Life expectancy at birth, total in South Sudan
South Sudan: Life expectancy at birth, total was 57.74 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in South Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in South Sudan is 57.74 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in South Sudan peaked at 58.28 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 10.99 years, in 1988.
That places South Sudan 214th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 27.73 years | 25.4 years | 32.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.75 years | 25.63 years | 37.8 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.66 years | 10.99 years | 38.68 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.72 years | 19.05 years | 44.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.81 years | 47.59 years | 56.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.92 years | 35.35 years | 58.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.45 years | 57.05 years | 57.74 years | 5 |
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More health data for South Sudan
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.47 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.665 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 12,029 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,347 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 123 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 123 (2026)
- Population ages 0-14, total 4.63 million (2025)
- Population, male 49.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 138,289 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 141,133 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in South Sudan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in South Sudan was 57.74 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 58.28 years in 2013.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.99 years in 1988.
- How does South Sudan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- South Sudan ranks 214th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.