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Australia vs South Africa: life expectancy

Australia's national average is 19.3 years higher than South Africa's (83.4 vs 64.1).

A population-level average, not a personal prediction — averages, not fate.

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Australia
83.4
years combined
M 81.4 · F 85.4
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South Africa
64.1
years combined
M 60.6 · F 67.7
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Does Australia or South Africa have a higher life expectancy?

Australia's national average life expectancy is 83.4 years, about 19.3 years higher than South Africa's 64.1. These are population averages, not predictions for any individual.

Figures are UN Population Division estimates (World Population Prospects, 2019 revision), rounded for readability — not a live feed, so recent years may differ.

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