StatsSA reported that life expectancy in South Africa has plunged by several years as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. South Africa has been the worst-hit country in Africa for COVID-19, recording nearly 2.3 million infections, of which 66,859 have been fatal. The surge has resulted in a one-third hike in the death rate, which rose from 8.7 fatalities per 1,000 in 2020 to 11.6 per thousand in 2021, Statistics South Africa said in a report. The steep jump has translated into a drop in life expectancy, a benchmark of how long a person can statistically expect to live if born today. In this segment we get some insight on life expectancy statistics and what essentially this will mean as we continue to fight against the pandemic.