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
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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

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.