SA's life expectancy at birth for 2020 is estimated at 62.5 years for males and 68.5 years for females.The infant mortality rate for 2020 is estimated at 23.6 per 1,000 live births.There are about 59.62 million people living in SA, an increase of 1.89 million in the past two years, Stats SA said on Thursday. The findings were contained in the 2020 midyear population estimates which revealed that Gauteng remains the country's most populous province, with about 15.
The study found that about 28.6% of the population is younger than 15 years. The majority live in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
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