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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 76.4 years in Romania vs 66.7 in South Africa. Romania is ranked 81/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In Romania, the life expectancy is 72.9 years for males and 79.9 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Romania vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Romania
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Romania South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 76.4 72.9 79.9 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 76.2 72.7 79.8 66.5 63 70
2024 76.1 72.6 79.7 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 75.9 72.4 79.6 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 75.3 71.7 79 65.5 61.8 69
2021 72.7 69.2 76.6 62 59.2 64.8
2020 74 70.3 78 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 75.3 71.7 79 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 75.1 71.5 78.8 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 75 71.5 78.6 65.4 62 68.6
2016 75 71.5 78.6 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 74.7 71.2 78.3 64.1 60.8 67
2014 74.8 71.2 78.3 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 74.9 71.5 78.3 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 74.3 70.8 77.8 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 74.3 70.7 77.9 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 73.6 69.9 77.3 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 73.5 69.6 77.3 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 73.2 69.4 77 56 53.5 58.1
2007 72.8 69.3 76.3 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 72.2 68.8 75.6 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 71.6 68.2 75 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 71.1 67.6 74.6 54 51.9 55.8
2003 70.8 67.3 74.4 54.2 52 56.3
2002 70.8 67.2 74.5 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 71.1 67.5 74.8 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 71.2 67.7 74.7 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 70.6 67.1 74.1 59.2 56.1 62
1998 69.9 66.2 73.7 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 69.1 65.2 73.2 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 68.8 65.1 72.7 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 69.3 65.5 73.4 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 69.3 65.6 73.2 62.1 58.8 66
1993 69.5 65.9 73.2 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 69.5 66 73.1 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 70 66.8 73.4 63 59.5 67
1990 69.8 66.6 73.1 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 69.5 66.5 72.7 63 59.6 66.8
1988 69.4 66.4 72.4 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 69.1 66.1 72 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 69.7 66.7 72.8 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 69.4 66.4 72.4 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 69.9 67 72.7 61.8 59 64.9
1983 69.8 67 72.6 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 69.8 67.1 72.5 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 69.5 66.7 72.3 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 69.2 66.6 71.9 60 57.5 62.7
1979 69.5 66.9 72 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 69.8 67.2 72.3 59 56.6 61.6
1977 69.5 67.1 71.8 58.5 56.2 61
1976 69.9 67.6 72.1 58 55.8 60.4
1975 69.6 67.3 71.8 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 69.5 67.3 71.7 57.1 55 59.4
1973 68.7 66.5 70.8 56.7 54.6 59
1972 69 66.7 71.1 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 68.4 66.2 70.6 56 53.8 58.4
1970 67.9 65.7 70.1 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 67.2 65 69.4 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 67.9 65.8 70 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 68.1 66 70.1 55 52.9 57.2
1966 68.2 66.1 70.3 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 68.4 66.3 70.4 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 68.4 66.2 70.4 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 67.8 65.7 69.9 53.9 52 56
1962 67.2 65.1 69.2 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 66.4 64.4 68.3 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 65.6 63.6 67.5 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 64.9 62.9 66.8 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 64.4 62.5 66.2 51.1 49.5 53
1957 64 62.1 65.8 50.2 48.6 52
1956 63.6 61.7 65.4 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 63.3 61.4 65 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 63 61 64.8 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 62.5 60.5 64.4 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 61.8 59.8 63.7 45 44 46.2
1951 61.2 59.2 63 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 60.5 58.5 62.4 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 Romania and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 13.7 healthy years in Romania and 11.3 in South Africa.

Romania 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 Romania 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:
47.4 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
77.4 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
80.1 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Romania South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 98.6% 99.4% 93.6% 95.5%
50 94.5% 97.7% 83.6% 88.9%
60 83.7% 93.4% 68.1% 79.2%
65 75.2% 89.6% 58.1% 72.5%
70 65.0% 84.1% 46.7% 63.7%
75 52.9% 75.6% 35.1% 53.0%
80 38.4% 62.2% 24.0% 40.5%
85 23.1% 42.5% 14.9% 27.9%
90 10.1% 20.0% 7.8% 16.1%
95 2.5% 4.3% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.3% 0.3% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Romania
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Romania South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.7 101.6 101.7 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 100.7 100.8 100.7 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 99.8 99.9 99.7 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 98.9 99.1 98.8 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98 98.2 97.9 100 99.9 100
95 97.2 97.4 97 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 96.3 96.5 96.2 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 95.5 95.7 95.4 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 94.7 95 94.7 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 94 94.2 93.9 96.1 96 96.2
90 93.3 93.4 93.2 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 92.6 92.7 92.6 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 92 92 91.9 94 93.7 94.1
87 91.3 91.3 91.3 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 90.7 90.7 90.7 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 90.1 90 90.2 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 89.6 89.4 89.7 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 89 88.8 89.2 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 88.5 88.2 88.7 90 89.4 90.3
81 88 87.6 88.2 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 87.5 87 87.8 88.8 88 89.1
79 87 86.5 87.4 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 86.6 85.9 87 87.5 86.7 88
77 86.2 85.4 86.6 86.9 86 87.4
76 85.8 84.9 86.3 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 85.4 84.4 86 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 85 84 85.7 85.2 84 85.9
73 84.6 83.5 85.4 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 84.3 83.1 85.1 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 84 82.6 84.9 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 83.6 82.2 84.7 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 83.3 81.8 84.4 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 83 81.4 84.2 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 82.7 81 84 81.6 80 82.8
66 82.4 80.6 83.8 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 82.1 80.2 83.6 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 81.8 79.9 83.4 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 81.5 79.5 83.3 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 81.3 79.1 83.1 79.4 77.4 81
61 81 78.8 82.9 79 76.9 80.7
60 80.7 78.4 82.8 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 80.5 78.1 82.6 78.3 76 80.1
58 80.3 77.8 82.5 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 80 77.5 82.3 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 79.8 77.2 82.2 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 79.6 76.9 82.1 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 79.4 76.7 82 76.5 74 78.7
53 79.2 76.5 81.9 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 79.1 76.2 81.7 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 78.9 76 81.7 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 78.8 75.8 81.6 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 78.6 75.7 81.5 75 72.2 77.4
48 78.5 75.5 81.4 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 78.4 75.4 81.3 74.4 71.6 77
46 78.3 75.2 81.3 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 78.2 75.1 81.2 73.9 71 76.5
44 78.1 75 81.1 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 78 74.9 81.1 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 77.9 74.8 81 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 77.8 74.7 81 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 77.8 74.6 81 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 77.7 74.5 80.9 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 77.7 74.5 80.9 72.2 69.2 75
37 77.6 74.4 80.9 72 68.9 74.8
36 77.6 74.3 80.8 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 77.5 74.3 80.8 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 77.5 74.2 80.8 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 77.5 74.2 80.8 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 77.4 74.1 80.7 71 67.9 73.9
31 77.4 74.1 80.7 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 77.4 74 80.7 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 77.3 74 80.7 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 77.3 74 80.6 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 77.3 73.9 80.6 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 77.2 73.9 80.6 70 66.8 73.1
25 77.2 73.8 80.6 69.9 66.6 73
24 77.2 73.8 80.6 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 77.1 73.8 80.6 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 77.1 73.7 80.5 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 77.1 73.7 80.5 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 77.1 73.7 80.5 69.3 66 72.6
19 77 73.6 80.5 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 77 73.6 80.5 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 77 73.6 80.5 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 77 73.5 80.5 69 65.7 72.3
15 77 73.5 80.4 69 65.6 72.3
14 76.9 73.5 80.4 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 76.9 73.5 80.4 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 76.9 73.5 80.4 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 76.9 73.5 80.4 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 76.9 73.4 80.4 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 76.9 73.4 80.4 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 76.9 73.4 80.4 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 76.9 73.4 80.4 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 76.9 73.4 80.4 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 76.8 73.4 80.4 68.7 65.3 72
4 76.8 73.4 80.3 68.6 65.2 72
3 76.8 73.4 80.3 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 76.8 73.3 80.3 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 76.8 73.3 80.3 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 76.4 72.9 79.9 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 Romania can expect to live to 77.4 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 82.1 and 80.7 at 65, and to 87.5 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 76.4 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Romania
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Romania South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.28% 0.27% 0.29% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 0.5% 0.45% 0.55% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 0.85% 0.73% 0.99% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 1.4% 1.12% 1.69% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 2.21% 1.68% 2.74% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 3.35% 2.43% 4.26% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 4.89% 3.42% 6.34% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 6.85% 4.66% 9% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 9.19% 6.15% 12.2% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 11.9% 7.88% 15.8% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 14.9% 9.87% 19.8% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 18.1% 12.1% 24.1% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 21.6% 14.5% 28.5% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 25.2% 17.1% 33.1% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 28.8% 19.8% 37.6% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 32.5% 22.7% 42.1% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 36.1% 25.6% 46.4% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 39.6% 28.6% 50.4% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 43.1% 31.7% 54.4% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 46.4% 34.7% 58.1% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 49.7% 37.7% 61.5% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 52.7% 40.7% 64.7% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 55.6% 43.6% 67.6% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 58.3% 46.5% 70.2% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 60.9% 49.2% 72.6% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 63.3% 51.9% 74.9% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 65.6% 54.4% 76.9% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 67.7% 56.9% 78.7% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 69.7% 59.3% 80.4% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 71.6% 61.5% 81.9% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 73.4% 63.8% 83.2% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 75% 65.9% 84.5% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 76.6% 67.9% 85.7% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 78.1% 69.9% 86.7% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 79.6% 71.9% 87.7% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 81% 73.8% 88.7% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 82.4% 75.6% 89.5% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 83.6% 77.3% 90.3% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 84.8% 79% 91.1% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 86% 80.6% 91.8% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 87.1% 82.1% 92.4% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 88.1% 83.6% 93% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 89.1% 85% 93.6% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 90% 86.2% 94.1% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 90.9% 87.4% 94.6% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 91.6% 88.5% 95% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 92.4% 89.5% 95.4% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 93% 90.4% 95.8% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 93.6% 91.2% 96.1% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 94.1% 92% 96.4% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 94.6% 92.7% 96.7% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 95% 93.3% 96.9% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 95.4% 93.8% 97.2% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 95.8% 94.3% 97.4% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 96.1% 94.8% 97.6% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 96.4% 95.2% 97.7% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 96.7% 95.6% 97.9% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 96.9% 95.9% 98% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 97.1% 96.2% 98.1% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 97.3% 96.5% 98.2% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 97.5% 96.7% 98.3% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 97.7% 96.9% 98.4% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 97.8% 97.1% 98.5% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 97.9% 97.3% 98.6% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 98% 97.4% 98.6% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 98.1% 97.6% 98.7% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 98.2% 97.7% 98.8% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 98.3% 97.8% 98.8% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 98.4% 97.9% 98.9% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 98.4% 98% 98.9% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 98.5% 98.1% 98.9% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 98.6% 98.2% 99% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 98.7% 98.3% 99% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 98.7% 98.4% 99.1% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 98.8% 98.5% 99.1% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 98.9% 98.6% 99.2% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 98.9% 98.7% 99.2% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 99% 98.8% 99.2% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 99% 98.8% 99.2% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 99.1% 98.9% 99.2% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 99.1% 99% 99.3% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 99.2% 99% 99.3% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 99.3% 99.1% 99.4% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 99.4% 99.3% 99.4% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 99.5% 99.4% 99.5% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 99.5% 99.5% 99.6% 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. 87.1% of newborns in Romania and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 73.4% and 51.6% past 70, 49.7% and 30.2% past 80, and only 14.9% 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

Romania
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Romania South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 46.9% 42.2% 50% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 44.2% 39.9% 47.1% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 41.9% 37.7% 44.4% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 39.2% 35.4% 41.4% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 36.6% 33.1% 38.4% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 34.1% 31% 35.7% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 31.4% 28.8% 32.8% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 28.5% 26.6% 29.5% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 25.5% 24.2% 26% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 22.6% 22% 22.8% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 20.2% 20.1% 20.3% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 18% 18.3% 17.8% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 16% 16.7% 15.6% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 14.2% 15.2% 13.8% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 12.7% 13.8% 12.1% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 11.2% 12.5% 10.6% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 9.97% 11.4% 9.21% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 8.94% 10.5% 8.1% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 8.08% 9.6% 7.24% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 7.26% 8.76% 6.4% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 6.49% 8% 5.59% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 5.82% 7.31% 4.9% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 5.2% 6.68% 4.27% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 4.65% 6.11% 3.73% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 4.21% 5.59% 3.32% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 3.83% 5.13% 2.96% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 3.47% 4.73% 2.61% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 3.14% 4.34% 2.32% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 2.86% 3.98% 2.08% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 2.61% 3.7% 1.84% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 2.42% 3.46% 1.64% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 2.24% 3.23% 1.51% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 2.07% 3.01% 1.36% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 1.93% 2.85% 1.23% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 1.86% 2.75% 1.14% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 1.74% 2.58% 1.05% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 1.61% 2.37% 0.96% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 1.51% 2.23% 0.88% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 1.43% 2.12% 0.82% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 1.36% 2% 0.77% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1.27% 1.88% 0.7% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 1.18% 1.75% 0.64% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1.09% 1.62% 0.59% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 1% 1.47% 0.55% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 0.92% 1.34% 0.51% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 0.85% 1.23% 0.46% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 0.78% 1.13% 0.42% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 0.7% 1.01% 0.39% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.62% 0.9% 0.35% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.56% 0.81% 0.31% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.52% 0.74% 0.29% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.47% 0.66% 0.26% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.41% 0.59% 0.24% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.38% 0.53% 0.21% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.34% 0.48% 0.19% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.31% 0.44% 0.17% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.28% 0.39% 0.15% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.25% 0.35% 0.14% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.22% 0.3% 0.13% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.19% 0.27% 0.11% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.17% 0.25% 0.09% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.16% 0.22% 0.09% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.14% 0.19% 0.08% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.12% 0.17% 0.07% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.11% 0.15% 0.07% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.1% 0.14% 0.07% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.09% 0.13% 0.06% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.09% 0.12% 0.05% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.08% 0.11% 0.05% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.07% 0.1% 0.04% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.07% 0.1% 0.04% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.07% 0.09% 0.04% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.06% 0.09% 0.03% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.05% 0.08% 0.03% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.05% 0.07% 0.03% 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 0.04% 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% 0.06% 0.02% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.04% 0.05% 0.02% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.01% 0.02% 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% 0.02% 0.01% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.01% 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.02% 0.02% 0.01% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 0.48% 0.55% 0.41% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.48% in the birth year in Romania and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.07% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1.27% vs 2.08% at 60, and 6.49% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Romania vs South Africa

Romania
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Romania South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 3.56 0 359 204.6 501
99 219.3 180.5 258.8 475 280.8 655
98 357 273.8 439 572 340 787
97 551 398 700 677 406 928
96 809 556 1,055 789 478 1,077
95 1,143 754 1,521 909 558 1,236
94 1,539 986 2,077 1,031 642 1,393
93 1,955 1,238 2,655 1,148 729 1,540
92 2,339 1,488 3,169 1,257 818 1,670
91 2,679 1,735 3,601 1,363 912 1,794
90 3,007 1,986 4,005 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 3,265 2,215 4,295 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 3,446 2,417 4,461 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 3,585 2,606 4,558 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 3,648 2,745 4,553 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 3,639 2,841 4,445 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 3,593 2,930 4,270 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 3,537 3,003 4,088 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 3,480 3,038 3,939 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 3,370 3,041 3,717 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 3,222 3,018 3,442 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 3,068 2,976 3,171 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 2,892 2,915 2,887 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 2,714 2,839 2,622 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,566 2,752 2,412 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,425 2,663 2,219 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,274 2,577 2,006 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,129 2,470 1,826 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 1,993 2,361 1,668 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 1,872 2,276 1,506 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 1,772 2,204 1,368 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 1,683 2,125 1,274 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,584 2,043 1,168 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,511 1,993 1,068 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,479 1,979 1,002 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,414 1,901 930 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,325 1,793 856 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,261 1,720 794 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,217 1,671 746 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,169 1,615 704 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,106 1,542 649 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 1,037 1,460 593 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 971 1,374 549 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 903 1,272 516 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 837 1,172 481 1,242 1,519 978
55 777 1,092 438 1,190 1,459 929
54 717 1,012 400 1,137 1,397 881
53 651 911 375 1,085 1,337 835
52 583 818 334 1,037 1,279 795
51 526 743 295.1 994 1,223 760
50 488 685 278.3 954 1,171 731
49 442 617 255.3 918 1,120 707
48 395 550 228.5 883 1,071 686
47 360 501 207.7 850 1,022 668
46 330 460 188.3 818 974 652
45 295.6 414 166.2 786 928 635
44 266.8 373 150.6 755 884 619
43 240.8 333 138.7 724 842 601
42 211.9 291.1 124.5 695 804 581
41 186.3 258.3 108 667 770 560
40 168.8 238.9 92.9 639 738 538
39 152.3 211.8 88.3 613 708 515
38 135.9 185.1 83.1 587 680 492
37 120.9 169.1 69.4 562 653 470
36 109.5 150.5 65.7 538 626 449
35 100.8 134.2 65.2 515 600 429
34 93.2 127.2 56.9 493 575 410
33 85.3 120.1 48.3 471 551 392
32 77.2 106.3 46.4 450 527 374
31 72.5 99.8 43.5 429 504 355
30 69.9 97.4 40.9 408 481 335
29 67.9 93.1 41.3 386 458 314
28 67.6 93.2 40.8 363 434 291.3
27 65.7 92.4 37.7 339 410 266.7
26 59.4 84.7 32.8 314 384 241.5
25 53.2 75.2 30 289.1 358 217.1
24 51.3 70.9 30.7 264.7 331 195.1
23 49.8 72.2 26.4 241.4 304 176
22 47.6 73 21.1 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 45.2 68.9 20.5 198.1 249 145.6
20 44.1 65.3 22 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 44.8 65.9 22.8 158 194.2 121.2
18 43.1 61.2 24.2 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 37.9 51 24.1 119.5 142.6 96
16 30.6 39.8 21.1 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 27.1 34 19.9 85 99.4 70.2
14 24.8 30.5 18.8 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 20.2 24.9 15.4 58.9 68.7 49
12 16.3 19.5 12.8 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 15.1 16.9 13.1 43 50.5 35.3
10 13.7 15.6 11.6 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 12.4 14.7 9.96 37 43.9 30
8 12.6 14.5 10.5 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 13.6 16 11.2 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 14.3 17 11.5 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 14 16 11.9 67.2 79 55.4
4 15.5 16.9 14 95.3 110.3 80
3 20.8 22.7 18.8 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 28.7 31.6 25.7 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 44.7 47.2 41.9 343 375 310
0 481 546 412 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/romania/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 Romania, the most common age of death is 86, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 79.9 in Romania 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 Romania 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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