Afghanistan vs Sudan: Life expectancy at birth, total

Afghanistan
66.29 years
in 2024
Sudan
66.52 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
184th
Sudan rank
182nd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 66.52 years against 66.29 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.23 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 184th and Sudan ranks 182nd of 217 countries.

Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Sudan Difference Ahead
1960s 34.9 years 50.92 years 16.03 years Sudan
1970s 39.28 years 53.06 years 13.79 years Sudan
1980s 37.98 years 53.14 years 15.16 years Sudan
1990s 50.44 years 57.02 years 6.58 years Sudan
2000s 57.74 years 59.56 years 1.82 years Sudan
2010s 62.08 years 64.25 years 2.17 years Sudan
2020s 63.96 years 65.63 years 1.66 years Sudan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Afghanistan or Sudan?
Sudan, at 66.52 years against 66.29 years in Afghanistan as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Afghanistan and Sudan?
0.23 years, with Sudan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
Afghanistan ranks 184th and Sudan ranks 182nd of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
265 places, 17,191 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.