Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sudan
Sudan: Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages was 1.1 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
1.1
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
38th
of 236 countries
All-time high
1.14
in 2004
All-time low
1.03
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sudan stood at 1.1.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sudan peaked at 1.14 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.03, in 1953.
That places Sudan 38th 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.03 | — |
| 1951 | 1.03 | -0.2% |
| 1952 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.03 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 1.03 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 1.03 | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 1.03 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 1.04 | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 1.04 | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 1.04 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.03 | -0.3% |
| 1963 | 1.04 | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 1.05 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 1.05 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 1.05 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 1.05 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 1.06 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 1.06 | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 1.06 | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 1.06 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 1.06 | -0.2% |
| 1978 | 1.06 | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 1.07 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 1.08 | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.08 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 1.08 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 1.1 | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.1 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 1.11 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 1.11 | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 1.11 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 1.12 | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 1.12 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1.12 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 1.1 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.09 | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.09 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 1.1 | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.1 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.1 | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.1 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 1.09 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.08 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1.09 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.1 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 1.12 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.14 | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 1.13 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 1.1 | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.09 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.1 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.08 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.08 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.09 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1 | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 1.09 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.09 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.09 | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.09 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.09 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.09 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.09 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.1 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.03 | 1.03 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.05 | 1.03 | 1.06 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.06 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1 | 1.09 | 1.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1 | 1.08 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.09 | 1.08 | 1.1 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.09 | 1.09 | 1.1 | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sudan?
- Sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages in Sudan was 1.1 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 in 2004.
- What is the lowest sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.03 in 1953.
- How does Sudan rank for sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages?
- Sudan ranks 38th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex ratio in life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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 ratio in life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Ratio of period life expectancy (females/males) at a given age.