Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Sudan
Sudan: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 66.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.52 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
183rd
of 218 countries
All-time high
66.52 years
in 2024
All-time low
49.56 years
in 1983
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, total in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 66.52 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Sudan peaked at 66.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.56 years, in 1983.
Sudan ranks 183rd of 218 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 49.57 years | — |
| 1961 | 49.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 50.42 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 50.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 50.88 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 51.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 51.25 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 51.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 51.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 52.04 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 52.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 52.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 52.8 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 52.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 53.16 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 53.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 53.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 53.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 53.29 years | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 53.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 54.07 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 54.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 54.38 years | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 49.56 years | -8.9% |
| 1984 | 49.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 50.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 54.56 years | +9.1% |
| 1987 | 54.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 54.98 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 54.88 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 55.5 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 55.55 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 55.95 years | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 56.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 57.02 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 57.45 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 57.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.06 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 58.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 58.61 years | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 58.95 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 59.26 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 59.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 58.32 years | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 56.77 years | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 57.23 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 60.4 years | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 61.44 years | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 61.26 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 62.68 years | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 62.98 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 63.18 years | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 63.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 63.99 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 64.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.15 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 65.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 65.8 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 65.12 years | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 64.46 years | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.69 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 66.33 years | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 66.52 years | +0.3% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 66.52 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.84 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 66.52 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.92 years | 49.57 years | 52.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.06 years | 52.29 years | 53.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.14 years | 49.56 years | 54.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.02 years | 55.5 years | 58.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.56 years | 56.77 years | 62.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.25 years | 62.98 years | 65.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.63 years | 64.46 years | 66.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 180 Comoros 67.02 years compare
- 181 Kiribati 66.6 years compare
- 182 Zambia 66.53 years compare
- 184 South Africa 66.31 years compare
- 185 Afghanistan 66.29 years compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 66.26 years compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Sudan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Sudan was 66.52 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.56 years in 1983.
- How does Sudan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Sudan ranks 183rd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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.