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

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The average life expectancy at birth is 64.1 years in Mozambique vs 66.7 in South Africa. Mozambique is ranked 178/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Mozambique, the life expectancy is 60.8 years for males and 67.1 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Mozambique vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Mozambique
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Mozambique South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 64.1 60.8 67.1 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 64 60.7 66.9 66.5 63 70
2024 63.8 60.5 66.7 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 63.6 60.3 66.5 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 63 59.8 65.9 65.5 61.8 69
2021 60.3 57.1 63.1 62 59.2 64.8
2020 61.4 58.2 64.2 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 61.3 58.5 63.7 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 60.8 58.1 63.1 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 60.1 57.6 62.3 65.4 62 68.6
2016 59.5 57 61.5 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 58.7 56.4 60.7 64.1 60.8 67
2014 58 55.8 59.8 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 57.2 55.2 58.9 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 56.5 54.6 58 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 55.7 54 57.2 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 55 53.4 56.4 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 54.4 52.9 55.7 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 53.8 52.4 55 56 53.5 58.1
2007 53.3 51.9 54.4 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 52.7 51.4 53.9 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 52.3 51 53.5 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 51.9 50.5 53.1 54 51.9 55.8
2003 51.4 50 52.7 54.2 52 56.3
2002 50.9 49.4 52.2 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 50.3 48.9 51.5 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 49.5 48.2 50.6 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 48.8 47.6 50 59.2 56.1 62
1998 48.2 46.9 49.4 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 47.8 46.4 49.1 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 47.1 45.8 48.4 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 46.5 45.2 47.8 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 46.1 44.7 47.4 62.1 58.8 66
1993 45.7 44.3 47 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 45.1 43.6 46.5 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 44.7 43.2 46.1 63 59.5 67
1990 44.3 42.9 45.8 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 43.9 42.3 45.5 63 59.6 66.8
1988 43.7 42.1 45.2 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 41 37.2 44.8 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 41 37.2 44.8 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 39 35.4 42.6 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 38.9 35.3 42.5 61.8 59 64.9
1983 41.6 40.5 42.7 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 41.7 40.6 42.7 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 41.6 40.6 42.6 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 44 43.1 44.9 60 57.5 62.7
1979 43.9 43 44.8 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 44 43.1 44.8 59 56.6 61.6
1977 43.9 43.1 44.8 58.5 56.2 61
1976 43.9 43.1 44.7 58 55.8 60.4
1975 43.8 43 44.6 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 43.2 42.1 44.3 57.1 55 59.4
1973 42.7 41.3 44.2 56.7 54.6 59
1972 42.5 41 44 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 42.6 41.2 43.9 56 53.8 58.4
1970 42.5 41 43.9 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 42.3 40.7 43.8 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 42.1 40.5 43.6 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 42 40.3 43.5 55 52.9 57.2
1966 41.8 40.2 43.4 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 41.8 40.2 43.3 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 41.7 40.1 43.2 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 42 40.6 43.3 53.9 52 56
1962 41.8 40.4 43.1 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 41.5 40.1 42.8 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 41.2 39.8 42.5 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 40.9 39.4 42.2 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 40.5 39 41.9 51.1 49.5 53
1957 40.1 38.5 41.5 50.2 48.6 52
1956 39.6 38.1 41 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 39.3 37.7 40.7 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 38.9 37.4 40.3 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 38.5 37 39.9 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 38.1 36.6 39.5 45 44 46.2
1951 37.7 36.3 39.1 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 37.3 35.9 38.7 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 49.7 years in Mozambique and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 10.5 healthy years in Mozambique and 11.3 in South Africa.

Mozambique 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 Mozambique 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:
40.3 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
70.3 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
73.0 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Mozambique South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 95.0% 97.5% 93.6% 95.5%
50 86.5% 93.1% 83.6% 88.9%
60 72.2% 84.6% 68.1% 79.2%
65 61.9% 77.4% 58.1% 72.5%
70 49.4% 66.5% 46.7% 63.7%
75 34.7% 50.1% 35.1% 53.0%
80 19.8% 30.5% 24.0% 40.5%
85 8.3% 13.9% 14.9% 27.9%
90 2.3% 4.4% 7.8% 16.1%
95 0.4% 0.9% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.0% 0.1% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Mozambique
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Mozambique South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.8 101.9 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 100.9 100.8 101 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100 99.9 100.1 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.1 99 99.2 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98.2 98.1 98.3 100 99.9 100
95 97.3 97.2 97.4 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 96.4 96.3 96.5 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 95.5 95.4 95.6 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 94.7 94.5 94.8 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 93.8 93.7 93.9 96.1 96 96.2
90 93 92.8 93.1 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 92.1 92 92.3 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 91.3 91.1 91.4 94 93.7 94.1
87 90.5 90.3 90.6 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 89.7 89.5 89.8 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 88.9 88.7 89 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 88.1 87.9 88.3 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 87.4 87.2 87.5 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 86.6 86.4 86.8 90 89.4 90.3
81 85.9 85.7 86.1 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 85.2 85 85.4 88.8 88 89.1
79 84.6 84.3 84.7 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 83.9 83.6 84.1 87.5 86.7 88
77 83.3 83 83.5 86.9 86 87.4
76 82.7 82.4 82.9 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 82.1 81.8 82.3 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 81.6 81.2 81.8 85.2 84 85.9
73 81 80.6 81.3 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 80.5 80.1 80.8 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 80.1 79.5 80.3 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 79.6 79 79.9 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 79.2 78.5 79.5 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 78.8 78.1 79.2 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 78.4 77.6 78.8 81.6 80 82.8
66 78 77.1 78.5 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 77.7 76.7 78.2 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 77.4 76.3 77.9 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 77 75.9 77.6 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 76.7 75.5 77.4 79.4 77.4 81
61 76.4 75.1 77.1 79 76.9 80.7
60 76.1 74.7 76.9 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 75.8 74.3 76.7 78.3 76 80.1
58 75.5 74 76.4 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 75.2 73.6 76.2 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 74.9 73.3 76 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 74.7 73 75.8 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 74.4 72.7 75.6 76.5 74 78.7
53 74.2 72.4 75.5 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 73.9 72.1 75.3 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 73.7 71.8 75.1 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 73.5 71.5 74.9 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 73.3 71.2 74.8 75 72.2 77.4
48 73.1 71 74.6 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 72.9 70.7 74.5 74.4 71.6 77
46 72.7 70.5 74.3 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 72.5 70.3 74.2 73.9 71 76.5
44 72.3 70 74.1 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 72.1 69.8 74 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 72 69.6 73.8 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 71.8 69.4 73.7 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 71.6 69.2 73.6 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 71.5 69 73.5 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 71.3 68.8 73.4 72.2 69.2 75
37 71.2 68.6 73.3 72 68.9 74.8
36 71.1 68.4 73.2 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 70.9 68.3 73.1 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 70.8 68.1 73 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 70.7 67.9 72.9 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 70.5 67.8 72.8 71 67.9 73.9
31 70.4 67.6 72.7 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 70.3 67.5 72.6 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 70.2 67.3 72.6 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 70.1 67.2 72.5 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 69.9 67 72.4 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 69.8 66.9 72.3 70 66.8 73.1
25 69.7 66.8 72.3 69.9 66.6 73
24 69.6 66.6 72.2 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 69.5 66.5 72.1 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 69.4 66.4 72 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 69.3 66.3 72 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 69.2 66.1 71.9 69.3 66 72.6
19 69.1 66 71.8 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 69 65.9 71.8 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 69 65.8 71.7 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 68.9 65.8 71.6 69 65.7 72.3
15 68.8 65.7 71.6 69 65.6 72.3
14 68.8 65.6 71.5 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 68.7 65.6 71.5 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 68.7 65.5 71.5 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 68.6 65.5 71.4 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 68.6 65.4 71.4 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 68.5 65.4 71.3 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 68.5 65.3 71.3 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 68.4 65.2 71.2 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 68.3 65.2 71.1 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 68.2 65.1 71 68.7 65.3 72
4 68.1 64.9 70.9 68.6 65.2 72
3 67.9 64.8 70.7 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 67.7 64.5 70.5 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 67.3 64.1 70.1 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 64.1 60.8 67.1 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 Mozambique can expect to live to 70.3 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 77.7 and 80.7 at 65, and to 85.2 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 64.1 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Mozambique
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Mozambique South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.06% 0.03% 0.09% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 0.1% 0.05% 0.15% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 0.16% 0.08% 0.23% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 0.25% 0.14% 0.36% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 0.38% 0.22% 0.55% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 0.57% 0.34% 0.81% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 0.84% 0.5% 1.16% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 1.2% 0.74% 1.63% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 1.67% 1.06% 2.25% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 2.28% 1.48% 3.02% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 3.08% 2.03% 4.02% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 4.05% 2.73% 5.22% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 5.25% 3.59% 6.68% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 6.68% 4.65% 8.41% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 8.36% 5.91% 10.4% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 10.3% 7.37% 12.7% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 12.5% 9.06% 15.3% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 14.9% 10.9% 18.1% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 17.6% 13% 21.2% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 20.3% 15.2% 24.4% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 23.3% 17.6% 27.9% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 26.4% 20.1% 31.5% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 29.6% 22.7% 35.2% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 32.8% 25.3% 38.8% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 36% 28% 42.4% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 39.2% 30.8% 45.9% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 42.2% 33.5% 49.3% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 45.1% 36.1% 52.5% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 48% 38.7% 55.5% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 50.6% 41.3% 58.3% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 53.1% 43.7% 60.9% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 55.4% 46.1% 63.3% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 57.6% 48.4% 65.5% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 59.6% 50.6% 67.5% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 61.5% 52.8% 69.2% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 63.2% 54.9% 70.9% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 64.9% 56.8% 72.4% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 66.5% 58.8% 73.8% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 68% 60.6% 75.1% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 69.5% 62.3% 76.3% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 70.9% 64% 77.5% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 72.2% 65.5% 78.5% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 73.4% 67% 79.5% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 74.5% 68.4% 80.4% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 75.6% 69.8% 81.2% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 76.7% 71% 82% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 77.7% 72.3% 82.7% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 78.6% 73.4% 83.4% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 79.5% 74.6% 84.1% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 80.3% 75.6% 84.7% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 81.1% 76.6% 85.2% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 81.8% 77.6% 85.8% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 82.5% 78.5% 86.3% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 83.1% 79.3% 86.7% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 83.7% 80.1% 87.1% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 84.3% 80.9% 87.5% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 84.8% 81.6% 87.9% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 85.3% 82.3% 88.3% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 85.8% 82.9% 88.6% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 86.3% 83.6% 89% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 86.7% 84.1% 89.3% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 87.1% 84.7% 89.6% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 87.5% 85.2% 89.8% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 87.9% 85.7% 90.1% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 88.3% 86.2% 90.3% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 88.6% 86.7% 90.6% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 88.9% 87.1% 90.8% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 89.3% 87.5% 91% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 89.5% 87.9% 91.2% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 89.8% 88.3% 91.4% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 90.1% 88.6% 91.6% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 90.3% 89% 91.7% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 90.6% 89.3% 91.9% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 90.8% 89.6% 92.1% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 91.1% 89.9% 92.2% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 91.3% 90.2% 92.4% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 91.5% 90.5% 92.5% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 91.7% 90.8% 92.7% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 91.9% 91% 92.8% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 92.1% 91.3% 92.9% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 92.3% 91.5% 93.1% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 92.5% 91.7% 93.2% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 92.6% 91.9% 93.3% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 92.7% 92.1% 93.4% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 92.9% 92.3% 93.5% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 93% 92.4% 93.6% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 93.1% 92.5% 93.7% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 93.2% 92.6% 93.7% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 93.2% 92.7% 93.8% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 93.3% 92.8% 93.9% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 93.4% 92.9% 93.9% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 93.5% 92.9% 94% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 93.6% 93% 94.1% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 93.7% 93.2% 94.2% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 93.8% 93.3% 94.3% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 93.9% 93.4% 94.4% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 94.1% 93.6% 94.6% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 94.4% 93.9% 94.8% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 94.7% 94.3% 95.2% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 95.3% 94.9% 95.7% 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. 70.9% of newborns in Mozambique and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 53.1% and 51.6% past 70, 23.3% and 30.2% past 80, and only 3.08% 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

Mozambique
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Mozambique South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 40.7% 43.2% 39.7% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 39.3% 41.7% 38.3% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 37.7% 40% 36.6% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 36.3% 38.5% 35.2% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 34.9% 37% 33.8% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 33.4% 35.4% 32.2% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 31.6% 33.4% 30.5% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 30% 31.7% 28.9% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 28.5% 30.2% 27.4% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 26.7% 28.4% 25.7% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 25.8% 27.3% 24.8% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 24% 25.5% 23% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 22.8% 24.2% 21.8% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 21.4% 22.7% 20.5% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 20.1% 21.3% 19.3% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 18.8% 19.9% 18.1% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 17.6% 18.6% 16.9% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 16.2% 17.1% 15.6% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 15% 15.9% 14.5% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 13.6% 14.4% 13.1% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 12.9% 13.6% 12.5% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 11.7% 12.4% 11.3% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 10.8% 11.5% 10.4% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 9.7% 10.5% 9.32% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 8.84% 9.62% 8.46% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 8.05% 8.84% 7.68% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 7.24% 8.07% 6.86% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 6.51% 7.37% 6.12% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 5.87% 6.76% 5.48% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 5.17% 6.1% 4.77% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 4.75% 5.69% 4.34% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 4.16% 5.16% 3.74% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 3.76% 4.76% 3.33% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 3.37% 4.38% 2.92% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 3.05% 4.05% 2.58% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 2.8% 3.78% 2.31% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 2.59% 3.5% 2.1% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 2.41% 3.25% 1.91% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 2.25% 3.01% 1.75% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 2.07% 2.77% 1.57% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1.96% 2.6% 1.47% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 1.8% 2.38% 1.32% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1.67% 2.21% 1.21% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 1.55% 2.06% 1.11% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 1.45% 1.93% 1.03% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 1.35% 1.81% 0.96% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 1.26% 1.7% 0.89% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 1.18% 1.59% 0.83% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 1.1% 1.5% 0.78% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 1.01% 1.39% 0.71% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.96% 1.32% 0.67% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.88% 1.22% 0.61% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.82% 1.14% 0.57% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.77% 1.07% 0.53% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.72% 1% 0.49% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.68% 0.94% 0.47% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.64% 0.88% 0.44% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.6% 0.83% 0.41% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.57% 0.79% 0.39% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.54% 0.73% 0.36% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.51% 0.7% 0.35% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.48% 0.66% 0.32% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.46% 0.62% 0.31% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.43% 0.59% 0.29% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.41% 0.55% 0.27% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.38% 0.52% 0.26% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.36% 0.49% 0.24% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.34% 0.47% 0.23% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.33% 0.44% 0.22% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.31% 0.42% 0.21% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.3% 0.4% 0.2% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.28% 0.38% 0.19% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.27% 0.37% 0.18% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.26% 0.35% 0.17% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.25% 0.34% 0.17% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.24% 0.33% 0.16% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.24% 0.32% 0.16% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.23% 0.31% 0.15% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.22% 0.29% 0.14% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.21% 0.28% 0.14% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.2% 0.26% 0.13% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.18% 0.24% 0.13% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.17% 0.22% 0.12% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.15% 0.19% 0.11% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.13% 0.16% 0.1% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.11% 0.14% 0.09% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.1% 0.12% 0.09% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.08% 0.09% 0.07% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.08% 0.09% 0.07% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.09% 0.1% 0.08% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.1% 0.11% 0.09% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.11% 0.12% 0.1% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.13% 0.13% 0.12% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.15% 0.16% 0.14% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.19% 0.21% 0.18% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.27% 0.28% 0.25% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.38% 0.4% 0.36% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.61% 0.63% 0.6% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 4.7% 5.14% 4.25% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 4.7% in the birth year in Mozambique and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.3% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1.96% vs 2.08% at 60, and 12.9% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Mozambique vs South Africa

Mozambique
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Mozambique South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 359 204.6 501
99 38.9 21 56.9 475 280.8 655
98 59.7 33.6 85.7 572 340 787
97 90.3 52.6 127.3 677 406 928
96 133.2 80.1 184.3 789 478 1,077
95 191.2 118.6 259.7 909 558 1,236
94 264.5 168.4 354 1,031 642 1,393
93 358 234.2 471 1,148 729 1,540
92 476 319 617 1,257 818 1,670
91 610 419 776 1,363 912 1,794
90 795 554 1,000 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 974 696 1,202 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 1,197 869 1,460 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 1,428 1,053 1,722 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 1,681 1,258 2,010 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 1,938 1,464 2,303 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 2,202 1,688 2,592 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 2,419 1,875 2,832 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 2,641 2,066 3,078 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 2,771 2,193 3,212 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 3,019 2,395 3,504 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 3,097 2,497 3,568 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 3,190 2,606 3,653 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 3,183 2,650 3,613 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 3,183 2,697 3,585 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 3,152 2,717 3,525 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 3,056 2,699 3,379 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,939 2,662 3,213 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 2,817 2,620 3,042 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 2,615 2,518 2,778 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 2,520 2,489 2,647 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 2,305 2,378 2,366 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 2,163 2,305 2,178 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 2,010 2,221 1,973 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,876 2,139 1,790 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,770 2,074 1,636 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,681 1,990 1,518 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,603 1,907 1,412 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,531 1,826 1,315 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,438 1,724 1,199 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,390 1,661 1,138 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 1,296 1,559 1,032 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 1,229 1,483 963 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 1,157 1,407 891 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 1,098 1,345 838 1,242 1,519 978
55 1,038 1,286 784 1,190 1,459 929
54 982 1,228 739 1,137 1,397 881
53 926 1,171 692 1,085 1,337 835
52 876 1,119 654 1,037 1,279 795
51 814 1,055 601 994 1,223 760
50 775 1,012 573 954 1,171 731
49 719 948 526 918 1,120 707
48 678 897 493 883 1,071 686
47 638 846 458 850 1,022 668
46 604 800 431 818 974 652
45 575 762 409 786 928 635
44 542 719 384 755 884 619
43 515 682 364 724 842 601
42 492 652 347 695 804 581
41 462 614 323 667 770 560
40 445 591 310 639 738 538
39 419 557 289.7 613 708 515
38 399 530 274.8 587 680 492
37 377 502 257.4 562 653 470
36 358 477 244.8 538 626 449
35 341 454 231.9 515 600 429
34 323 430 219.6 493 575 410
33 307 408 208.8 471 551 392
32 293.3 390 199 450 527 374
31 277.9 370 187.8 429 504 355
30 269 357 182.4 408 481 335
29 256.5 341 173.5 386 458 314
28 247.2 328 167.2 363 434 291.3
27 238.1 316 160.5 339 410 266.7
26 229.9 305 154.8 314 384 241.5
25 222.7 296.2 149.3 289.1 358 217.1
24 215.6 286.7 144.4 264.7 331 195.1
23 208.3 277 139.3 241.4 304 176
22 200.3 265.6 134.5 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 190.8 251.6 129.5 198.1 249 145.6
20 180.5 235.7 124.7 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 168.6 217.5 119.1 158 194.2 121.2
18 155.6 197.8 112.8 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 138.3 171.5 104.6 119.5 142.6 96
16 122.3 147.1 97 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 106.8 125.6 87.7 85 99.4 70.2
14 94.5 109 79.7 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 85.5 97.2 73.7 58.9 68.7 49
12 80.5 90.6 70.1 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 78.5 87.8 68.9 43 50.5 35.3
10 79.2 88 70.3 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 83 91.7 74.1 37 43.9 30
8 90.6 99.5 81.6 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 102.2 111.2 93.1 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 117.8 125.8 109.5 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 140.5 148 132.7 67.2 79 55.4
4 182.5 192.4 172.5 95.3 110.3 80
3 250.4 263.5 237 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 361 378 343 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 585 598 571 343 375 310
0 4,695 5,141 4,250 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/mozambique/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 Mozambique, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 71.2 in Mozambique 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 Mozambique 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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