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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 79.2 years in Poland vs 66.7 in South Africa. Poland is ranked 50/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Poland, the life expectancy is 75.5 years for males and 82.7 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Poland vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Poland
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Poland South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 79.2 75.5 82.7 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 79 75.3 82.6 66.5 63 70
2024 78.8 75.1 82.5 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 78.6 74.9 82.4 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 77.9 74.1 81.7 65.5 61.8 69
2021 75.6 71.6 79.8 62 59.2 64.8
2020 76.6 72.5 80.8 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 77.9 74.1 81.7 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 77.6 73.7 81.5 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 77.7 73.8 81.5 65.4 62 68.6
2016 77.6 73.7 81.5 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 77.6 73.6 81.5 64.1 60.8 67
2014 77.3 73.4 81.2 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 77.1 73.1 81 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 76.8 72.7 80.8 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 76.6 72.4 80.7 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 76.3 72.1 80.4 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 75.9 71.7 80.1 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 75.6 71.3 79.8 56 53.5 58.1
2007 75.4 71.1 79.7 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 75.3 71 79.5 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 75.1 70.8 79.4 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 74.9 70.7 79.1 54 51.9 55.8
2003 74.8 70.5 79 54.2 52 56.3
2002 74.5 70.3 78.7 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 74.2 70 78.3 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 73.6 69.4 77.9 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 73.2 68.9 77.5 59.2 56.1 62
1998 72.8 68.5 77.2 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 72.6 68.3 76.9 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 72.3 67.9 76.6 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 72 67.7 76.3 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 71.7 67.4 76.1 62.1 58.8 66
1993 71.3 67 75.8 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 70.9 66.5 75.5 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 70.7 66.2 75.3 63 59.5 67
1990 70.6 66.2 75.2 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 70.8 66.5 75.3 63 59.6 66.8
1988 70.8 66.6 75.1 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 70.8 66.6 75 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 70.6 66.4 74.8 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 70.5 66.4 74.7 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 70.6 66.5 74.7 61.8 59 64.9
1983 70.8 66.8 74.9 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 70.9 66.9 75 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 70.6 66.5 74.7 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 70.5 66.4 74.6 60 57.5 62.7
1979 70.2 66.1 74.4 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 70.4 66.3 74.5 59 56.6 61.6
1977 70.3 66.3 74.3 58.5 56.2 61
1976 70.4 66.5 74.2 58 55.8 60.4
1975 70.6 66.9 74.2 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 70.7 67 74.2 57.1 55 59.4
1973 70.7 67.1 74.1 56.7 54.6 59
1972 70.1 66.5 73.6 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 69.8 66.3 73.2 56 53.8 58.4
1970 69.6 66.1 72.9 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 69.8 66.5 73.1 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 69.8 66.5 73 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 69.9 66.6 73 55 52.9 57.2
1966 69.7 66.5 72.6 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 69.4 66.3 72.3 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 68.9 65.8 71.8 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 68.3 65.2 71.2 53.9 52 56
1962 68 64.9 70.9 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 67.8 64.7 70.7 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 67.1 64 69.9 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 66.4 63.4 69.2 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 64.9 62 67.6 51.1 49.5 53
1957 64.4 61.6 67 50.2 48.6 52
1956 63.4 60.7 65.9 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 63.1 60.3 65.7 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 62.3 59.5 64.9 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 61.3 58.5 64 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 59.7 57 62.3 45 44 46.2
1951 58.9 56 61.6 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 58.3 55.5 61.1 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 65.5 years in Poland and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 14.8 healthy years in Poland and 11.3 in South Africa.

Poland 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 Poland 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:
49.9 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
79.9 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
82.7 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Poland South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 98.6% 99.6% 93.6% 95.5%
50 95.2% 98.3% 83.6% 88.9%
60 87.0% 94.9% 68.1% 79.2%
65 80.0% 91.6% 58.1% 72.5%
70 70.7% 86.7% 46.7% 63.7%
75 59.6% 79.6% 35.1% 53.0%
80 46.3% 69.3% 24.0% 40.5%
85 30.8% 53.2% 14.9% 27.9%
90 15.7% 31.5% 7.8% 16.1%
95 5.1% 12.0% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.9% 2.3% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Poland
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Poland South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102.2 102 102.3 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 101.3 101.1 101.4 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100.5 100.3 100.5 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.6 99.5 99.7 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98.8 98.7 98.9 100 99.9 100
95 98 97.8 98.1 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 97.3 97 97.3 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 96.5 96.3 96.6 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 95.8 95.5 95.9 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 95.1 94.8 95.2 96.1 96 96.2
90 94.4 94.1 94.5 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 93.8 93.4 93.9 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 93.1 92.7 93.3 94 93.7 94.1
87 92.5 92.1 92.7 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 92 91.4 92.2 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 91.4 90.8 91.7 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 90.9 90.2 91.2 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 90.4 89.7 90.8 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 89.9 89.1 90.3 90 89.4 90.3
81 89.5 88.6 90 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 89 88.1 89.6 88.8 88 89.1
79 88.6 87.6 89.2 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 88.2 87.1 88.9 87.5 86.7 88
77 87.8 86.6 88.6 86.9 86 87.4
76 87.5 86.1 88.3 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 87.1 85.7 88 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 86.8 85.3 87.8 85.2 84 85.9
73 86.4 84.9 87.5 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 86.1 84.4 87.3 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 85.8 84 87 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 85.5 83.6 86.8 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 85.1 83.3 86.6 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 84.8 82.9 86.4 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 84.6 82.5 86.1 81.6 80 82.8
66 84.3 82.1 86 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 84 81.8 85.8 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 83.7 81.5 85.6 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 83.5 81.1 85.4 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 83.2 80.8 85.3 79.4 77.4 81
61 83 80.5 85.1 79 76.9 80.7
60 82.8 80.2 85 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 82.6 80 84.8 78.3 76 80.1
58 82.4 79.7 84.7 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 82.2 79.5 84.6 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 82 79.2 84.5 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 81.8 79 84.4 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 81.7 78.8 84.3 76.5 74 78.7
53 81.5 78.6 84.2 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 81.4 78.5 84.1 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 81.3 78.3 84 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 81.1 78.1 83.9 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 81 78 83.9 75 72.2 77.4
48 80.9 77.8 83.8 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 80.8 77.7 83.7 74.4 71.6 77
46 80.7 77.6 83.7 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 80.6 77.5 83.6 73.9 71 76.5
44 80.6 77.4 83.6 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 80.5 77.3 83.6 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 80.4 77.2 83.5 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 80.4 77.1 83.5 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 80.3 77 83.5 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 80.2 76.9 83.4 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 80.2 76.9 83.4 72.2 69.2 75
37 80.1 76.8 83.4 72 68.9 74.8
36 80.1 76.7 83.4 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 80.1 76.7 83.3 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 80 76.6 83.3 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 80 76.6 83.3 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 79.9 76.5 83.3 71 67.9 73.9
31 79.9 76.5 83.3 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 79.9 76.4 83.3 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 79.8 76.4 83.2 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 79.8 76.3 83.2 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 79.8 76.3 83.2 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 79.8 76.2 83.2 70 66.8 73.1
25 79.7 76.2 83.2 69.9 66.6 73
24 79.7 76.2 83.2 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 79.7 76.1 83.2 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 79.6 76.1 83.2 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 79.6 76 83.1 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 79.6 76 83.1 69.3 66 72.6
19 79.6 76 83.1 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 79.5 75.9 83.1 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 79.5 75.9 83.1 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 79.5 75.9 83.1 69 65.7 72.3
15 79.5 75.9 83.1 69 65.6 72.3
14 79.5 75.9 83.1 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 79.5 75.9 83.1 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 79.5 75.9 83.1 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 79.5 75.9 83 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 79.5 75.8 83 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 79.5 75.8 83 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 79.5 75.8 83 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 79.4 75.8 83 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 79.4 75.8 83 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 79.4 75.8 83 68.7 65.3 72
4 79.4 75.8 83 68.6 65.2 72
3 79.4 75.8 83 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 79.4 75.8 83 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 79.4 75.8 83 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 79.2 75.5 82.7 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 Poland can expect to live to 79.9 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 84 and 80.7 at 65, and to 89 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 79.2 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Poland
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Poland South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 1.63% 0.87% 2.31% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 2.44% 1.31% 3.43% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 3.51% 1.92% 4.92% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 4.89% 2.72% 6.83% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 6.61% 3.74% 9.17% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 8.68% 5.04% 11.9% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 11.1% 6.63% 15.2% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 13.9% 8.52% 18.8% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 16.9% 10.6% 22.7% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 20.2% 12.9% 26.9% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 23.7% 15.5% 31.3% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 27.3% 18.2% 35.7% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 30.9% 21.1% 40.1% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 34.6% 24.1% 44.5% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 38.3% 27.2% 48.8% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 41.8% 30.3% 52.8% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 45.2% 33.4% 56.5% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 48.5% 36.6% 60% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 51.6% 39.6% 63.2% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 54.5% 42.6% 66.1% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 57.3% 45.6% 68.8% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 59.9% 48.4% 71.2% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 62.3% 51.1% 73.4% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 64.6% 53.8% 75.5% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 66.8% 56.3% 77.3% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 68.9% 58.8% 79.1% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 70.8% 61.1% 80.7% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 72.7% 63.4% 82.2% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 74.5% 65.5% 83.6% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 76.2% 67.7% 84.9% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 77.8% 69.7% 86.1% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 79.3% 71.6% 87.2% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 80.7% 73.5% 88.2% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 82.2% 75.4% 89.2% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 83.5% 77.1% 90.1% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 84.7% 78.8% 90.9% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 85.9% 80.3% 91.7% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 87% 81.8% 92.4% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 88% 83.1% 93% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 88.9% 84.4% 93.6% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 89.8% 85.7% 94.2% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 90.7% 86.8% 94.7% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 91.4% 87.8% 95.2% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 92.1% 88.8% 95.6% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 92.8% 89.7% 96% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 93.4% 90.5% 96.3% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 93.9% 91.3% 96.6% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 94.4% 92% 96.9% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 94.8% 92.6% 97.2% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 95.3% 93.2% 97.4% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 95.6% 93.8% 97.6% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 96% 94.2% 97.8% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 96.3% 94.7% 98% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 96.6% 95.1% 98.1% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 96.8% 95.5% 98.3% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 97.1% 95.8% 98.4% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 97.3% 96.1% 98.5% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 97.5% 96.4% 98.6% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 97.6% 96.6% 98.7% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 97.8% 96.9% 98.8% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 97.9% 97.1% 98.9% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 98.1% 97.3% 98.9% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 98.2% 97.5% 99% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 98.3% 97.6% 99% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 98.4% 97.8% 99.1% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 98.5% 97.9% 99.1% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 98.6% 98% 99.2% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 98.7% 98.2% 99.2% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 98.7% 98.3% 99.2% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 98.8% 98.4% 99.3% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 98.9% 98.5% 99.3% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 98.9% 98.6% 99.3% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 99% 98.7% 99.3% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 99.1% 98.8% 99.4% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 99.1% 98.9% 99.4% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 99.2% 98.9% 99.4% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 99.2% 99% 99.4% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 99.3% 99.1% 99.4% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 99.3% 99.2% 99.5% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 99.4% 99.2% 99.5% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 99.5% 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% 99.6% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 99.6% 99.5% 99.6% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 99.6% 99.5% 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 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 99.6% 99.6% 99.7% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 99.7% 99.6% 99.7% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 99.7% 99.7% 99.7% 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. 89.8% of newborns in Poland and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 77.8% and 51.6% past 70, 57.3% and 30.2% past 80, and only 23.7% 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

Poland
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Poland South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 35.2% 35.8% 35% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 32.9% 33.8% 32.7% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 30.6% 31.7% 30.3% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 28.2% 29.5% 27.9% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 26% 27.4% 25.6% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 23.8% 25.7% 23.2% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 21.9% 24.1% 21.2% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 20% 22.2% 19.2% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 18% 19.9% 17.4% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 16.2% 17.8% 15.6% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 14.6% 16.3% 14% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 13.2% 15% 12.4% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 11.9% 13.7% 11.1% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 10.7% 12.5% 9.86% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 9.51% 11.3% 8.69% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 8.45% 10.2% 7.6% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 7.54% 9.38% 6.62% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 6.74% 8.58% 5.78% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 6.01% 7.72% 5.07% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 5.38% 7.03% 4.43% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 4.85% 6.46% 3.88% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 4.37% 5.87% 3.44% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 3.94% 5.35% 3.03% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 3.56% 4.9% 2.68% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 3.26% 4.51% 2.42% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 3.01% 4.16% 2.2% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 2.76% 3.83% 2% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 2.56% 3.56% 1.81% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 2.38% 3.34% 1.66% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 2.22% 3.13% 1.53% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 2.07% 2.91% 1.4% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 1.91% 2.71% 1.27% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 1.8% 2.56% 1.18% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 1.71% 2.44% 1.09% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 1.59% 2.28% 0.99% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 1.46% 2.1% 0.9% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 1.34% 1.92% 0.83% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 1.25% 1.78% 0.77% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 1.17% 1.66% 0.71% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 1.08% 1.53% 0.66% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1% 1.43% 0.59% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 0.91% 1.31% 0.53% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 0.83% 1.19% 0.49% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 0.76% 1.09% 0.45% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 0.7% 1.01% 0.4% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 0.64% 0.92% 0.36% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 0.57% 0.83% 0.32% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 0.52% 0.75% 0.29% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.47% 0.68% 0.26% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.43% 0.63% 0.24% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.4% 0.58% 0.22% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.36% 0.52% 0.2% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.32% 0.47% 0.18% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.3% 0.43% 0.16% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.27% 0.4% 0.14% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.24% 0.35% 0.13% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.22% 0.32% 0.12% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.2% 0.29% 0.1% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.18% 0.26% 0.09% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.16% 0.24% 0.08% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.15% 0.21% 0.07% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.13% 0.2% 0.07% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.12% 0.18% 0.06% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.11% 0.17% 0.05% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.1% 0.16% 0.05% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.1% 0.15% 0.04% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.09% 0.13% 0.04% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.08% 0.13% 0.04% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.08% 0.12% 0.03% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.07% 0.11% 0.03% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.07% 0.1% 0.03% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.06% 0.1% 0.03% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.06% 0.09% 0.02% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.06% 0.09% 0.02% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.05% 0.09% 0.02% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.05% 0.08% 0.02% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.05% 0.08% 0.02% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.05% 0.08% 0.02% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.05% 0.07% 0.02% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.05% 0.07% 0.02% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.05% 0.07% 0.02% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.05% 0.07% 0.02% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.02% 0.03% 0.01% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.009% 0.01% 0.008% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.008% 0.009% 0.007% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.007% 0.008% 0.007% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.007% 0.008% 0.007% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.007% 0.008% 0.006% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.007% 0.007% 0.007% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.007% 0.007% 0.007% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.008% 0.009% 0.008% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.01% 0.01% 0.008% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.01% 0.01% 0.01% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 0.31% 0.33% 0.29% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.31% in the birth year in Poland and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.07% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1% vs 2.08% at 60, and 4.85% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Poland vs South Africa

Poland
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Poland South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 457 198.4 678 359 204.6 501
99 803 442 1,123 475 280.8 655
98 1,073 608 1,490 572 340 787
97 1,382 801 1,904 677 406 928
96 1,718 1,025 2,344 789 478 1,077
95 2,067 1,293 2,778 909 558 1,236
94 2,429 1,596 3,206 1,031 642 1,393
93 2,771 1,891 3,605 1,148 729 1,540
92 3,053 2,122 3,941 1,257 818 1,670
91 3,272 2,305 4,195 1,363 912 1,794
90 3,457 2,520 4,362 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 3,591 2,729 4,439 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 3,670 2,901 4,443 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 3,693 3,019 4,388 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 3,639 3,074 4,239 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 3,529 3,098 4,009 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 3,406 3,135 3,741 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 3,266 3,138 3,465 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 3,097 3,058 3,201 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 2,933 2,997 2,927 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 2,777 2,941 2,668 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 2,620 2,843 2,447 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,455 2,736 2,224 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,303 2,635 2,020 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,181 2,541 1,868 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,070 2,444 1,741 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 1,957 2,341 1,611 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 1,858 2,258 1,491 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 1,773 2,188 1,387 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 1,693 2,115 1,295 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 1,607 2,030 1,204 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 1,517 1,939 1,111 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,455 1,885 1,037 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,402 1,839 971 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,327 1,762 895 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,238 1,654 822 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,154 1,544 758 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,086 1,456 709 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,026 1,377 664 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 960 1,295 615 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 895 1,221 556 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 828 1,141 505 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 760 1,042 468 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 701 966 426 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 648 905 381 1,242 1,519 978
55 594 835 344 1,190 1,459 929
54 540 759 310 1,137 1,397 881
53 487 688 277.2 1,085 1,337 835
52 446 630 253.4 1,037 1,279 795
51 413 584 233.9 994 1,223 760
50 381 542 212.3 954 1,171 731
49 346 490 194.7 918 1,120 707
48 312 441 177.5 883 1,071 686
47 284.9 407 156.7 850 1,022 668
46 260.5 377 137.8 818 974 652
45 235.2 339 125.8 786 928 635
44 212.3 305 114.4 755 884 619
43 191.5 277.5 101.1 724 842 601
42 171.9 253.5 86.2 695 804 581
41 155.1 230.4 75.9 667 770 560
40 142 207.7 73.1 639 738 538
39 130.8 192.3 66.3 613 708 515
38 120 178.8 58.2 587 680 492
37 109.4 162.7 53.4 562 653 470
36 101.8 153 47.9 538 626 449
35 94.9 144.9 42.3 515 600 429
34 86.6 132.3 38.4 493 575 410
33 80.2 122.8 35.3 471 551 392
32 77.7 120.9 32 450 527 374
31 72 112.1 29.6 429 504 355
30 65.7 101.7 27.8 408 481 335
29 62.6 97.3 26 386 458 314
28 59.2 92.6 24.2 363 434 291.3
27 55.8 87.9 22.2 339 410 266.7
26 53.7 85.5 20.3 314 384 241.5
25 52 82.9 19.8 289.1 358 217.1
24 50.2 78 21.1 264.7 331 195.1
23 48.7 75.6 20.5 241.4 304 176
22 47.2 74 19 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 45.5 71 18.6 198.1 249 145.6
20 45.4 69.1 20.5 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 45.8 67.1 23.5 158 194.2 121.2
18 37.6 52.5 21.9 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 26.6 35.4 17.5 119.5 142.6 96
16 20.7 27.2 13.9 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 16.9 20.6 13 85 99.4 70.2
14 13.9 15.1 12.7 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 11.3 12.1 10.5 58.9 68.7 49
12 9.24 10.4 8.01 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 7.85 8.67 6.99 43 50.5 35.3
10 7.42 8.11 6.7 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 7.38 8.17 6.56 37 43.9 30
8 7.17 7.98 6.31 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 7.03 7.74 6.28 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 7.06 7.44 6.65 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 7.33 7.3 7.36 67.2 79 55.4
4 8.19 8.63 7.73 95.3 110.3 80
3 9.77 11.4 8 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 12 12.4 11.5 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 20.6 22.4 18.6 343 375 310
0 310 333 285.4 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/poland/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 Poland, the most common age of death is 87, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 82.5 in Poland 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 Poland 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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