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

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The average life expectancy at birth is 73.3 years in the Seychelles vs 66.7 in South Africa. The Seychelles is ranked 111/197 by life expectancy, and South Africa is 164/197. In the Seychelles, the life expectancy is 70.4 years for males and 77 years for females. In South Africa, it's 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females.

Seychelles vs South Africa life expectancy at birth by year

Seychelles
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Seychelles South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 73.3 70.4 77 66.7 63.1 70.2
2025 73.1 70.2 76.8 66.5 63 70
2024 73 70.1 76.7 66.3 62.8 69.8
2023 72.9 69.9 76.5 66.1 62.6 69.6
2022 71.2 69.1 73.9 65.5 61.8 69
2021 71.2 69 73.9 62 59.2 64.8
2020 74.1 70.6 78.6 65.2 62.2 67.9
2019 72.1 69.1 75.8 66.1 62.7 69.2
2018 72.2 69.1 75.8 65.7 62.3 68.9
2017 72.2 69.2 75.9 65.4 62 68.6
2016 72.2 69.1 76 64.7 61.3 67.9
2015 72.3 69.1 76 64.1 60.8 67
2014 72.4 69.2 76.1 63.2 59.9 66.2
2013 72.4 69.2 76.1 62.4 59.2 65.2
2012 72.5 69.3 76.2 61.7 58.7 64.4
2011 72.5 69.3 76.2 60.6 57.7 63.1
2010 72.5 69.2 76.2 58.9 56.2 61.2
2009 72.4 69.1 76.2 57.4 54.8 59.7
2008 72.3 68.9 76.2 56 53.5 58.1
2007 72.2 68.7 76.1 54.9 52.7 56.9
2006 72 68.5 76 54.2 52.2 55.9
2005 71.9 68.3 76 53.9 52.1 55.5
2004 71.7 68 75.8 54 51.9 55.8
2003 71.7 67.9 75.9 54.2 52 56.3
2002 71.5 67.7 75.9 55.6 53.2 57.7
2001 71.4 67.5 75.9 57.2 54.6 59.5
2000 71.3 67.3 75.9 58.4 55.4 61.1
1999 71.2 67.1 75.9 59.2 56.1 62
1998 71.1 66.9 75.9 59.9 56.7 62.9
1997 70.8 66.5 75.7 60.5 57.2 63.7
1996 70.8 66.4 75.9 61.1 57.8 64.5
1995 70.6 66.2 75.9 61.6 58.3 65.2
1994 70.5 66.1 75.8 62.1 58.8 66
1993 70.4 66 75.7 62.6 59.1 66.5
1992 70.3 66 75.5 62.8 59.4 66.8
1991 70.3 66 75.3 63 59.5 67
1990 70.2 66.1 75 62.9 59.5 66.9
1989 70.1 66.1 74.7 63 59.6 66.8
1988 70 66.2 74.4 62.9 59.6 66.6
1987 69.9 66.2 74.1 62.7 59.5 66.2
1986 69.8 66.2 73.9 62.4 59.3 65.9
1985 69.6 66.1 73.6 62.2 59.2 65.5
1984 69.5 66 73.4 61.8 59 64.9
1983 69.3 65.8 73.2 61.4 58.7 64.4
1982 69 65.5 72.9 60.9 58.3 63.8
1981 68.7 65.3 72.6 60.4 57.9 63.3
1980 68.5 65.1 72.3 60 57.5 62.7
1979 68.2 64.9 71.9 59.5 57.1 62.1
1978 67.9 64.7 71.5 59 56.6 61.6
1977 67.6 64.4 71.1 58.5 56.2 61
1976 67.2 64.1 70.6 58 55.8 60.4
1975 66.8 63.9 70.1 57.6 55.5 59.9
1974 66.4 63.6 69.5 57.1 55 59.4
1973 65.9 63.2 68.8 56.7 54.6 59
1972 65.3 62.8 68 56.4 54.2 58.7
1971 64.6 62.2 67.2 56 53.8 58.4
1970 64 61.5 66.6 55.7 53.5 58.1
1969 63.3 60.7 66 55.4 53.3 57.8
1968 62.6 59.9 65.5 55.2 53.1 57.5
1967 62.1 59.3 65.1 55 52.9 57.2
1966 61.7 58.8 64.8 54.7 52.8 56.9
1965 61.4 58.5 64.6 54.4 52.5 56.6
1964 61.2 58.3 64.2 54.2 52.3 56.4
1963 60.9 58.2 63.8 53.9 52 56
1962 60.7 58.1 63.4 53.6 51.7 55.7
1961 60.6 58.1 63.2 53.1 51.2 55.2
1960 60.5 58.1 63.1 52.6 50.8 54.6
1959 60.4 58.1 62.9 51.9 50.2 53.8
1958 60.4 58.2 62.8 51.1 49.5 53
1957 60.2 58.1 62.5 50.2 48.6 52
1956 59.8 57.9 62 49.2 47.7 50.9
1955 59.4 57.6 61.4 48.2 46.8 49.7
1954 59 57.3 61 47.1 45.8 48.6
1953 58.7 57 60.7 46.1 44.9 47.4
1952 58.4 56.7 60.5 45 44 46.2
1951 58 56.4 60.2 44.1 43.1 45.2
1950 57.8 56.2 59.9 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 64.7 years in the Seychelles and 52.8 in South Africa. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 14.5 healthy years in the Seychelles and 11.3 in South Africa.

Seychelles 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 the Seychelles 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:
45.1 vs 40.6 years

Mean expected age of death:
75.1 vs 70.6 years

Median expected age of death:
77.5 vs 72.5 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Seychelles South Africa
Male Female Male Female
40 97.7% 98.4% 93.6% 95.5%
50 92.5% 96.3% 83.6% 88.9%
60 82.2% 91.1% 68.1% 79.2%
65 73.8% 86.5% 58.1% 72.5%
70 62.5% 79.6% 46.7% 63.7%
75 48.4% 68.9% 35.1% 53.0%
80 32.5% 53.4% 24.0% 40.5%
85 17.4% 33.9% 14.9% 27.9%
90 6.6% 15.5% 7.8% 16.1%
95 1.5% 4.3% 3.3% 7.3%
100 0.2% 0.6% 1.1% 2.4%

Life expectancy by current age

Seychelles
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Seychelles South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 102 101.8 102 103.4 103.1 103.5
99 101.1 100.9 101.1 102.5 102.3 102.6
98 100.2 100 100.2 101.7 101.5 101.7
97 99.3 99.2 99.3 100.8 100.7 100.9
96 98.4 98.3 98.5 100 99.9 100
95 97.6 97.4 97.6 99.2 99.1 99.2
94 96.8 96.6 96.8 98.4 98.3 98.4
93 95.9 95.7 96 97.6 97.5 97.7
92 95.1 94.9 95.2 96.9 96.7 96.9
91 94.4 94.1 94.5 96.1 96 96.2
90 93.6 93.3 93.7 95.4 95.2 95.5
89 92.9 92.5 93 94.7 94.4 94.8
88 92.1 91.8 92.3 94 93.7 94.1
87 91.4 91 91.6 93.3 92.9 93.4
86 90.7 90.3 90.9 92.6 92.2 92.7
85 90.1 89.6 90.3 91.9 91.5 92.1
84 89.4 88.9 89.7 91.3 90.8 91.5
83 88.8 88.2 89.1 90.6 90.1 90.9
82 88.1 87.5 88.5 90 89.4 90.3
81 87.6 86.9 88 89.4 88.7 89.7
80 87 86.2 87.5 88.8 88 89.1
79 86.4 85.6 87 88.1 87.4 88.5
78 85.9 85 86.5 87.5 86.7 88
77 85.4 84.5 86.1 86.9 86 87.4
76 84.9 83.9 85.6 86.3 85.3 86.9
75 84.4 83.4 85.3 85.7 84.7 86.4
74 83.9 82.9 84.9 85.2 84 85.9
73 83.5 82.4 84.5 84.6 83.4 85.4
72 83.1 81.9 84.2 84.1 82.8 84.9
71 82.7 81.4 83.9 83.6 82.2 84.5
70 82.3 80.9 83.6 83.1 81.7 84.1
69 81.9 80.5 83.3 82.6 81.1 83.6
68 81.5 80.1 83 82.1 80.5 83.2
67 81.2 79.7 82.8 81.6 80 82.8
66 80.9 79.3 82.5 81.2 79.4 82.4
65 80.6 78.9 82.3 80.7 78.9 82.1
64 80.3 78.5 82.1 80.3 78.4 81.7
63 80 78.2 81.9 79.9 77.9 81.4
62 79.7 77.9 81.7 79.4 77.4 81
61 79.4 77.5 81.5 79 76.9 80.7
60 79.2 77.2 81.3 78.7 76.5 80.4
59 79 76.9 81.1 78.3 76 80.1
58 78.7 76.7 81 77.9 75.6 79.8
57 78.5 76.4 80.8 77.5 75.2 79.5
56 78.3 76.1 80.7 77.2 74.8 79.2
55 78.1 75.9 80.6 76.9 74.4 78.9
54 77.9 75.7 80.4 76.5 74 78.7
53 77.7 75.4 80.3 76.2 73.6 78.4
52 77.5 75.2 80.2 75.9 73.3 78.2
51 77.4 75 80 75.6 72.9 77.9
50 77.2 74.8 79.9 75.3 72.6 77.7
49 77 74.7 79.8 75 72.2 77.4
48 76.9 74.5 79.7 74.7 71.9 77.2
47 76.7 74.3 79.6 74.4 71.6 77
46 76.6 74.1 79.5 74.2 71.3 76.7
45 76.4 73.9 79.5 73.9 71 76.5
44 76.3 73.8 79.4 73.6 70.7 76.3
43 76.2 73.6 79.3 73.4 70.4 76.1
42 76.1 73.5 79.3 73.1 70.2 75.8
41 76 73.4 79.2 72.9 69.9 75.6
40 75.9 73.3 79.2 72.6 69.7 75.4
39 75.8 73.2 79.1 72.4 69.4 75.2
38 75.7 73.1 79 72.2 69.2 75
37 75.7 73 79 72 68.9 74.8
36 75.6 72.9 78.9 71.8 68.7 74.6
35 75.5 72.8 78.8 71.6 68.5 74.5
34 75.4 72.8 78.7 71.4 68.3 74.3
33 75.3 72.7 78.7 71.2 68.1 74.1
32 75.2 72.6 78.6 71 67.9 73.9
31 75.2 72.5 78.5 70.8 67.7 73.8
30 75.1 72.4 78.5 70.6 67.5 73.6
29 75 72.3 78.4 70.4 67.3 73.5
28 74.9 72.2 78.4 70.3 67.1 73.3
27 74.9 72.2 78.3 70.1 66.9 73.2
26 74.8 72.1 78.3 70 66.8 73.1
25 74.7 72 78.2 69.9 66.6 73
24 74.7 72 78.2 69.7 66.5 72.9
23 74.6 71.9 78.1 69.6 66.3 72.8
22 74.6 71.8 78.1 69.5 66.2 72.7
21 74.5 71.7 78 69.4 66.1 72.6
20 74.5 71.7 78 69.3 66 72.6
19 74.4 71.6 78 69.2 65.9 72.5
18 74.4 71.6 78 69.2 65.8 72.4
17 74.4 71.5 78 69.1 65.7 72.4
16 74.3 71.5 78 69 65.7 72.3
15 74.3 71.5 78 69 65.6 72.3
14 74.3 71.4 77.9 68.9 65.6 72.3
13 74.3 71.4 77.9 68.9 65.5 72.2
12 74.3 71.4 77.9 68.9 65.5 72.2
11 74.3 71.4 77.9 68.9 65.5 72.2
10 74.2 71.4 77.9 68.8 65.4 72.2
9 74.2 71.3 77.9 68.8 65.4 72.1
8 74.2 71.3 77.9 68.8 65.4 72.1
7 74.2 71.3 77.9 68.8 65.4 72.1
6 74.2 71.3 77.8 68.7 65.3 72.1
5 74.1 71.3 77.8 68.7 65.3 72
4 74.1 71.2 77.8 68.6 65.2 72
3 74.1 71.2 77.8 68.5 65.1 71.9
2 74 71.2 77.7 68.4 64.9 71.8
1 74 71.1 77.7 68.1 64.7 71.5
0 73.3 70.4 77 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 the Seychelles can expect to live to 75.1 years compared to 70.6 in South Africa, rising to 80.6 and 80.7 at 65, and to 87 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 73.3 and 66.7 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Seychelles
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Seychelles South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.38% 0.17% 0.6% 1.63% 1% 2.22%
99 0.6% 0.28% 0.95% 2.11% 1.28% 2.88%
98 0.91% 0.44% 1.44% 2.68% 1.62% 3.67%
97 1.36% 0.67% 2.13% 3.36% 2.02% 4.59%
96 1.97% 0.99% 3.05% 4.15% 2.5% 5.67%
95 2.77% 1.44% 4.25% 5.06% 3.06% 6.91%
94 3.78% 2.03% 5.75% 6.09% 3.7% 8.3%
93 5.04% 2.8% 7.59% 7.24% 4.43% 9.84%
92 6.56% 3.77% 9.78% 8.49% 5.25% 11.5%
91 8.35% 4.95% 12.3% 9.86% 6.16% 13.3%
90 10.4% 6.35% 15.2% 11.3% 7.18% 15.2%
89 12.7% 7.99% 18.4% 12.9% 8.29% 17.3%
88 15.3% 9.87% 21.8% 14.6% 9.51% 19.4%
87 18% 12% 25.5% 16.4% 10.8% 21.7%
86 21% 14.3% 29.3% 18.2% 12.2% 24%
85 24.1% 16.8% 33.2% 20.1% 13.7% 26.3%
84 27.3% 19.5% 37.1% 22.1% 15.2% 28.6%
83 30.6% 22.3% 41% 24% 16.8% 31%
82 33.9% 25.3% 44.9% 26% 18.5% 33.4%
81 37.3% 28.3% 48.6% 28.1% 20.2% 35.8%
80 40.5% 31.4% 52.2% 30.2% 22% 38.2%
79 43.8% 34.5% 55.6% 32.3% 23.9% 40.6%
78 46.9% 37.6% 58.8% 34.6% 25.9% 43%
77 50% 40.7% 61.9% 36.8% 28% 45.4%
76 53% 43.8% 64.7% 39% 30.1% 47.7%
75 55.8% 46.7% 67.4% 41.2% 32.3% 50%
74 58.6% 49.6% 69.8% 43.4% 34.4% 52.1%
73 61.1% 52.5% 72.1% 45.5% 36.6% 54.2%
72 63.6% 55.2% 74.1% 47.5% 38.7% 56.2%
71 65.9% 57.8% 76% 49.6% 40.8% 58.2%
70 68.1% 60.3% 77.8% 51.6% 42.9% 60%
69 70.1% 62.7% 79.4% 53.5% 45.1% 61.9%
68 72.1% 65% 80.8% 55.5% 47.2% 63.6%
67 73.9% 67.2% 82.2% 57.3% 49.3% 65.3%
66 75.6% 69.2% 83.4% 59.2% 51.4% 66.8%
65 77.1% 71.2% 84.6% 60.9% 53.4% 68.3%
64 78.6% 73% 85.6% 62.6% 55.4% 69.8%
63 79.9% 74.8% 86.6% 64.2% 57.3% 71.1%
62 81.2% 76.4% 87.5% 65.7% 59.1% 72.4%
61 82.4% 77.9% 88.3% 67.2% 60.9% 73.6%
60 83.5% 79.3% 89% 68.7% 62.6% 74.7%
59 84.5% 80.7% 89.7% 70% 64.3% 75.9%
58 85.5% 81.9% 90.4% 71.4% 65.9% 76.9%
57 86.4% 83.1% 90.9% 72.7% 67.5% 78%
56 87.2% 84.2% 91.5% 73.9% 69% 78.9%
55 88% 85.2% 92% 75.1% 70.5% 79.9%
54 88.7% 86.1% 92.4% 76.2% 71.9% 80.7%
53 89.4% 87% 92.8% 77.3% 73.2% 81.6%
52 90% 87.8% 93.3% 78.4% 74.5% 82.4%
51 90.6% 88.6% 93.7% 79.4% 75.7% 83.1%
50 91.2% 89.2% 94.1% 80.3% 76.9% 83.9%
49 91.7% 89.9% 94.4% 81.2% 78% 84.6%
48 92.2% 90.5% 94.8% 82.1% 79.1% 85.3%
47 92.7% 91.1% 95.1% 83% 80.1% 85.9%
46 93.2% 91.7% 95.3% 83.8% 81.1% 86.6%
45 93.6% 92.3% 95.5% 84.6% 82% 87.2%
44 94% 92.8% 95.7% 85.3% 82.9% 87.8%
43 94.3% 93.3% 95.8% 86% 83.7% 88.4%
42 94.6% 93.7% 95.9% 86.7% 84.5% 89%
41 94.9% 94% 96.1% 87.4% 85.3% 89.6%
40 95.2% 94.3% 96.2% 88.1% 86% 90.1%
39 95.4% 94.6% 96.4% 88.7% 86.7% 90.6%
38 95.6% 94.8% 96.5% 89.2% 87.4% 91.1%
37 95.8% 95% 96.7% 89.8% 88.1% 91.6%
36 96% 95.2% 96.8% 90.4% 88.7% 92%
35 96.2% 95.4% 97% 90.9% 89.3% 92.5%
34 96.3% 95.7% 97.2% 91.4% 89.9% 92.9%
33 96.5% 95.9% 97.3% 91.8% 90.4% 93.3%
32 96.7% 96.1% 97.5% 92.3% 91% 93.6%
31 96.9% 96.3% 97.6% 92.7% 91.5% 94%
30 97.1% 96.5% 97.7% 93.1% 91.9% 94.3%
29 97.2% 96.7% 97.8% 93.5% 92.4% 94.6%
28 97.4% 96.9% 97.9% 93.9% 92.8% 94.9%
27 97.5% 97% 98% 94.2% 93.2% 95.2%
26 97.6% 97.2% 98.1% 94.5% 93.6% 95.4%
25 97.8% 97.3% 98.2% 94.8% 94% 95.7%
24 97.9% 97.5% 98.3% 95.1% 94.3% 95.9%
23 98% 97.6% 98.4% 95.3% 94.6% 96%
22 98.1% 97.8% 98.5% 95.5% 94.9% 96.2%
21 98.2% 97.9% 98.6% 95.7% 95.1% 96.3%
20 98.3% 98% 98.6% 95.9% 95.4% 96.5%
19 98.4% 98.1% 98.6% 96.1% 95.6% 96.6%
18 98.5% 98.2% 98.7% 96.2% 95.7% 96.7%
17 98.5% 98.3% 98.7% 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
16 98.5% 98.4% 98.7% 96.4% 96% 96.9%
15 98.6% 98.4% 98.7% 96.5% 96.1% 97%
14 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 96.6% 96.2% 97%
13 98.6% 98.5% 98.7% 96.6% 96.2% 97.1%
12 98.6% 98.5% 98.8% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
11 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.7% 96.3% 97.1%
10 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
9 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.8% 96.4% 97.2%
8 98.7% 98.6% 98.8% 96.8% 96.5% 97.2%
7 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 96.9% 96.5% 97.3%
6 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 96.9% 96.6% 97.3%
5 98.8% 98.7% 98.9% 97% 96.7% 97.4%
4 98.9% 98.8% 99% 97.1% 96.8% 97.4%
3 98.9% 98.8% 99% 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%
2 99% 98.9% 99.1% 97.5% 97.2% 97.8%
1 99% 98.9% 99.1% 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. 83.5% of newborns in the Seychelles and 68.7% in South Africa are expected to live past 60, 68.1% and 51.6% past 70, 40.5% and 30.2% past 80, and only 10.4% 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

Seychelles
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Seychelles South Africa
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 38.8% 40.4% 38.5% 23.6% 22.9% 23.9%
99 36.8% 38.5% 36.4% 22.5% 22% 22.8%
98 34.9% 36.7% 34.3% 21.3% 21% 21.5%
97 32.9% 34.8% 32.2% 20.2% 20% 20.2%
96 30.9% 32.9% 30.2% 19% 19.1% 19%
95 28.8% 31% 28.1% 18% 18.2% 17.9%
94 26.8% 29.2% 26.2% 16.9% 17.3% 16.8%
93 25% 27.4% 24.2% 15.9% 16.5% 15.6%
92 23.2% 25.6% 22.4% 14.8% 15.6% 14.5%
91 21.5% 23.8% 20.6% 13.8% 14.8% 13.5%
90 19.8% 22.1% 18.9% 13% 14.1% 12.6%
89 18.2% 20.5% 17.3% 12.3% 13.5% 11.8%
88 16.7% 19% 15.8% 11.5% 12.8% 11.1%
87 15.3% 17.6% 14.4% 10.8% 12.1% 10.3%
86 14% 16.2% 13% 10.1% 11.4% 9.6%
85 12.8% 15% 11.8% 9.43% 10.7% 8.88%
84 11.8% 13.8% 10.6% 8.78% 10% 8.21%
83 10.8% 12.7% 9.54% 8.21% 9.46% 7.62%
82 9.85% 11.7% 8.56% 7.71% 8.97% 7.1%
81 8.91% 10.7% 7.67% 7.3% 8.57% 6.66%
80 8.1% 9.84% 6.87% 6.96% 8.26% 6.28%
79 7.4% 9.03% 6.15% 6.67% 8% 5.94%
78 6.74% 8.28% 5.5% 6.37% 7.73% 5.61%
77 6.11% 7.59% 4.92% 6.06% 7.42% 5.26%
76 5.6% 6.96% 4.39% 5.71% 7.05% 4.89%
75 5.14% 6.38% 3.92% 5.35% 6.64% 4.53%
74 4.64% 5.86% 3.5% 4.98% 6.22% 4.17%
73 4.2% 5.38% 3.12% 4.64% 5.83% 3.85%
72 3.86% 4.94% 2.79% 4.34% 5.49% 3.57%
71 3.53% 4.53% 2.5% 4.09% 5.2% 3.33%
70 3.2% 4.16% 2.25% 3.87% 4.95% 3.12%
69 2.94% 3.83% 2.02% 3.67% 4.72% 2.92%
68 2.69% 3.52% 1.82% 3.48% 4.5% 2.74%
67 2.45% 3.24% 1.64% 3.28% 4.28% 2.55%
66 2.23% 2.98% 1.48% 3.08% 4.04% 2.37%
65 2.03% 2.74% 1.35% 2.88% 3.79% 2.19%
64 1.85% 2.52% 1.23% 2.68% 3.55% 2.03%
63 1.69% 2.32% 1.12% 2.5% 3.32% 1.88%
62 1.57% 2.13% 1.02% 2.34% 3.11% 1.75%
61 1.44% 1.96% 0.92% 2.2% 2.93% 1.65%
60 1.32% 1.8% 0.84% 2.08% 2.76% 1.55%
59 1.21% 1.66% 0.77% 1.98% 2.61% 1.47%
58 1.1% 1.53% 0.7% 1.88% 2.47% 1.39%
57 1.03% 1.4% 0.64% 1.78% 2.33% 1.32%
56 0.97% 1.29% 0.58% 1.68% 2.2% 1.24%
55 0.89% 1.19% 0.52% 1.58% 2.07% 1.16%
54 0.82% 1.09% 0.48% 1.49% 1.94% 1.09%
53 0.77% 1% 0.47% 1.4% 1.83% 1.02%
52 0.71% 0.91% 0.46% 1.32% 1.72% 0.96%
51 0.66% 0.83% 0.44% 1.25% 1.62% 0.91%
50 0.62% 0.77% 0.42% 1.19% 1.52% 0.87%
49 0.58% 0.72% 0.39% 1.13% 1.44% 0.84%
48 0.54% 0.69% 0.34% 1.08% 1.35% 0.8%
47 0.51% 0.66% 0.3% 1.03% 1.28% 0.78%
46 0.48% 0.63% 0.25% 0.98% 1.2% 0.75%
45 0.44% 0.61% 0.21% 0.93% 1.13% 0.73%
44 0.42% 0.57% 0.18% 0.88% 1.07% 0.7%
43 0.38% 0.51% 0.15% 0.84% 1.01% 0.68%
42 0.33% 0.45% 0.14% 0.8% 0.95% 0.65%
41 0.29% 0.38% 0.14% 0.76% 0.9% 0.63%
40 0.25% 0.32% 0.14% 0.73% 0.86% 0.6%
39 0.23% 0.27% 0.15% 0.69% 0.82% 0.57%
38 0.21% 0.24% 0.16% 0.66% 0.78% 0.54%
37 0.2% 0.22% 0.17% 0.63% 0.74% 0.51%
36 0.2% 0.21% 0.18% 0.6% 0.71% 0.49%
35 0.2% 0.22% 0.18% 0.57% 0.67% 0.46%
34 0.2% 0.22% 0.17% 0.54% 0.64% 0.44%
33 0.2% 0.23% 0.16% 0.51% 0.61% 0.42%
32 0.2% 0.23% 0.14% 0.49% 0.58% 0.4%
31 0.19% 0.22% 0.13% 0.46% 0.55% 0.38%
30 0.17% 0.21% 0.12% 0.44% 0.52% 0.36%
29 0.16% 0.19% 0.11% 0.41% 0.5% 0.33%
28 0.14% 0.17% 0.1% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
27 0.14% 0.16% 0.1% 0.36% 0.44% 0.28%
26 0.13% 0.16% 0.1% 0.33% 0.41% 0.25%
25 0.13% 0.15% 0.11% 0.3% 0.38% 0.23%
24 0.13% 0.15% 0.11% 0.28% 0.35% 0.2%
23 0.13% 0.15% 0.1% 0.25% 0.32% 0.18%
22 0.12% 0.15% 0.08% 0.23% 0.29% 0.17%
21 0.1% 0.14% 0.06% 0.21% 0.26% 0.15%
20 0.09% 0.13% 0.04% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
19 0.07% 0.11% 0.03% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
18 0.06% 0.1% 0.02% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
17 0.05% 0.08% 0.02% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
16 0.04% 0.06% 0.02% 0.11% 0.12% 0.09%
15 0.03% 0.05% 0.01% 0.09% 0.1% 0.07%
14 0.03% 0.04% 0.01% 0.07% 0.09% 0.06%
13 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.06% 0.07% 0.05%
12 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
11 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
9 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
8 0.02% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
7 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
6 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.05% 0.06% 0.04%
5 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 0.1% 0.11% 0.08%
3 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 0.15% 0.17% 0.12%
2 0.06% 0.06% 0.06% 0.22% 0.25% 0.2%
1 0.07% 0.07% 0.07% 0.35% 0.38% 0.32%
0 0.97% 1.06% 0.87% 2.19% 2.44% 1.93%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 0.97% in the birth year in the Seychelles and 2.19% in South Africa, 0.17% vs 0.44% at age 30, 1.32% vs 2.08% at 60, and 8.1% vs 6.96% at 80.

Death rate by age in Seychelles vs South Africa

Seychelles
Male

Female
South Africa
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
Seychelles South Africa
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 45 0 91.5 359 204.6 501
99 218.8 106.3 345 475 280.8 655
98 318 159.6 496 572 340 787
97 449 231.9 687 677 406 928
96 609 327 921 789 478 1,077
95 795 447 1,195 909 558 1,236
94 1,013 594 1,505 1,031 642 1,393
93 1,260 769 1,840 1,148 729 1,540
92 1,520 965 2,186 1,257 818 1,670
91 1,791 1,179 2,532 1,363 912 1,794
90 2,062 1,406 2,867 1,476 1,014 1,924
89 2,315 1,640 3,175 1,585 1,118 2,045
88 2,550 1,873 3,443 1,686 1,220 2,150
87 2,758 2,101 3,659 1,775 1,315 2,238
86 2,937 2,315 3,814 1,845 1,397 2,299
85 3,088 2,512 3,906 1,897 1,467 2,335
84 3,218 2,686 3,937 1,937 1,530 2,353
83 3,318 2,833 3,912 1,972 1,591 2,363
82 3,344 2,950 3,840 2,008 1,656 2,371
81 3,319 3,035 3,729 2,052 1,732 2,383
80 3,283 3,090 3,586 2,102 1,819 2,399
79 3,240 3,116 3,421 2,156 1,914 2,411
78 3,162 3,115 3,238 2,202 2,006 2,410
77 3,057 3,090 3,043 2,228 2,080 2,386
76 2,965 3,045 2,841 2,228 2,126 2,335
75 2,868 2,983 2,638 2,204 2,144 2,262
74 2,718 2,908 2,441 2,161 2,141 2,176
73 2,569 2,821 2,251 2,112 2,132 2,089
72 2,457 2,724 2,072 2,066 2,123 2,008
71 2,326 2,620 1,904 2,028 2,121 1,936
70 2,179 2,511 1,748 1,997 2,124 1,871
69 2,059 2,400 1,604 1,966 2,128 1,807
68 1,942 2,287 1,471 1,929 2,124 1,740
67 1,811 2,174 1,348 1,882 2,108 1,667
66 1,683 2,061 1,237 1,822 2,074 1,585
65 1,565 1,948 1,139 1,752 2,025 1,500
64 1,450 1,839 1,051 1,679 1,965 1,415
63 1,354 1,732 967 1,606 1,901 1,337
62 1,271 1,628 889 1,540 1,839 1,269
61 1,183 1,527 817 1,482 1,782 1,211
60 1,100 1,430 750 1,431 1,730 1,162
59 1,023 1,338 688 1,384 1,679 1,116
58 944 1,251 630 1,339 1,629 1,072
57 888 1,167 579 1,292 1,575 1,026
56 843 1,087 531 1,242 1,519 978
55 784 1,013 482 1,190 1,459 929
54 730 941 447 1,137 1,397 881
53 684 867 435 1,085 1,337 835
52 639 799 428 1,037 1,279 795
51 601 738 416 994 1,223 760
50 567 689 396 954 1,171 731
49 532 651 365 918 1,120 707
48 502 623 326 883 1,071 686
47 474 601 281.1 850 1,022 668
46 444 582 236.3 818 974 652
45 415 559 197.6 786 928 635
44 391 525 167.7 755 884 619
43 359 479 147.3 724 842 601
42 316 420 136.2 695 804 581
41 275.9 358 133.2 667 770 560
40 242.1 302 136.8 639 738 538
39 216.2 256.8 145.4 613 708 515
38 200.4 225.7 156.4 587 680 492
37 193.3 208.7 166.9 562 653 470
36 192.2 203.5 173.6 538 626 449
35 194.5 206.7 174.3 515 600 429
34 196.8 214.2 168 493 575 410
33 195.4 220.9 156.2 471 551 392
32 189.8 221.8 141.2 450 527 374
31 179.9 214.5 126.1 429 504 355
30 165.8 200.9 113 408 481 335
29 151.7 184.1 103.5 386 458 314
28 140.9 169 98.7 363 434 291.3
27 133.5 157.9 98.1 339 410 266.7
26 129.9 151.5 100.8 314 384 241.5
25 129.3 149 103.9 289.1 358 217.1
24 128.3 148.5 103.5 264.7 331 195.1
23 123.3 147.9 95.2 241.4 304 176
22 114.1 145.1 80.1 219.2 276.6 159.6
21 101.4 138.2 61.5 198.1 249 145.6
20 86.9 126.9 44 177.8 221.4 133.1
19 72.3 111.5 31.3 158 194.2 121.2
18 59.1 94.3 23 138.5 167.7 108.8
17 47.7 77.1 18 119.5 142.6 96
16 38.6 61.6 15.4 101.4 119.6 82.9
15 31.9 49 14.4 85 99.4 70.2
14 27 39.3 14.3 70.7 82.4 58.8
13 23.9 32.5 14.9 58.9 68.7 49
12 22.1 28 15.8 49.7 58.1 41.1
11 21.3 25.4 16.9 43 50.5 35.3
10 21.3 24.3 18 38.7 45.8 31.6
9 22 24.5 19.3 37 43.9 30
8 23.3 25.6 20.8 37.9 45.2 30.6
7 25.5 27.9 22.9 42.2 50.2 34.1
6 28.7 31.4 26 51.2 60.6 41.7
5 33.4 36.1 30.5 67.2 79 55.4
4 39.5 42 36.8 95.3 110.3 80
3 47.3 49.3 45.3 141.9 161.3 121.7
2 57.5 58.3 56.8 218.6 243.8 192.5
1 70.5 69.1 71.9 343 375 310
0 967 1,060 872 2,192 2,441 1,934

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/seychelles/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 the Seychelles, the most common age of death is 82, compared to 77 in South Africa. The median age of death is 77 in the Seychelles 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 the Seychelles 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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