List of South African provinces by life expectancy
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This article lists the provinces of South Africa by their life expectancy at birth according to data by Statistics South Africa.
Males
[edit]Rank | Province | 2001–2006 | 2006–2011 | 2011–2016 | 2016–2021 (est.) |
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1 | Western Cape | 56.6 | 61.1 | 63.9 | 65.7 |
2 | Gauteng | 55.4 | 56.5 | 61.6 | 63.8 |
3 | Limpopo | 54.3 | 54.4 | 59.3 | 61.8 |
4 | Northern Cape | 51.9 | 52.9 | 56.8 | 60.4 |
4 | Mpumalanga | 52.4 | 53.3 | 57.8 | 60.4 |
6 | Eastern Cape | 52.3 | 53.0 | 57.3 | 59.6 |
7 | North West | 49.1 | 50.3 | 56.6 | 57.9 |
8 | KwaZulu-Natal | 47.5 | 48.3 | 54.6 | 57.1 |
9 | Free State | 45.6 | 46.3 | 53.1 | 54.6 |
Females
[edit]Rank | Province | 2001–2006 | 2006–2011 | 2011–2016 | 2016–2021 (est.) |
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1 | Western Cape | 64.5 | 67.2 | 70.6 | 71.1 |
2 | Gauteng | 59.2 | 60.9 | 66.6 | 69.2 |
3 | Limpopo | 57.7 | 58.6 | 65.1 | 67.4 |
4 | Eastern Cape | 56.8 | 58.6 | 64.0 | 67.1 |
5 | Mpumalanga | 56.1 | 57.6 | 63.5 | 66.2 |
6 | Northern Cape | 57.2 | 58.5 | 63.3 | 66.0 |
7 | North West | 53.3 | 55.0 | 62.6 | 65.2 |
8 | KwaZulu-Natal | 52.6 | 54.4 | 60.9 | 63.7 |
9 | Free State | 49.2 | 50.7 | 58.6 | 61.3 |
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mid-year population estimates 2019" (PDF). Statistics South Africa.