Marshall Islands vs South Africa: Life expectancy at age 15

Marshall Islands
76.89 years
in 2100
South Africa
77.76 years
in 2100
Marshall Islands rank
208th
South Africa rank
207th

Life expectancy at age 15 over time

  • Marshall Islands
  • South Africa
020406080195020252100

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 77.76 years against 76.89 years in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.87 years.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 208th and South Africa ranks 207th of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 6 and South Africa in 10.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands South Africa Difference Ahead
1950s 62.26 years 60.76 years 1.5 years Marshall Islands
1960s 63.83 years 64.24 years 0.4076 years South Africa
1970s 65.43 years 65.87 years 0.4326 years South Africa
1980s 65.95 years 67.75 years 1.8 years South Africa
1990s 65.99 years 66.33 years 0.3407 years South Africa
2000s 67.35 years 60.47 years 6.89 years Marshall Islands
2010s 68.16 years 66.33 years 1.83 years Marshall Islands
2020s 69.18 years 68.39 years 0.7904 years Marshall Islands
2030s 70.38 years 70.02 years 0.3548 years Marshall Islands
2040s 71.28 years 71.14 years 0.1346 years Marshall Islands
2050s 72.09 years 72.22 years 0.1274 years South Africa
2060s 72.82 years 73.34 years 0.5123 years South Africa
2070s 73.81 years 74.52 years 0.7168 years South Africa
2080s 75.01 years 75.76 years 0.7458 years South Africa
2090s 76.24 years 77.04 years 0.7948 years South Africa
2100s 76.89 years 77.76 years 0.867 years South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, Marshall Islands or South Africa?
South Africa, at 77.76 years against 76.89 years in Marshall Islands as of 2100.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between Marshall Islands and South Africa?
0.87 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and South Africa?
151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do Marshall Islands and South Africa rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?
Marshall Islands ranks 208th and South Africa ranks 207th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.