18 53.6 80.7 25.4 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 32.9 43.1 22.3 119.5 142.6 96
16 29.2 36.3 21.7 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 22.7 26.4 18.7 85 99.4 70.2
14 15.3 15.7 14.8 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 14.3 15.7 12.8 58.9 68.7 49
12 15.5 18.7 12 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 13.4 15.6 11.1 43 50.5 35.3
10 10.2 10.2 10.2 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 9.68 9.54 9.83 37 43.9 30
8 12.7 14.9 10.3 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 11.9 12.5 11.2 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 9.89 7.48 12.4 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 10.8 7.83 13.9 67.2 79 55.4
4 12.2 12 12.4 95.3 110.3 80
3 12.1 14.6 9.54 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 15.1 11.9 18.5 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 25.2 24.1 26.4 343 375 310
0 260.1 271.1 248.4 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/latvia/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 Latvia, the most common age of death is 87, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 80.4 in Latvia 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 Latvia 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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