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Life expectancy at age 15 in South Sudan

South Sudan: Life expectancy at age 15 was 70.55 years in 2100. ▲ Rising

Latest (2100)
70.55 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
234th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.55 years
in 2100
All-time low
37.76 years
in 1987
Years of data
151
1950–2100

Life expectancy at age 15 in South Sudan, 1950–2100

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Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in South Sudan stood at 70.55 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in South Sudan peaked at 70.55 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 37.76 years, in 1987.

That places South Sudan 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 53.49 years 49.41 years 55.13 years 10
1960s 48.91 years 45.89 years 54.17 years 10
1970s 55.05 years 46.04 years 57.51 years 10
1980s 50.55 years 37.76 years 57.87 years 10
1990s 47.26 years 38.38 years 61.21 years 10
2000s 64.29 years 61.42 years 66.29 years 10
2010s 62.05 years 53.91 years 66.87 years 10
2020s 65.94 years 65.23 years 66.31 years 10
2030s 66.65 years 66.36 years 66.93 years 10
2040s 67.29 years 66.99 years 67.56 years 10
2050s 67.9 years 67.63 years 68.18 years 10
2060s 68.51 years 68.24 years 68.78 years 10
2070s 69.11 years 68.84 years 69.37 years 10
2080s 69.69 years 69.43 years 69.95 years 10
2090s 70.24 years 70 years 70.5 years 10
2100s 70.55 years 70.55 years 70.55 years 1

Countries ranked near South Sudan

  1. 231 Central African Republic 73.36 years compare
  2. 232 Nauru 72.43 years compare
  3. 233 Somalia 72.1 years compare
  4. 235 Chad 70.17 years compare
  5. 236 Nigeria 69.86 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at age 15 in South Sudan?
Life expectancy at age 15 in South Sudan was 70.55 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in South Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 70.55 years in 2100.
What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in South Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was 37.76 years in 1987.
How does South Sudan rank for life expectancy at age 15?
South Sudan ranks 234th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in South Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Sudan data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at age 15
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 36,894 data points, 1751–2100
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.