Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Sudan
Sudan: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 66.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 66.33 years for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Sudan peaked at 66.33 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.81 years, in 1950.
Sudan ranks 200th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.51 years | 45.81 years | 49.19 years | 10 |
| 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 | 65.4 years | 64.46 years | 66.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 197 Comoros 66.78 years compare
- 198 Kiribati 66.47 years compare
- 199 Zambia 66.35 years compare
- 201 South Africa 66.14 years compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 66.13 years compare
- 203 Afghanistan 66.03 years compare
More health data for Sudan
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 2,032 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 2,032 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 451,824 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 450,225 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 464,203 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 462,098 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 475,943 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 473,410 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Sudan?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Sudan was 66.33 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.33 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.81 years in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Sudan ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.