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

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 66.7 years in South Africa vs 75 in Ukraine. South Africa is ranked 164/197 by life expectancy, and Ukraine is 94/197. In South Africa, the life expectancy is 63.1 years for males and 70.2 years for females. In Ukraine, it's 70.2 years for males and 79.7 years for females.

South Africa vs Ukraine life expectancy at birth by year

South Africa
Male

Female
Ukraine
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
South Africa Ukraine
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 66.7 63.1 70.2 75 70.2 79.7
2025 66.5 63 70 74.9 70 79.5
2024 66.3 62.8 69.8 74.7 69.8 79.4
2023 66.1 62.6 69.6 73.4 66.9 80.2
2022 65.5 61.8 69 72.7 66.2 79.4
2021 62 59.2 64.8 71.6 67.1 76
2020 65.2 62.2 67.9 73.3 68.3 78
2019 66.1 62.7 69.2 73.9 68.9 78.7
2018 65.7 62.3 68.9 73.6 68.6 78.3
2017 65.4 62 68.6 74 69.1 78.6
2016 64.7 61.3 67.9 73.4 68.5 78
2015 64.1 60.8 67 72.7 67.7 77.5
2014 63.2 59.9 66.2 71.8 66.6 76.8
2013 62.4 59.2 65.2 71.5 66.3 76.4
2012 61.7 58.7 64.4 71.1 66 76
2011 60.6 57.7 63.1 70.7 65.6 75.7
2010 58.9 56.2 61.2 70.2 65 75.3
2009 57.4 54.8 59.7 69.2 63.8 74.6
2008 56 53.5 58.1 68.3 62.7 74.1
2007 54.9 52.7 56.9 67.7 62 73.7
2006 54.2 52.2 55.9 67.5 61.7 73.5
2005 53.9 52.1 55.5 67.5 61.8 73.5
2004 54 51.9 55.8 67.5 61.8 73.4
2003 54.2 52 56.3 67.6 62 73.5
2002 55.6 53.2 57.7 67.7 62.1 73.5
2001 57.2 54.6 59.5 67.7 62 73.5
2000 58.4 55.4 61.1 67.8 62.2 73.5
1999 59.2 56.1 62 68 62.5 73.6
1998 59.9 56.7 62.9 68 62.6 73.5
1997 60.5 57.2 63.7 67.7 62.2 73.2
1996 61.1 57.8 64.5 67.1 61.5 72.8
1995 61.6 58.3 65.2 67.1 61.6 72.7
1994 62.1 58.8 66 67.5 62.2 72.9
1993 62.6 59.1 66.5 68.3 63 73.4
1992 62.8 59.4 66.8 68.9 63.8 73.9
1991 63 59.5 67 69.7 64.6 74.4
1990 62.9 59.5 66.9 70.4 65.4 74.8
1989 63 59.6 66.8 70.8 66.1 75
1988 62.9 59.6 66.6 71 66.4 75
1987 62.7 59.5 66.2 71.2 66.7 75
1986 62.4 59.3 65.9 70.8 66.2 74.8
1985 62.2 59.2 65.5 70.4 65.5 74.6
1984 61.8 59 64.9 70 64.8 74.5
1983 61.4 58.7 64.4 69.9 64.6 74.6
1982 60.9 58.3 63.8 69.9 64.6 74.6
1981 60.4 57.9 63.3 69.8 64.5 74.5
1980 60 57.5 62.7 69.8 64.5 74.3
1979 59.5 57.1 62.1 69.8 64.5 74.3
1978 59 56.6 61.6 69.8 64.7 74.2
1977 58.5 56.2 61 70 65 74.2
1976 58 55.8 60.4 70.1 65.2 74.2
1975 57.6 55.5 59.9 70.4 65.6 74.2
1974 57.1 55 59.4 70.6 65.9 74.4
1973 56.7 54.6 59 70.8 66.2 74.5
1972 56.4 54.2 58.7 71 66.3 74.7
1971 56 53.8 58.4 70.9 66.2 74.5
1970 55.7 53.5 58.1 70.8 66.2 74.5
1969 55.4 53.3 57.8 70.8 66.3 74.4
1968 55.2 53.1 57.5 71 66.6 74.4
1967 55 52.9 57.2 71.1 66.9 74.3
1966 54.7 52.8 56.9 71.2 67.1 74.3
1965 54.4 52.5 56.6 71.1 67.2 74.1
1964 54.2 52.3 56.4 71 67.2 73.8
1963 53.9 52 56 70.7 67 73.4
1962 53.6 51.7 55.7 70.4 66.8 73.1
1961 53.1 51.2 55.2 70 66.5 72.7
1960 52.6 50.8 54.6 69.4 65.9 72
1959 51.9 50.2 53.8 68.7 65.3 71.2
1958 51.1 49.5 53 67.7 64.4 70.3
1957 50.2 48.6 52 67.2 64 69.7
1956 49.2 47.7 50.9 66.3 63.1 68.7
1955 48.2 46.8 49.7 65.3 62.2 67.6
1954 47.1 45.8 48.6 64.1 61.1 66.5
1953 46.1 44.9 47.4 63 60 65.4
1952 45 44 46.2 62.1 59 64.5
1951 44.1 43.1 45.2 61.4 58.2 63.9
1950 43.1 42.2 44.1 61.2 58 63.6

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 52.8 years in South Africa and 61.6 in Ukraine. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 11.3 healthy years in South Africa and 13.1 in Ukraine.

South Africa vs Ukraine 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 South Africa and Ukraine, 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:
40.6 vs 46.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
70.6 vs 76.1 years

Median expected age of death:
72.5 vs 78.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
South Africa Ukraine
Male Female Male Female
40 93.6% 95.5% 96.6% 98.9%
50 83.6% 88.9% 90.0% 96.5%
60 68.1% 79.2% 78.3% 92.2%
65 58.1% 72.5% 69.1% 88.2%
70 46.7% 63.7% 57.8% 82.1%
75 35.1% 53.0% 44.4% 72.4%
80 24.0% 40.5% 32.1% 57.2%
85 14.9% 27.9% 19.7% 40.1%
90 7.8% 16.1% 9.7% 23.6%
95 3.3% 7.3% 3.5% 10.9%
100 1.1% 2.4% 0.8% 3.6%

Life expectancy by current age

South Africa
Male

Female
Ukraine
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
South Africa Ukraine
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 103.4 103.1 103.5 103.2 102.6 103.2
99 102.5 102.3 102.6 102.3 101.8 102.4
98 101.7 101.5 101.7 101.5 100.9 101.6
97 100.8 100.7 100.9 100.7 100.1 100.7
96 100 99.9 100 99.8 99.2 100
95 99.2 99.1 99.2 99 98.4 99.2
94 98.4 98.3 98.4 98.3 97.6 98.4
93 97.6 97.5 97.7 97.5 96.8 97.7
92 96.9 96.7 96.9 96.7 96 96.9
91 96.1 96 96.2 96 95.2 96.2
90 95.4 95.2 95.5 95.3 94.5 95.5
89 94.7 94.4 94.8 94.5 93.7 94.8
88 94 93.7 94.1 93.8 93 94.1
87 93.3 92.9 93.4 93.2 92.2 93.5
86 92.6 92.2 92.7 92.5 91.5 92.8
85 91.9 91.5 92.1 91.8 90.8 92.2
84 91.3 90.8 91.5 91.2 90.2 91.6
83 90.6 90.1 90.9 90.6 89.5 91
82 90 89.4 90.3 90 88.9 90.4
81 89.4 88.7 89.7 89.4 88.2 89.8
80 88.8 88 89.1 88.8 87.6 89.3
79 88.1 87.4 88.5 88.3 87 88.8
78 87.5 86.7 88 87.7 86.5 88.3
77 86.9 86 87.4 87.2 85.9 87.8
76 86.3 85.3 86.9 86.7 85.4 87.3
75 85.7 84.7 86.4 86.2 84.8 86.8
74 85.2 84 85.9 85.7 84.2 86.5
73 84.6 83.4 85.4 85.3 83.6 86.1
72 84.1 82.8 84.9 84.8 83.1 85.8
71 83.6 82.2 84.5 84.4 82.5 85.4
70 83.1 81.7 84.1 84 82 85.2
69 82.6 81.1 83.6 83.6 81.5 84.9
68 82.1 80.5 83.2 83.2 81 84.6
67 81.6 80 82.8 82.9 80.5 84.4
66 81.2 79.4 82.4 82.5 80.1 84.2
65 80.7 78.9 82.1 82.2 79.6 83.9
64 80.3 78.4 81.7 81.9 79.2 83.7
63 79.9 77.9 81.4 81.6 78.8 83.5
62 79.4 77.4 81 81.3 78.4 83.4
61 79 76.9 80.7 81 78 83.2
60 78.7 76.5 80.4 80.7 77.6 83
59 78.3 76 80.1 80.4 77.3 82.9
58 77.9 75.6 79.8 80.2 76.9 82.7
57 77.5 75.2 79.5 80 76.6 82.6
56 77.2 74.8 79.2 79.7 76.3 82.5
55 76.9 74.4 78.9 79.5 76 82.4
54 76.5 74 78.7 79.3 75.8 82.2
53 76.2 73.6 78.4 79.1 75.5 82.1
52 75.9 73.3 78.2 78.9 75.2 82
51 75.6 72.9 77.9 78.7 75 81.9
50 75.3 72.6 77.7 78.5 74.7 81.8
49 75 72.2 77.4 78.4 74.5 81.7
48 74.7 71.9 77.2 78.2 74.3 81.6
47 74.4 71.6 77 78 74.1 81.5
46 74.2 71.3 76.7 77.9 73.9 81.4
45 73.9 71 76.5 77.7 73.7 81.3
44 73.6 70.7 76.3 77.6 73.5 81.2
43 73.4 70.4 76.1 77.4 73.3 81.2
42 73.1 70.2 75.8 77.3 73.1 81.1
41 72.9 69.9 75.6 77.2 72.9 81
40 72.6 69.7 75.4 77 72.7 80.9
39 72.4 69.4 75.2 76.9 72.6 80.9
38 72.2 69.2 75 76.8 72.4 80.8
37 72 68.9 74.8 76.7 72.3 80.7
36 71.8 68.7 74.6 76.6 72.1 80.7
35 71.6 68.5 74.5 76.5 72 80.6
34 71.4 68.3 74.3 76.4 71.9 80.6
33 71.2 68.1 74.1 76.3 71.8 80.5
32 71 67.9 73.9 76.2 71.7 80.5
31 70.8 67.7 73.8 76.2 71.6 80.5
30 70.6 67.5 73.6 76.1 71.5 80.4
29 70.4 67.3 73.5 76 71.4 80.4
28 70.3 67.1 73.3 76 71.3 80.4
27 70.1 66.9 73.2 75.9 71.3 80.3
26 70 66.8 73.1 75.9 71.2 80.3
25 69.9 66.6 73 75.8 71.1 80.3
24 69.7 66.5 72.9 75.8 71.1 80.3
23 69.6 66.3 72.8 75.7 71 80.3
22 69.5 66.2 72.7 75.7 71 80.2
21 69.4 66.1 72.6 75.7 70.9 80.2
20 69.3 66 72.6 75.6 70.9 80.2
19 69.2 65.9 72.5 75.6 70.8 80.2
18 69.2 65.8 72.4 75.6 70.8 80.2
17 69.1 65.7 72.4 75.6 70.8 80.2
16 69 65.7 72.3 75.5 70.7 80.1
15 69 65.6 72.3 75.5 70.7 80.1
14 68.9 65.6 72.3 75.5 70.7 80.1
13 68.9 65.5 72.2 75.5 70.7 80.1
12 68.9 65.5 72.2 75.5 70.7 80.1
11 68.9 65.5 72.2 75.5 70.7 80.1
10 68.8 65.4 72.2 75.5 70.7 80.1
9 68.8 65.4 72.1 75.5 70.7 80.1
8 68.8 65.4 72.1 75.5 70.7 80.1
7 68.8 65.4 72.1 75.5 70.6 80.1
6 68.7 65.3 72.1 75.5 70.6 80.1
5 68.7 65.3 72 75.4 70.6 80.1
4 68.6 65.2 72 75.4 70.6 80
3 68.5 65.1 71.9 75.4 70.6 80
2 68.4 64.9 71.8 75.4 70.6 80
1 68.1 64.7 71.5 75.4 70.6 80
0 66.7 63.1 70.2 75 70.2 79.7

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 South Africa can expect to live to 70.6 years compared to 76.1 in Ukraine, rising to 80.7 and 82.2 at 65, and to 88.8 and 88.8 at 80 — higher than the 66.7 and 75 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

South Africa
Male

Female
Ukraine
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
South Africa Ukraine
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 1.63% 1% 2.22% 2.31% 0.81% 3.53%
99 2.11% 1.28% 2.88% 3% 1.12% 4.56%
98 2.68% 1.62% 3.67% 3.85% 1.53% 5.78%
97 3.36% 2.02% 4.59% 4.85% 2.03% 7.22%
96 4.15% 2.5% 5.67% 6.03% 2.65% 8.88%
95 5.06% 3.06% 6.91% 7.38% 3.4% 10.8%
94 6.09% 3.7% 8.3% 8.92% 4.3% 12.9%
93 7.24% 4.43% 9.84% 10.6% 5.35% 15.2%
92 8.49% 5.25% 11.5% 12.5% 6.56% 17.7%
91 9.86% 6.16% 13.3% 14.6% 7.93% 20.4%
90 11.3% 7.18% 15.2% 16.9% 9.46% 23.4%
89 12.9% 8.29% 17.3% 19.3% 11.1% 26.4%
88 14.6% 9.51% 19.4% 21.8% 13% 29.6%
87 16.4% 10.8% 21.7% 24.4% 15% 32.9%
86 18.2% 12.2% 24% 27.2% 17.1% 36.2%
85 20.1% 13.7% 26.3% 30% 19.3% 39.6%
84 22.1% 15.2% 28.6% 32.8% 21.6% 43.1%
83 24% 16.8% 31% 35.7% 23.9% 46.5%
82 26% 18.5% 33.4% 38.6% 26.4% 49.9%
81 28.1% 20.2% 35.8% 41.4% 28.8% 53.2%
80 30.2% 22% 38.2% 44.3% 31.3% 56.5%
79 32.3% 23.9% 40.6% 47.1% 33.8% 59.8%
78 34.6% 25.9% 43% 49.9% 36.2% 62.9%
77 36.8% 28% 45.4% 52.6% 38.7% 65.9%
76 39% 30.1% 47.7% 55.2% 41% 68.8%
75 41.2% 32.3% 50% 57.8% 43.4% 71.6%
74 43.4% 34.4% 52.1% 60.2% 46% 73.9%
73 45.5% 36.6% 54.2% 62.5% 48.7% 75.9%
72 47.5% 38.7% 56.2% 64.7% 51.4% 77.8%
71 49.6% 40.8% 58.2% 66.9% 54% 79.6%
70 51.6% 42.9% 60% 68.9% 56.5% 81.2%
69 53.5% 45.1% 61.9% 70.7% 58.8% 82.6%
68 55.5% 47.2% 63.6% 72.5% 61.1% 84%
67 57.3% 49.3% 65.3% 74.2% 63.3% 85.2%
66 59.2% 51.4% 66.8% 75.8% 65.4% 86.3%
65 60.9% 53.4% 68.3% 77.3% 67.4% 87.3%
64 62.6% 55.4% 69.8% 78.7% 69.4% 88.2%
63 64.2% 57.3% 71.1% 80.1% 71.3% 89%
62 65.7% 59.1% 72.4% 81.4% 73.1% 89.8%
61 67.2% 60.9% 73.6% 82.7% 74.8% 90.5%
60 68.7% 62.6% 74.7% 83.8% 76.4% 91.2%
59 70% 64.3% 75.9% 84.8% 77.9% 91.7%
58 71.4% 65.9% 76.9% 85.8% 79.3% 92.3%
57 72.7% 67.5% 78% 86.7% 80.6% 92.8%
56 73.9% 69% 78.9% 87.5% 81.8% 93.2%
55 75.1% 70.5% 79.9% 88.3% 83% 93.7%
54 76.2% 71.9% 80.7% 89% 84.1% 94.1%
53 77.3% 73.2% 81.6% 89.7% 85.1% 94.4%
52 78.4% 74.5% 82.4% 90.4% 86.1% 94.8%
51 79.4% 75.7% 83.1% 91% 87% 95.1%
50 80.3% 76.9% 83.9% 91.6% 87.9% 95.5%
49 81.2% 78% 84.6% 92.2% 88.7% 95.8%
48 82.1% 79.1% 85.3% 92.7% 89.5% 96%
47 83% 80.1% 85.9% 93.2% 90.2% 96.3%
46 83.8% 81.1% 86.6% 93.6% 90.9% 96.6%
45 84.6% 82% 87.2% 94.1% 91.5% 96.8%
44 85.3% 82.9% 87.8% 94.5% 92.1% 97%
43 86% 83.7% 88.4% 94.9% 92.7% 97.2%
42 86.7% 84.5% 89% 95.3% 93.3% 97.4%
41 87.4% 85.3% 89.6% 95.7% 93.8% 97.6%
40 88.1% 86% 90.1% 96% 94.3% 97.8%
39 88.7% 86.7% 90.6% 96.3% 94.7% 97.9%
38 89.2% 87.4% 91.1% 96.6% 95.2% 98.1%
37 89.8% 88.1% 91.6% 96.9% 95.6% 98.2%
36 90.4% 88.7% 92% 97.1% 96% 98.3%
35 90.9% 89.3% 92.5% 97.4% 96.3% 98.5%
34 91.4% 89.9% 92.9% 97.6% 96.6% 98.6%
33 91.8% 90.4% 93.3% 97.8% 96.9% 98.7%
32 92.3% 91% 93.6% 97.9% 97.2% 98.7%
31 92.7% 91.5% 94% 98.1% 97.4% 98.8%
30 93.1% 91.9% 94.3% 98.2% 97.6% 98.9%
29 93.5% 92.4% 94.6% 98.4% 97.8% 99%
28 93.9% 92.8% 94.9% 98.5% 98% 99%
27 94.2% 93.2% 95.2% 98.6% 98.1% 99.1%
26 94.5% 93.6% 95.4% 98.7% 98.3% 99.1%
25 94.8% 94% 95.7% 98.8% 98.4% 99.1%
24 95.1% 94.3% 95.9% 98.8% 98.5% 99.2%
23 95.3% 94.6% 96% 98.9% 98.6% 99.2%
22 95.5% 94.9% 96.2% 99% 98.7% 99.2%
21 95.7% 95.1% 96.3% 99% 98.8% 99.3%
20 95.9% 95.4% 96.5% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
19 96.1% 95.6% 96.6% 99.2% 99% 99.3%
18 96.2% 95.7% 96.7% 99.2% 99.1% 99.3%
17 96.3% 95.9% 96.8% 99.2% 99.1% 99.4%
16 96.4% 96% 96.9% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
15 96.5% 96.1% 97% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
14 96.6% 96.2% 97% 99.3% 99.2% 99.4%
13 96.6% 96.2% 97.1% 99.3% 99.3% 99.4%
12 96.7% 96.3% 97.1% 99.4% 99.3% 99.4%
11 96.7% 96.3% 97.1% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
10 96.8% 96.4% 97.2% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
9 96.8% 96.4% 97.2% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
8 96.8% 96.5% 97.2% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
7 96.9% 96.5% 97.3% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
6 96.9% 96.6% 97.3% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
5 97% 96.7% 97.4% 99.4% 99.4% 99.5%
4 97.1% 96.8% 97.4% 99.5% 99.4% 99.5%
3 97.2% 96.9% 97.6% 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
2 97.5% 97.2% 97.8% 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
1 97.8% 97.6% 98.1% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%

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. 68.7% of newborns in South Africa and 83.8% in Ukraine are expected to live past 60, 51.6% and 68.9% past 70, 30.2% and 44.3% past 80, and only 11.3% and 16.9% 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

South Africa
Male

Female
Ukraine
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
South Africa Ukraine
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 23.6% 22.9% 23.9% 24.4% 29.1% 23.7%
99 22.5% 22% 22.8% 23.2% 27.7% 22.5%
98 21.3% 21% 21.5% 21.9% 26.3% 21.2%
97 20.2% 20% 20.2% 20.7% 24.8% 19.9%
96 19% 19.1% 19% 19.5% 23.5% 18.7%
95 18% 18.2% 17.9% 18.4% 22.1% 17.5%
94 16.9% 17.3% 16.8% 17.2% 20.8% 16.4%
93 15.9% 16.5% 15.6% 16.2% 19.6% 15.3%
92 14.8% 15.6% 14.5% 15.2% 18.4% 14.3%
91 13.8% 14.8% 13.5% 14.2% 17.3% 13.3%
90 13% 14.1% 12.6% 13.3% 16.2% 12.4%
89 12.3% 13.5% 11.8% 12.4% 15.1% 11.6%
88 11.5% 12.8% 11.1% 11.6% 14.2% 10.8%
87 10.8% 12.1% 10.3% 10.8% 13.2% 9.99%
86 10.1% 11.4% 9.6% 10% 12.3% 9.27%
85 9.43% 10.7% 8.88% 9.34% 11.5% 8.59%
84 8.78% 10% 8.21% 8.68% 10.7% 7.96%
83 8.21% 9.46% 7.62% 8.06% 9.91% 7.37%
82 7.71% 8.97% 7.1% 7.48% 9.19% 6.82%
81 7.3% 8.57% 6.66% 6.95% 8.54% 6.3%
80 6.96% 8.26% 6.28% 6.45% 7.91% 5.82%
79 6.67% 8% 5.94% 5.99% 7.29% 5.4%
78 6.37% 7.73% 5.61% 5.55% 6.8% 4.95%
77 6.06% 7.42% 5.26% 5.14% 6.3% 4.56%
76 5.71% 7.05% 4.89% 4.77% 5.7% 4.29%
75 5.35% 6.64% 4.53% 4.39% 5.46% 3.84%
74 4.98% 6.22% 4.17% 4.02% 5.76% 3.09%
73 4.64% 5.83% 3.85% 3.72% 5.6% 2.68%
72 4.34% 5.49% 3.57% 3.45% 5.12% 2.49%
71 4.09% 5.2% 3.33% 3.17% 4.76% 2.22%
70 3.87% 4.95% 3.12% 2.9% 4.43% 1.95%
69 3.67% 4.72% 2.92% 2.66% 4.04% 1.76%
68 3.48% 4.5% 2.74% 2.45% 3.71% 1.57%
67 3.28% 4.28% 2.55% 2.26% 3.45% 1.4%
66 3.08% 4.04% 2.37% 2.1% 3.21% 1.27%
65 2.88% 3.79% 2.19% 1.95% 3.01% 1.15%
64 2.68% 3.55% 2.03% 1.84% 2.84% 1.05%
63 2.5% 3.32% 1.88% 1.74% 2.67% 0.95%
62 2.34% 3.11% 1.75% 1.6% 2.48% 0.87%
61 2.2% 2.93% 1.65% 1.47% 2.29% 0.78%
60 2.08% 2.76% 1.55% 1.34% 2.1% 0.71%
59 1.98% 2.61% 1.47% 1.23% 1.92% 0.64%
58 1.88% 2.47% 1.39% 1.11% 1.76% 0.58%
57 1.78% 2.33% 1.32% 1.03% 1.61% 0.53%
56 1.68% 2.2% 1.24% 0.98% 1.49% 0.49%
55 1.58% 2.07% 1.16% 0.89% 1.39% 0.46%
54 1.49% 1.94% 1.09% 0.81% 1.3% 0.43%
53 1.4% 1.83% 1.02% 0.77% 1.22% 0.4%
52 1.32% 1.72% 0.96% 0.73% 1.14% 0.38%
51 1.25% 1.62% 0.91% 0.69% 1.06% 0.35%
50 1.19% 1.52% 0.87% 0.64% 0.99% 0.33%
49 1.13% 1.44% 0.84% 0.6% 0.92% 0.31%
48 1.08% 1.35% 0.8% 0.56% 0.86% 0.29%
47 1.03% 1.28% 0.78% 0.53% 0.8% 0.28%
46 0.98% 1.2% 0.75% 0.5% 0.75% 0.26%
45 0.93% 1.13% 0.73% 0.47% 0.71% 0.24%
44 0.88% 1.07% 0.7% 0.45% 0.67% 0.23%
43 0.84% 1.01% 0.68% 0.43% 0.63% 0.21%
42 0.8% 0.95% 0.65% 0.4% 0.6% 0.2%
41 0.76% 0.9% 0.63% 0.38% 0.56% 0.19%
40 0.73% 0.86% 0.6% 0.35% 0.53% 0.18%
39 0.69% 0.82% 0.57% 0.33% 0.49% 0.17%
38 0.66% 0.78% 0.54% 0.31% 0.46% 0.15%
37 0.63% 0.74% 0.51% 0.28% 0.42% 0.14%
36 0.6% 0.71% 0.49% 0.26% 0.39% 0.13%
35 0.57% 0.67% 0.46% 0.24% 0.35% 0.11%
34 0.54% 0.64% 0.44% 0.21% 0.32% 0.1%
33 0.51% 0.61% 0.42% 0.19% 0.29% 0.09%
32 0.49% 0.58% 0.4% 0.18% 0.27% 0.08%
31 0.46% 0.55% 0.38% 0.16% 0.24% 0.08%
30 0.44% 0.52% 0.36% 0.15% 0.22% 0.07%
29 0.41% 0.5% 0.33% 0.13% 0.2% 0.06%
28 0.39% 0.47% 0.31% 0.12% 0.18% 0.06%
27 0.36% 0.44% 0.28% 0.11% 0.16% 0.05%
26 0.33% 0.41% 0.25% 0.1% 0.15% 0.04%
25 0.3% 0.38% 0.23% 0.09% 0.13% 0.04%
24 0.28% 0.35% 0.2% 0.08% 0.12% 0.03%
23 0.25% 0.32% 0.18% 0.07% 0.11% 0.03%
22 0.23% 0.29% 0.17% 0.07% 0.1% 0.03%
21 0.21% 0.26% 0.15% 0.06% 0.1% 0.03%
20 0.19% 0.23% 0.14% 0.06% 0.09% 0.03%
19 0.16% 0.2% 0.13% 0.05% 0.08% 0.03%
18 0.14% 0.18% 0.11% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
17 0.12% 0.15% 0.1% 0.04% 0.06% 0.02%
16 0.11% 0.12% 0.09% 0.03% 0.05% 0.02%
15 0.09% 0.1% 0.07% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
14 0.07% 0.09% 0.06% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
13 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
12 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
11 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
10 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
9 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
8 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.01% 0.01% 0.009%
7 0.04% 0.05% 0.04% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
6 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.01% 0.01% 0.01%
5 0.07% 0.08% 0.06% 0.01% 0.02% 0.01%
4 0.1% 0.11% 0.08% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
3 0.15% 0.17% 0.12% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
2 0.22% 0.25% 0.2% 0.02% 0.03% 0.02%
1 0.35% 0.38% 0.32% 0.03% 0.03% 0.03%
0 2.19% 2.44% 1.93% 0.47% 0.53% 0.4%

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

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

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

The annual chance of dying is 2.19% in the birth year in South Africa and 0.47% in Ukraine, 0.44% vs 0.15% at age 30, 2.08% vs 1.34% at 60, and 6.96% vs 6.45% at 80.

Death rate by age in South Africa vs Ukraine

South Africa
Male

Female
Ukraine
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
South Africa Ukraine
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 359 204.6 501 520 187.1 804
99 475 280.8 655 697 312 1,027
98 572 340 787 843 400 1,226
97 677 406 928 1,003 504 1,437
96 789 478 1,077 1,176 622 1,657
95 909 558 1,236 1,355 753 1,880
94 1,031 642 1,393 1,538 896 2,105
93 1,148 729 1,540 1,722 1,049 2,325
92 1,257 818 1,670 1,905 1,208 2,534
91 1,363 912 1,794 2,083 1,370 2,728
90 1,476 1,014 1,924 2,247 1,532 2,902
89 1,585 1,118 2,045 2,394 1,689 3,054
88 1,686 1,220 2,150 2,526 1,838 3,182
87 1,775 1,315 2,238 2,635 1,977 3,283
86 1,845 1,397 2,299 2,728 2,100 3,358
85 1,897 1,467 2,335 2,799 2,208 3,406
84 1,937 1,530 2,353 2,848 2,300 3,428
83 1,972 1,591 2,363 2,876 2,372 3,427
82 2,008 1,656 2,371 2,883 2,423 3,405
81 2,052 1,732 2,383 2,879 2,461 3,354
80 2,102 1,819 2,399 2,856 2,476 3,291
79 2,156 1,914 2,411 2,823 2,462 3,227
78 2,202 2,006 2,410 2,767 2,465 3,114
77 2,228 2,080 2,386 2,704 2,438 3,006
76 2,228 2,126 2,335 2,632 2,339 2,950
75 2,204 2,144 2,262 2,537 2,366 2,745
74 2,161 2,141 2,176 2,422 2,649 2,281
73 2,112 2,132 2,089 2,322 2,728 2,032
72 2,066 2,123 2,008 2,232 2,633 1,935
71 2,028 2,121 1,936 2,121 2,568 1,771
70 1,997 2,124 1,871 1,994 2,502 1,584
69 1,966 2,128 1,807 1,879 2,374 1,455
68 1,929 2,124 1,740 1,777 2,266 1,322
67 1,882 2,108 1,667 1,674 2,182 1,194
66 1,822 2,074 1,585 1,592 2,099 1,095
65 1,752 2,025 1,500 1,510 2,032 1,006
64 1,679 1,965 1,415 1,451 1,971 922
63 1,606 1,901 1,337 1,397 1,900 847
62 1,540 1,839 1,269 1,305 1,815 778
61 1,482 1,782 1,211 1,219 1,717 709
60 1,431 1,730 1,162 1,125 1,608 646
59 1,384 1,679 1,116 1,045 1,496 589
58 1,339 1,629 1,072 953 1,392 538
57 1,292 1,575 1,026 890 1,300 495
56 1,242 1,519 978 855 1,220 458
55 1,190 1,459 929 783 1,152 427
54 1,137 1,397 881 721 1,091 400
53 1,085 1,337 835 689 1,035 377
52 1,037 1,279 795 659 979 356
51 994 1,223 760 627 923 336
50 954 1,171 731 591 868 318
49 918 1,120 707 556 814 299.8
48 883 1,071 686 523 765 282.7
47 850 1,022 668 495 721 266.1
46 818 974 652 468 682 250.3
45 786 928 635 444 647 235.4
44 755 884 619 424 616 221.5
43 724 842 601 405 586 208.6
42 695 804 581 382 556 196.8
41 667 770 560 360 527 185.5
40 639 738 538 339 496 174.4
39 613 708 515 317 466 162.9
38 587 680 492 297.8 435 150.8
37 562 653 470 275.1 403 138.1
36 538 626 449 250.9 372 125.3
35 515 600 429 229.8 342 112.9
34 493 575 410 209.3 313 101.7
33 471 551 392 190.4 284.9 91.9
32 450 527 374 173.2 259.3 83.6
31 429 504 355 157.5 235.5 76.5
30 408 481 335 143 213.8 70.2
29 386 458 314 129.6 193.8 63.9
28 363 434 291.3 117 175.4 57.5
27 339 410 266.7 105.3 158.8 50.9
26 314 384 241.5 94.8 143.9 44.6
25 289.1 358 217.1 85.4 130.9 38.9
24 264.7 331 195.1 77.5 119.6 34.2
23 241.4 304 176 71.2 110.4 30.9
22 219.2 276.6 159.6 66.1 102.4 28.7
21 198.1 249 145.6 61.8 94.9 27.6
20 177.8 221.4 133.1 57.5 87 27
19 158 194.2 121.2 52.5 77.6 26.5
18 138.5 167.7 108.8 46.7 66.9 25.5
17 119.5 142.6 96 40.2 55.6 23.8
16 101.4 119.6 82.9 33.3 44.7 21.3
15 85 99.4 70.2 27 35 18.6
14 70.7 82.4 58.8 21.6 27 15.8
13 58.9 68.7 49 17.4 21.2 13.4
12 49.7 58.1 41.1 14.4 17.2 11.6
11 43 50.5 35.3 12.5 14.6 10.3
10 38.7 45.8 31.6 11.3 13 9.54
9 37 43.9 30 10.8 12.3 9.23
8 37.9 45.2 30.6 10.8 12.3 9.36
7 42.2 50.2 34.1 11.4 12.9 9.93
6 51.2 60.6 41.7 12.6 14.1 11
5 67.2 79 55.4 14.4 16.2 12.6
4 95.3 110.3 80 16.9 19.1 14.7
3 141.9 161.3 121.7 20.3 23 17.6
2 218.6 243.8 192.5 24.8 28.1 21.4
1 343 375 310 30.5 34.6 26.2
0 2,192 2,441 1,934 469 533 401

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

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/south-africa/ukraine | 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 South Africa, the most common age of death is 77, compared to 82 in Ukraine. The median age of death is 70.8 in South Africa and 78 in Ukraine, 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 South Africa and Ukraine 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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