Womens life expectancy at birth in Sudan
Sudan: Womens life expectancy at birth was 69.63 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
69.63
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
195th
of 236 countries
All-time high
69.63
in 2023
All-time low
46.56
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Womens life expectancy at birth in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 69.63 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Sudan peaked at 69.63 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.56, in 1950.
Sudan ranks 195th 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.
Womens life expectancy at birth in Sudan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 46.56 | — |
| 1951 | 46.95 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 47.19 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 47.6 | +0.9% |
| 1954 | 48.01 | +0.9% |
| 1955 | 48.44 | +0.9% |
| 1956 | 48.86 | +0.9% |
| 1957 | 49.29 | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 49.7 | +0.8% |
| 1959 | 50.1 | +0.8% |
| 1960 | 50.47 | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 50.85 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 51.23 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 51.93 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 52.05 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 52.3 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 52.62 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 52.9 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 53.21 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 53.5 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 53.76 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 54.01 | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 54.32 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 54.53 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 54.69 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 54.81 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 54.87 | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 54.99 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 54.88 | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 55.12 | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 56.17 | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 56.65 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 56.44 | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 52.07 | -7.7% |
| 1984 | 52.4 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 52.7 | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 57.52 | +9.2% |
| 1987 | 57.76 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 58.15 | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 58.06 | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 58.69 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 58.34 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 58.5 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 58.67 | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 59.67 | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 60.3 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 60.56 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 60.91 | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 61.19 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 61.15 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 61.44 | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 61.91 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 62.27 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 61.71 | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 60.79 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 61.07 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 63.4 | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 64.2 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 64.22 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.37 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 65.66 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 65.92 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 66.23 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 66.57 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.96 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 67.34 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 67.68 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 68.02 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.38 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 68.64 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 68.15 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 67.35 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 68.57 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 69.63 | +1.5% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 69.63 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.36, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 69.63 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.75, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.27 | 46.56 | 50.1 | 10 |
| 1960s | 52.11 | 50.47 | 53.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.6 | 53.76 | 55.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.79 | 52.07 | 58.15 | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.8 | 58.34 | 61.19 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.64 | 60.79 | 65.37 | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.14 | 65.66 | 68.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.43 | 67.35 | 69.63 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 14,804 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.076 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Sudan?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Sudan was 69.63 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 69.63 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.56 in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Sudan ranks 195th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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