Life expectancy at birth in South Sudan
Life expectancy at birth in South Sudan was 57.7 years in 2024.
South Sudan, 2024
57.7
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
214th of 217
Life expectancy at birth in South Sudan over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Sudan | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 57.7 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 57.6 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 57.2 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 57.0 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 57.6 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 58.1 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 51.9 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 35.4 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 36.7 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 39.8 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 45.6 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 58.3 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 58.2 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 57.7 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 57.5 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 56.8 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 56.3 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 55.4 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 54.7 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 54.0 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 53.1 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 52.3 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 49.4 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 48.6 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 47.6 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 57.6 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 45.6 years, the figure has changed by +26.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, South Sudan has the 214th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for South Sudan
All statistics for South Sudan
Life expectancy at birth, women
60.7 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
54.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
57.6 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.0 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
52.7 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
41
2023 · WHO