Life expectancy estimates and projections in South Sudan
Life expectancy at birth in South Sudan was 57.6 years in 2023.
South Sudan, 2023 (latest estimate)
57.6
Change from 2022
+0.7%
Projection for 2030
58.5 years
Projection for 2050
60.8 years
Projection for 2100
66.2 years
Position in 2023
212th of 216
Life expectancy estimates and projections in South Sudan over time
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South Sudan
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Years. Source: United Nations, DESA, Population Division (2024). World Population Prospects 2024. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years. Dashed lines are projections.
| Period | South Sudan |
|---|---|
| 2100 | 66.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2095 | 65.7 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2090 | 65.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2085 | 64.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2080 | 64.1 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2075 | 63.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2070 | 63.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2065 | 62.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2060 | 61.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2055 | 61.3 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2050 | 60.8 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2045 | 60.2 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2040 | 59.6 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2035 | 59.0 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2030 | 58.5 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2025 | 57.9 yearsf (Projection (medium variant)) |
| 2023 | 57.6 years |
| 2022 | 57.2 years |
| 2021 | 57.0 years |
| 2020 | 57.6 years |
| 2019 | 58.1 years |
| 2018 | 51.9 years |
| 2017 | 35.4 years |
| 2016 | 36.7 years |
| 2015 | 39.8 years |
| 2014 | 45.6 years |
Flags: f Projection (medium variant) . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.7% from 57.2 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 58.3 years, the figure has changed by −1.1%.
- Among the 216 countries with data for 2023, South Sudan has the 212th highest value.