Lesotho vs South Sudan: Life expectancy at birth, total
Lesotho
57.8 years
in 2024
South Sudan
57.74 years
in 2024
Lesotho rank
211th
South Sudan rank
212th
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Lesotho
- South Sudan
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 57.8 years against 57.74 years in South Sudan, a difference of 0.06 years.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.
Globally, Lesotho ranks 211th and South Sudan ranks 212th of 215 countries.
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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.