Afghanistan vs Sudan: Life expectancy at birth, total

Afghanistan
66.29 years
in 2024
Sudan
66.52 years
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
182nd
Sudan rank
180th

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Sudan
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How they compare

Sudan currently reports 66.52 years against 66.29 years in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.232 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sudan ahead.

Globally, Afghanistan ranks 182nd and Sudan ranks 180th of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.