Life expectancy at birth, women in South Sudan
Life expectancy at birth for women in South Sudan was 60.7 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
South Sudan, 2024
60.7
Change from 2023
+0.2%
World, 2024
76.0 years
Position in 2024
213th of 217
Life expectancy at birth, women 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 | 60.7 years | 76.0 years |
| 2023 | 60.6 years | 75.8 years |
| 2022 | 60.1 years | 75.5 years |
| 2021 | 59.7 years | 73.7 years |
| 2020 | 60.5 years | 74.8 years |
| 2019 | 60.5 years | 75.3 years |
| 2018 | 54.7 years | 75.1 years |
| 2017 | 38.7 years | 74.9 years |
| 2016 | 40.0 years | 74.7 years |
| 2015 | 42.9 years | 74.5 years |
| 2014 | 48.8 years | 74.3 years |
| 2013 | 59.7 years | 74.0 years |
| 2012 | 59.5 years | 73.8 years |
| 2011 | 59.0 years | 73.5 years |
| 2010 | 58.5 years | 73.2 years |
| 2009 | 57.8 years | 72.9 years |
| 2008 | 57.2 years | 72.5 years |
| 2007 | 56.2 years | 72.3 years |
| 2006 | 55.3 years | 72.0 years |
| 2005 | 54.5 years | 71.6 years |
| 2004 | 53.5 years | 71.2 years |
| 2003 | 52.8 years | 71.0 years |
| 2002 | 50.3 years | 70.7 years |
| 2001 | 49.5 years | 70.4 years |
| 2000 | 48.5 years | 70.1 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.2% from 60.6 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 48.8 years, the figure has changed by +24.5%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, South Sudan has the 213th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 76.0 years.
More for South Sudan
All statistics for South Sudan
Life expectancy at birth
57.7 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