Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Sudan
Sudan: Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth was 6.35 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 6.35 for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Sudan peaked at 7.57 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.37, in 1953.
That places Sudan 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.5 | — |
| 1951 | 1.44 | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 1.41 | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 1.37 | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 1.39 | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 1.44 | +3.5% |
| 1956 | 1.55 | +7.7% |
| 1957 | 1.61 | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 1.67 | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 1.8 | +7.7% |
| 1960 | 1.8 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.77 | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 1.61 | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 2.2 | +36.7% |
| 1964 | 2.3 | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 2.5 | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 2.68 | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 2.76 | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 2.83 | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 2.86 | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.88 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.88 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.97 | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 3.02 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 3.02 | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.96 | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.99 | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.89 | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.1 | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 3.39 | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 4.04 | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 4.38 | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 3.97 | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 4.75 | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 4.92 | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 5.09 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 5.63 | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 5.73 | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6 | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 6.04 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 6.08 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.35 | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 4.91 | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 4.94 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.1 | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.46 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 5.6 | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.45 | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 5.51 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.86 | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 4.78 | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.06 | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 5.63 | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 6.43 | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 7.57 | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 7.26 | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.69 | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 5.25 | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 5.61 | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 5.09 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.21 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.34 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 5.94 | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 5.66 | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.65 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.72 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.49 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.44 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.74 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 5.56 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.54 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.35 | +14.7% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 6.35 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.25, 1.5× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 6.35 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.44, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Sudan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +36.7% | 1.61 | 2.2 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.52 | 1.37 | 1.8 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.33 | 1.61 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.01 | 2.88 | 3.39 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 | 3.97 | 6.04 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.33 | 4.86 | 6.08 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 | 4.78 | 7.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.51 | 5.09 | 5.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 | 5.54 | 6.35 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More health data for Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.63 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.6701 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 22 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0737 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Sudan?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth in Sudan was 6.35 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 in 2004.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at birth recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 in 1953.
- How does Sudan rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at birth?
- Sudan ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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