The table below shows the significant racial differences in life expectancy. Women of each population group have a longer life expectancy than men of the same group. 21.7 18.1 13.7 Infant mortality rates show a similar racial disparity partially reflecting the uneven provision of medical services and lack of adequate nutrition and general quality of living standards in some communities. The more rural areas had the highest infant mortality rates. Maternal Mortality Maternal mortality also differ markedly on racial lines.
Estimates are unreliable due to poor reporting.
However, indirect demographic techniques put the estimate at around 250 in 1991 for African women. Population by Age Group South Africa has a young population. Among adults there is a locational gender bias in that in the peak income earning years the number of men in urban areas exceeds that of women while women predominate in the non-urban areas.