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

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The average life expectancy at birth is 64.3 years in Madagascar vs 66.7 in South Africa. Madagascar is ranked 176/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Madagascar, the life expectancy is 62.5 years for males and 66.1 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Madagascar vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Madagascar
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Madagascar South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 64.3 62.5 66.1 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 64 62.3 65.8 66.5 63 70
2024 63.8 62.1 65.6 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 63.6 61.9 65.4 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 63.1 61.4 64.8 65.5 61.8 69
2021 62.5 60.8 64.3 62 59.2 64.8
2020 62.7 60.9 64.6 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 63.5 61.9 65.1 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 63.5 61.9 65.1 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 63.4 61.9 65 65.4 62 68.6
2016 63.4 61.9 65 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 63.4 61.8 65 64.1 60.8 67
2014 63.3 61.7 64.9 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 63.2 61.6 64.8 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 63 61.4 64.6 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 62.9 61.3 64.4 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 62.6 61.1 64.1 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 62.3 60.8 63.8 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 62 60.5 63.5 56 53.5 58.1
2007 61.5 60.2 62.9 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 61.1 59.8 62.5 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 60.7 59.4 62 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 60.2 58.9 61.5 54 51.9 55.8
2003 59.7 58.5 60.9 54.2 52 56.3
2002 59.2 58 60.3 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 58.7 57.5 59.9 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 58 56.8 59.2 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 57.4 56.1 58.8 59.2 56.1 62
1998 56.8 55.4 58.2 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 56.1 54.7 57.6 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 55.5 54 57.1 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 54.8 53.3 56.5 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 54.2 52.7 55.9 62.1 58.8 66
1993 53.7 52.2 55.4 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 52.9 51.4 54.6 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 52.6 51 54.2 63 59.5 67
1990 52.1 50.5 53.9 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 51.8 50.2 53.6 63 59.6 66.8
1988 51.4 49.7 53.3 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 51.1 49.5 52.8 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 50.7 49.2 52.2 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 50.4 49.1 51.9 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 50.2 48.9 51.6 61.8 59 64.9
1983 50.1 48.8 51.6 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 50 48.6 51.6 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 49.8 48.4 51.3 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 50 48.7 51.4 60 57.5 62.7
1979 50.1 48.8 51.5 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 50 48.8 51.4 59 56.6 61.6
1977 49.9 48.7 51.3 58.5 56.2 61
1976 49.8 48.6 51.1 58 55.8 60.4
1975 49.6 48.4 50.9 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 49.3 48.1 50.6 57.1 55 59.4
1973 48.9 47.8 50.1 56.7 54.6 59
1972 48.5 47.4 49.7 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 48.2 47 49.6 56 53.8 58.4
1970 47.9 46.7 49.3 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 47.3 46.1 48.7 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 46.9 45.6 48.4 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 46.5 45.2 47.8 55 52.9 57.2
1966 46 44.7 47.4 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 45.4 44.3 46.7 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 45 43.9 46.3 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 44.6 43.4 45.9 53.9 52 56
1962 44.2 43 45.5 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 43.8 42.6 45.1 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 43.3 42.1 44.7 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 43 41.7 44.3 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 42.5 41.3 43.8 51.1 49.5 53
1957 42.1 40.9 43.4 50.2 48.6 52
1956 41.7 40.6 42.9 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 41.3 40.2 42.4 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 40.9 39.9 42.1 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 40.7 39.7 41.6 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 40.3 39.4 41.3 45 44 46.2
1951 39.9 39.1 40.8 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 39.7 38.6 40.7 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 55.1 years in Madagascar and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 12 healthy years in Madagascar and 11.3 in South Africa.

Madagascar 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 Madagascar 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:
41.8 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
71.8 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
74.6 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Madagascar South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 95.5% 96.5% 93.6% 95.5%
50 89.3% 91.4% 83.6% 88.9%
60 78.8% 83.0% 68.1% 79.2%
65 70.5% 76.1% 58.1% 72.5%
70 59.5% 66.1% 46.7% 63.7%
75 45.5% 52.4% 35.1% 53.0%
80 29.5% 35.8% 24.0% 40.5%
85 14.8% 19.1% 14.9% 27.9%
90 4.9% 7.2% 7.8% 16.1%
95 0.8% 1.6% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.1% 0.2% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Madagascar
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Madagascar South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.8 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 100.8 100.7 100.9 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 99.9 99.8 100 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99 98.9 99.1 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98.1 98 98.2 100 99.9 100
95 97.3 97.1 97.4 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 96.4 96.2 96.5 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 95.6 95.3 95.7 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 94.7 94.5 94.9 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 93.9 93.7 94.1 96.1 96 96.2
90 93.1 92.8 93.3 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 92.3 92.1 92.5 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 91.6 91.3 91.8 94 93.7 94.1
87 90.8 90.5 91 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 90.1 89.8 90.3 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 89.4 89.1 89.5 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 88.6 88.4 88.8 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 88 87.7 88.2 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 87.3 87 87.5 90 89.4 90.3
81 86.6 86.4 86.9 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 86 85.8 86.2 88.8 88 89.1
79 85.4 85.1 85.6 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 84.8 84.5 85.1 87.5 86.7 88
77 84.3 84 84.5 86.9 86 87.4
76 83.7 83.4 84 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 83.2 82.9 83.5 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 82.7 82.3 83 85.2 84 85.9
73 82.2 81.8 82.5 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 81.7 81.4 82.1 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 81.3 80.9 81.6 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 80.9 80.4 81.2 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 80.4 80 80.8 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 80.1 79.6 80.5 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 79.7 79.2 80.1 81.6 80 82.8
66 79.3 78.8 79.8 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 79 78.4 79.4 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 78.6 78.1 79.1 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 78.3 77.7 78.8 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 78 77.4 78.6 79.4 77.4 81
61 77.7 77.1 78.3 79 76.9 80.7
60 77.4 76.8 78 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 77.2 76.5 77.8 78.3 76 80.1
58 76.9 76.2 77.6 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 76.7 76 77.4 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 76.4 75.7 77.2 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 76.2 75.4 76.9 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 76 75.2 76.7 76.5 74 78.7
53 75.8 74.9 76.5 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 75.5 74.7 76.3 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 75.3 74.5 76.1 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 75.1 74.3 76 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 74.9 74 75.8 75 72.2 77.4
48 74.7 73.8 75.6 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 74.6 73.6 75.5 74.4 71.6 77
46 74.4 73.5 75.3 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 74.2 73.3 75.1 73.9 71 76.5
44 74 73.1 75 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 73.9 72.9 74.8 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 73.7 72.7 74.7 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 73.5 72.5 74.5 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 73.4 72.4 74.4 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 73.2 72.2 74.2 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 73.1 72 74.1 72.2 69.2 75
37 72.9 71.9 73.9 72 68.9 74.8
36 72.7 71.7 73.8 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 72.6 71.5 73.6 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 72.4 71.4 73.5 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 72.3 71.2 73.4 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 72.1 71 73.2 71 67.9 73.9
31 72 70.9 73.1 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 71.8 70.7 73 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 71.7 70.5 72.8 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 71.5 70.4 72.7 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 71.4 70.2 72.6 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 71.2 70 72.4 70 66.8 73.1
25 71.1 69.9 72.3 69.9 66.6 73
24 70.9 69.7 72.2 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 70.8 69.5 72.1 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 70.6 69.3 71.9 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 70.5 69.1 71.8 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 70.3 69 71.7 69.3 66 72.6
19 70.2 68.8 71.6 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 70.1 68.7 71.5 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 69.9 68.5 71.4 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 69.8 68.4 71.3 69 65.7 72.3
15 69.7 68.3 71.2 69 65.6 72.3
14 69.6 68.2 71.1 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 69.5 68.1 71 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 69.5 68 70.9 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 69.4 67.9 70.8 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 69.3 67.8 70.7 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 69.1 67.7 70.6 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 69 67.6 70.5 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 68.8 67.4 70.3 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 68.7 67.2 70.1 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 68.4 67 69.9 68.7 65.3 72
4 68.2 66.7 69.7 68.6 65.2 72
3 67.9 66.4 69.4 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 67.5 66 69.1 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 67.1 65.6 68.7 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 64.3 62.5 66.1 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 Madagascar can expect to live to 71.8 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 79 and 80.7 at 65, and to 86 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 64.3 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Madagascar
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Madagascar South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.11% 0.06% 0.16% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 0.18% 0.1% 0.26% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 0.29% 0.17% 0.42% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 0.47% 0.28% 0.66% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 0.72% 0.45% 1% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 1.08% 0.71% 1.46% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 1.57% 1.07% 2.08% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 2.21% 1.58% 2.86% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 3.04% 2.25% 3.83% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 4.06% 3.12% 5.01% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 5.3% 4.2% 6.42% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 6.77% 5.49% 8.06% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 8.47% 7% 9.95% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 10.4% 8.73% 12.1% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 12.5% 10.7% 14.5% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 14.9% 12.8% 17% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 17.4% 15.1% 19.8% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 20.1% 17.5% 22.7% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 22.9% 20.1% 25.7% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 25.8% 22.8% 28.8% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 28.7% 25.5% 31.9% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 31.6% 28.3% 35% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 34.5% 31.1% 38% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 37.4% 33.9% 41% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 40.2% 36.7% 43.9% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 43% 39.3% 46.7% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 45.6% 42% 49.4% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 48.2% 44.5% 52% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 50.6% 46.9% 54.4% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 52.9% 49.3% 56.7% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 55.1% 51.5% 58.9% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 57.2% 53.6% 60.9% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 59.2% 55.6% 62.8% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 61% 57.5% 64.6% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 62.7% 59.3% 66.3% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 64.4% 61% 67.8% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 65.9% 62.6% 69.2% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 67.3% 64.2% 70.6% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 68.6% 65.6% 71.8% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 69.9% 66.9% 72.9% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 71% 68.1% 74% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 72% 69.3% 74.9% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 73% 70.3% 75.8% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 73.9% 71.3% 76.6% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 74.8% 72.3% 77.4% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 75.7% 73.2% 78.2% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 76.5% 74.1% 78.9% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 77.3% 75% 79.6% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 78% 75.8% 80.3% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 78.7% 76.6% 80.9% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 79.3% 77.3% 81.5% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 79.9% 78% 82% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 80.5% 78.6% 82.5% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 81% 79.2% 83% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 81.5% 79.7% 83.5% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 82% 80.2% 83.9% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 82.5% 80.8% 84.3% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 83% 81.3% 84.8% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 83.4% 81.7% 85.2% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 83.9% 82.2% 85.6% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 84.3% 82.7% 86% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 84.7% 83.1% 86.4% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 85.1% 83.5% 86.7% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 85.4% 83.9% 87% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 85.8% 84.3% 87.4% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 86.1% 84.7% 87.7% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 86.5% 85.1% 88% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 86.8% 85.4% 88.3% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 87.2% 85.8% 88.6% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 87.5% 86.2% 88.9% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 87.8% 86.5% 89.1% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 88.1% 86.9% 89.4% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 88.4% 87.2% 89.7% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 88.7% 87.6% 90% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 89% 87.9% 90.2% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 89.3% 88.2% 90.5% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 89.6% 88.6% 90.7% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 89.9% 88.9% 90.9% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 90.2% 89.3% 91.2% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 90.5% 89.6% 91.4% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 90.8% 89.9% 91.6% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 91% 90.2% 91.8% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 91.2% 90.5% 92% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 91.4% 90.7% 92.2% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 91.6% 90.9% 92.4% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 91.8% 91.1% 92.5% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 92% 91.3% 92.6% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 92.1% 91.4% 92.8% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 92.2% 91.6% 92.9% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 92.4% 91.7% 93.1% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 92.6% 91.9% 93.2% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 92.7% 92.1% 93.4% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 92.9% 92.3% 93.6% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 93.2% 92.6% 93.8% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 93.5% 92.9% 94.1% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 93.8% 93.2% 94.4% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 94.2% 93.6% 94.8% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 94.6% 94.1% 95.2% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 95.2% 94.7% 95.6% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 95.7% 95.3% 96.2% 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. 71% of newborns in Madagascar and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 55.1% and 51.6% past 70, 28.7% and 30.2% past 80, and only 5.3% 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

Madagascar
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Madagascar South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 43% 45.7% 41.9% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 41% 43.8% 39.7% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 39.1% 41.8% 37.9% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 37.2% 39.8% 35.9% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 35.2% 37.8% 33.8% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 33.1% 35.9% 31.7% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 31.1% 34% 29.5% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 29.1% 32% 27.4% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 27.1% 30% 25.4% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 25.2% 27.9% 23.6% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 23.4% 25.7% 21.9% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 21.7% 23.6% 20.4% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 20.1% 21.6% 19% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 18.5% 19.7% 17.7% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 17.1% 18.1% 16.4% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 15.8% 16.6% 15.2% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 14.5% 15.2% 14% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 13.3% 14% 12.8% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 12.2% 12.9% 11.7% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 11.2% 11.8% 10.7% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 10.2% 10.8% 9.7% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 9.26% 9.85% 8.79% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 8.43% 8.99% 7.97% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 7.68% 8.2% 7.24% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 7% 7.48% 6.58% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 6.38% 6.83% 6% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 5.82% 6.24% 5.46% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 5.31% 5.69% 4.97% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 4.83% 5.19% 4.51% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 4.39% 4.73% 4.08% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 3.99% 4.31% 3.69% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 3.62% 3.93% 3.34% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 3.3% 3.6% 3.02% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 3.01% 3.31% 2.74% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 2.76% 3.05% 2.5% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 2.53% 2.81% 2.28% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 2.32% 2.59% 2.07% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 2.12% 2.37% 1.88% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 1.93% 2.17% 1.71% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 1.75% 1.97% 1.55% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1.6% 1.8% 1.4% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 1.46% 1.64% 1.28% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1.34% 1.51% 1.18% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 1.25% 1.41% 1.09% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 1.18% 1.33% 1.03% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 1.12% 1.27% 0.97% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 1.06% 1.21% 0.92% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 1.01% 1.15% 0.87% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.95% 1.08% 0.82% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.88% 1% 0.76% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.81% 0.93% 0.7% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.75% 0.85% 0.65% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.7% 0.79% 0.61% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.65% 0.74% 0.58% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.62% 0.69% 0.55% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.6% 0.66% 0.54% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.58% 0.64% 0.52% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.56% 0.62% 0.51% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.54% 0.59% 0.49% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.52% 0.57% 0.47% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.5% 0.54% 0.45% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.47% 0.52% 0.43% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.45% 0.49% 0.4% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.43% 0.48% 0.38% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.41% 0.46% 0.37% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.4% 0.45% 0.35% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.39% 0.44% 0.34% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.39% 0.44% 0.34% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.38% 0.43% 0.33% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.37% 0.42% 0.33% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.37% 0.41% 0.32% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.36% 0.4% 0.31% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.35% 0.4% 0.3% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.34% 0.39% 0.29% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.34% 0.39% 0.28% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.33% 0.39% 0.27% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.33% 0.39% 0.26% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.32% 0.39% 0.26% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.32% 0.39% 0.25% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.31% 0.37% 0.24% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.29% 0.35% 0.23% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.28% 0.33% 0.22% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.25% 0.29% 0.21% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.23% 0.26% 0.2% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.21% 0.23% 0.18% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.18% 0.2% 0.17% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.17% 0.18% 0.15% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.15% 0.16% 0.15% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.17% 0.18% 0.16% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.19% 0.2% 0.18% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.22% 0.24% 0.21% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.26% 0.28% 0.25% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.31% 0.33% 0.29% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.36% 0.38% 0.33% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.41% 0.44% 0.38% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.47% 0.51% 0.43% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.54% 0.58% 0.49% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.62% 0.67% 0.56% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 4.26% 4.69% 3.82% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 4.26% in the birth year in Madagascar and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.37% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1.6% vs 2.08% at 60, and 10.2% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Madagascar vs South Africa

Madagascar
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Madagascar South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 359 204.6 501
99 73.5 43.3 104.6 475 280.8 655
98 115.2 71 160.6 572 340 787
97 174.2 112.2 237.7 677 406 928
96 254.2 171.5 338 789 478 1,077
95 358 253.9 464 909 558 1,236
94 488 364 612 1,031 642 1,393
93 643 504 783 1,148 729 1,540
92 823 674 973 1,257 818 1,670
91 1,025 869 1,181 1,363 912 1,794
90 1,242 1,079 1,406 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 1,469 1,295 1,643 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 1,699 1,511 1,889 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 1,926 1,722 2,134 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 2,145 1,924 2,370 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 2,348 2,117 2,585 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 2,528 2,295 2,770 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 2,680 2,454 2,916 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 2,797 2,587 3,019 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 2,877 2,688 3,077 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 2,919 2,756 3,094 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 2,928 2,791 3,076 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,909 2,798 3,032 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,871 2,780 2,968 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,814 2,743 2,889 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,742 2,688 2,799 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,655 2,617 2,696 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,556 2,533 2,580 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 2,444 2,436 2,453 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 2,323 2,330 2,316 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 2,197 2,219 2,175 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 2,072 2,109 2,035 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,952 2,002 1,900 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,838 1,902 1,773 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,732 1,807 1,655 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,630 1,714 1,543 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,529 1,620 1,435 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,428 1,523 1,329 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,326 1,422 1,226 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,226 1,321 1,128 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,132 1,225 1,037 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 1,049 1,138 957 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 979 1,065 891 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 924 1,008 838 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 881 964 796 1,242 1,519 978
55 847 929 761 1,190 1,459 929
54 814 896 729 1,137 1,397 881
53 779 860 695 1,085 1,337 835
52 739 817 658 1,037 1,279 795
51 693 768 616 994 1,223 760
50 646 715 574 954 1,171 731
49 601 664 535 918 1,120 707
48 561 618 502 883 1,071 686
47 531 582 478 850 1,022 668
46 508 554 461 818 974 652
45 492 533 450 786 928 635
44 480 517 442 755 884 619
43 468 502 433 724 842 601
42 454 486 422 695 804 581
41 438 468 406 667 770 560
40 419 449 388 639 738 538
39 400 430 368 613 708 515
38 382 413 349 587 680 492
37 367 399 333 562 653 470
36 355 389 320 538 626 449
35 347 382 310 515 600 429
34 341 377 303 493 575 410
33 336 373 298.4 471 551 392
32 332 368 294.1 450 527 374
31 327 362 289.8 429 504 355
30 321 356 284.9 408 481 335
29 316 351 279.2 386 458 314
28 310 347 272.4 363 434 291.3
27 306 345 264.7 339 410 266.7
26 302 346 256.5 314 384 241.5
25 298.5 347 248.1 289.1 358 217.1
24 295.5 349 240.3 264.7 331 195.1
23 291.8 348 233.4 241.4 304 176
22 286.6 344 227.2 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 278.7 334 221.3 198.1 249 145.6
20 266.9 317 214.6 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 251 294.2 206.2 158 194.2 121.2
18 231.5 266.5 195.3 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 209.8 236.7 181.9 119.5 142.6 96
16 188.1 208.1 167.4 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 168.8 183.3 153.6 85 99.4 70.2
14 153.8 164.6 142.7 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 144.9 153.2 136.2 58.9 68.7 49
12 142.4 149.4 135.2 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 147.3 153.9 140.4 43 50.5 35.3
10 159.6 166.5 152.3 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 179.8 187.8 171.4 37 43.9 30
8 208 217.9 197.7 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 243.5 256.1 230.4 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 285.8 302 269.1 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 334 354 312 67.2 79 55.4
4 387 413 361 95.3 110.3 80
3 446 478 414 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 513 552 473 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 590 637 541 343 375 310
0 4,259 4,688 3,816 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/madagascar/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 Madagascar, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 72.2 in Madagascar 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 Madagascar 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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