Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, South Africa or Tuvalu?

Tuvalu, at 78.04 years against 77.76 years in South Africa as of 2100.

How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tuvalu?

151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.

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.

South Africa vs Tuvalu: Life expectancy at age 15

South Africa

77.76 years

in 2100

Tuvalu

78.04 years

in 2100

South Africa rank

207th

Tuvalu rank

205th

Life expectancy at age 15 over time

South Africa
Tuvalu

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 78.04 years against 77.76 years in South Africa, a difference of 0.28 years.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 151 shared years of data; in 1950 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 207th and Tuvalu ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Across the 16 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 7 and Tuvalu in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade	South Africa	Tuvalu	Difference	Ahead
1950s	60.76 years	58.64 years	2.12 years	South Africa
1960s	64.24 years	62.02 years	2.22 years	South Africa
1970s	65.87 years	64.35 years	1.52 years	South Africa
1980s	67.75 years	65.58 years	2.18 years	South Africa
1990s	66.33 years	66.27 years	0.0632 years	South Africa
2000s	60.47 years	67.2 years	6.73 years	Tuvalu
2010s	66.33 years	67.64 years	1.32 years	Tuvalu
2020s	68.39 years	68.88 years	0.4894 years	Tuvalu
2030s	70.02 years	70.08 years	0.0545 years	Tuvalu
2040s	71.14 years	71.06 years	0.0815 years	South Africa
2050s	72.22 years	72.15 years	0.0689 years	South Africa
2060s	73.34 years	73.35 years	0.0186 years	Tuvalu
2070s	74.52 years	74.63 years	0.1111 years	Tuvalu
2080s	75.76 years	75.98 years	0.218 years	Tuvalu
2090s	77.04 years	77.3 years	0.2669 years	Tuvalu
2100s	77.76 years	78.04 years	0.283 years	Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at age 15, South Africa or Tuvalu?: Tuvalu, at 78.04 years against 77.76 years in South Africa as of 2100.
What is the difference in life expectancy at age 15 between South Africa and Tuvalu?: 0.28 years, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tuvalu?: 151 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2100.
How do South Africa and Tuvalu rank globally for life expectancy at age 15?: South Africa ranks 207th and Tuvalu ranks 205th 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
Last refreshed: 27 August 2026

Total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.