Life expectancy at birth, total in Sudan
Sudan: Life expectancy at birth, total was 66.52 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 66.52 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Sudan peaked at 66.52 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.56 years, in 1983.
Sudan ranks 180th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.92 years | 49.57 years | 52.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.06 years | 52.29 years | 53.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.14 years | 49.56 years | 54.98 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.02 years | 55.5 years | 58.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.56 years | 56.77 years | 62.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.25 years | 62.98 years | 65.8 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.63 years | 64.46 years | 66.52 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 177 Comoros 67.02 years compare
- 178 Kiribati 66.6 years compare
- 179 Zambia 66.53 years compare
- 181 South Africa 66.31 years compare
- 182 Afghanistan 66.29 years compare
- 183 Papua New Guinea 66.26 years compare
More health data for Sudan
- Population ages 65 and above, female 861,249 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 534,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 557,882 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 888,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 572,651 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 588,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 562,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 543,117 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 548,223 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Sudan?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Sudan was 66.52 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.52 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.56 years in 1983.
- How does Sudan rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Sudan ranks 180th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.