SA Life Expectancy Drops – SAIRR

The South African Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) says South Africans are dying younger and in greater numbers due to HIV/AIDS.

In its annual South Africa Survey, the SAIRR notes that, the average life expectancy, which declined from 62 years in 1990 to 50 years in 2007, is projected to fall even further by 2011, to 48 years for men and 51 for women.

The survey found that among 37 developed and developing countries, South Africa is one of only six where life expectancy fell between 1990 and 2007, with only Zimbabwe showing a steeper decline.

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