Life expectancy in South Africa vs the world

Source: SAMI, 19/10/2018

A new report from the World Health Organisation (WHO) shows that
global life expectancy increased by five years between 2000 and 2015.
Globally, life expectancy has been improving at a rate of more than 3
years per decade since 1950, with the exception of the 1990s. During
that period, progress on life expectancy stalled in Africa because of
the rising HIV epidemic; and in Europe because of increased mortality
in many ex-Soviet countries following the collapse of the Soviet Union.
According to the WHO, global life expectancy in 2015 was 71.4 years.
Twenty-nine countries have an average life expectancy of 80 years or
higher.
On average, women live longer than men in every country of the world
and in every WHO region. Overall, female life expectancy is 73.8 years
and male life expectancy is 69.1 years.
Life expectancy exceeds 82 years in 12 countries: Switzerland, Spain,
Italy, Iceland,
Israel, France and Sweden in the WHO European Region; Japan,
Singapore, Australia, and the Republic of Korea in the WHO Western
Pacific Region; and Canada in the WHO
Region of the Americas.
At the lower end of the range there are still 22 countries with a life
expectancy of below 60 years �` all of them in sub-Saharan Africa.
Countries with the highest life expectancy
Rank Country Age
1 Japan 83.7
2 Switzerland 83.4
3 Singapore 83.1
4 Australia 82.8
4 Spain 82.8
6 Italy 82.7
6 Iceland 82.7
8 Israel 82.5
9 France 82.4
9 Sweden 82.4
10 Republic of Korea 62.3
In Africa, the Maldives tops the list, followed by Algeria, several
other North African countries, and a few Island countries.
South Africa is a lowly 24th on the continent; however, an improvement
in medical treatment for HIV has seen a dramatic increase in life
expectancy over the past decade.
Countries in Africa with the highest life expectancy
Rank Country Age
1 Maldives 78.5
2 Algeria 75.6
3 Tunisia 75.3
4 Mauritius 74.6
5 Morocco 74.3
6 Cape Verde 73.3
7 Seychelles 73.2
8 Libya 72.7
9 Egypt 70.9
10 Sao Tome and Principe 67.5

24 South Africa 62.9
The countries with the lowest life expediencies are located in Africa,
led by Sierra Leone (50.1 years), Angola (52.4), Central African
Republic (52.5), Chad (53.1), and Côte d’Ivoire (53.3).