Sex gap in life expectancy in Sudan
Sudan: Sex gap in life expectancy was 6.35 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.35 years
Change on year
up 14.7%
World rank
56th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.57 years
in 2004
All-time low
1.37 years
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 6.35 years for sex gap in life expectancy 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, sex gap in life expectancy in Sudan peaked at 7.57 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.37 years, 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.5 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.44 years | -4.0% |
| 1952 | 1.41 years | -2.0% |
| 1953 | 1.37 years | -3.0% |
| 1954 | 1.39 years | +1.5% |
| 1955 | 1.44 years | +3.5% |
| 1956 | 1.55 years | +7.7% |
| 1957 | 1.61 years | +4.3% |
| 1958 | 1.67 years | +3.5% |
| 1959 | 1.8 years | +7.7% |
| 1960 | 1.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 1.77 years | -2.0% |
| 1962 | 1.61 years | -8.8% |
| 1963 | 2.2 years | +36.7% |
| 1964 | 2.3 years | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 2.5 years | +8.3% |
| 1966 | 2.68 years | +7.3% |
| 1967 | 2.76 years | +2.9% |
| 1968 | 2.83 years | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 2.86 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 2.88 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 2.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.97 years | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 3.02 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 3.02 years | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 2.96 years | -2.0% |
| 1976 | 2.99 years | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.89 years | -3.3% |
| 1978 | 3.1 years | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 3.39 years | +9.2% |
| 1980 | 4.04 years | +19.3% |
| 1981 | 4.38 years | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 3.97 years | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 4.75 years | +19.7% |
| 1984 | 4.92 years | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 5.09 years | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 5.63 years | +10.7% |
| 1987 | 5.73 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 6 years | +4.9% |
| 1989 | 6.04 years | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 6.08 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 5.35 years | -12.0% |
| 1992 | 4.91 years | -8.2% |
| 1993 | 4.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.1 years | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 5.46 years | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 5.6 years | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 5.45 years | -2.6% |
| 1998 | 5.51 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 4.86 years | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 4.78 years | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 5.06 years | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 5.63 years | +11.3% |
| 2003 | 6.43 years | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 7.57 years | +17.8% |
| 2005 | 7.26 years | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 5.69 years | -21.6% |
| 2007 | 5.25 years | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 5.61 years | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 5.1 years | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 5.09 years | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 5.21 years | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.34 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 5.94 years | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 5.66 years | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 5.65 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.72 years | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 5.49 years | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.5 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 5.44 years | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 5.74 years | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 5.56 years | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 5.54 years | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.35 years | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.52 years | 1.37 years | 1.8 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.33 years | 1.61 years | 2.86 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 3.01 years | 2.88 years | 3.39 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.05 years | 3.97 years | 6.04 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.33 years | 4.86 years | 6.08 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.84 years | 4.78 years | 7.57 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.51 years | 5.09 years | 5.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8 years | 5.54 years | 6.35 years | 4 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 841.3 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 14,804 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 499 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Sudan?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Sudan was 6.35 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.57 years in 2004.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 years in 1953.
- How does Sudan rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Sudan ranks 56th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy 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 Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.