Life expectancy vs. health spending in Sudan
Sudan: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 66.33 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. health spending in Sudan is 66.33 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Sudan peaked at 66.33 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.81 years, in 1950.
Sudan ranks 200th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 47.51 years | 45.81 years | 49.19 years | 10 |
| 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 | 65.4 years | 64.46 years | 66.33 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 197 Comoros 66.78 years compare
- 198 Kiribati 66.47 years compare
- 199 Zambia 66.35 years compare
- 201 South Africa 66.14 years compare
- 202 Papua New Guinea 66.13 years compare
- 203 Afghanistan 66.03 years compare
More health data for Sudan
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 548,223 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 557,882 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 3.5% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 888,556 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 3.3% (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 562,157 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 577,291 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 588,428 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 534,398 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 572,651 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Sudan?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Sudan was 66.33 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.33 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.81 years in 1950.
- How does Sudan rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Sudan ranks 200th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.