South Africa vs Togo: Life expectancy at birth, male

South Africa
62.78 years
in 2024
Togo
62.7 years
in 2024
South Africa rank
190th
Togo rank
191st

Life expectancy at birth, male over time

  • South Africa
  • Togo
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 62.78 years against 62.7 years in Togo, a difference of 0.08 years.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

South Africa ranks 190th and Togo ranks 191st of 218 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 5 and Togo in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Togo Difference Ahead
1960s 52.26 years 43.28 years 8.99 years South Africa
1970s 55.22 years 47.32 years 7.9 years South Africa
1980s 58.87 years 52.49 years 6.38 years South Africa
1990s 58.23 years 53.04 years 5.19 years South Africa
2000s 53.25 years 55.18 years 1.93 years Togo
2010s 60.09 years 58.78 years 1.31 years South Africa
2020s 61.71 years 61.83 years 0.1152 years Togo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, South Africa or Togo?
South Africa, at 62.78 years against 62.7 years in Togo as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between South Africa and Togo?
0.08 years, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Togo?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do South Africa and Togo rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
South Africa ranks 190th and Togo ranks 191st of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.