South Sudan - Life expectancy at birth 2023

Life expectancy of South Sudan goes up to 57.62 years

In 2023 the life expectancy in South Sudan increased to 57.62 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 60.63 years and for men 54.64 years.

South Sudan’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 190th in 2022 to 191th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in South Sudan over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 57.2 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 58.29 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in South Sudan. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about South Sudan in South sudanese economy.

South Sudan - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	60.63	54.64	57.62
2022	60.13	54.29	57.20
2021	59.73	54.37	57.05
2020	60.46	54.84	57.65
2019	60.47	55.73	58.13
2018	54.67	49.15	51.91
2017	38.68	32.41	35.35
2016	39.99	33.81	36.72
2015	42.87	36.94	39.76
2014	48.81	42.69	45.63
2013	59.71	56.83	58.29
2012	59.50	56.95	58.24
2011	58.99	56.32	57.67
2010	58.55	56.37	57.49
2009	57.81	55.82	56.85
2008	57.16	55.34	56.28
2007	56.18	54.61	55.43
2006	55.33	53.91	54.65
2005	54.47	53.39	53.97
2004	53.50	52.54	53.05
2003	52.81	51.77	52.32
2002	50.27	48.45	49.39
2001	49.51	47.50	48.55
2000	48.54	46.55	47.59
1999	45.78	43.21	44.54
1998	20.68	17.58	19.05
1997	35.32	30.90	33.07
1996	34.47	29.88	32.12
1995	33.95	29.20	31.51
1994	46.52	43.09	44.86
1993	24.76	20.13	22.26
1992	24.34	19.89	21.94
1991	31.67	26.90	29.19
1990	31.01	26.44	28.63
1989	30.48	26.13	28.22
1988	11.27	10.65	10.99
1987	22.86	18.90	20.72
1986	34.50	31.16	32.82
1985	33.93	30.81	32.36
1984	33.25	30.35	31.79
1983	35.77	33.66	34.73
1982	39.13	38.17	38.68
1981	38.78	37.80	38.31
1980	38.55	37.47	38.03
1979	38.44	37.12	37.81
1978	38.32	36.80	37.59
1977	38.28	36.46	37.40
1976	37.91	36.21	37.09
1975	37.77	35.90	36.87
1974	37.58	35.54	36.59
1973	37.39	35.10	36.28
1972	34.08	28.63	31.29
1971	33.85	28.30	30.99
1970	29.67	22.33	25.63
1969	29.48	22.12	25.40
1968	30.06	22.90	26.10
1967	29.88	22.67	25.86
1966	29.70	22.46	25.63
1965	32.17	25.93	28.78
1964	34.84	30.29	32.46
1963	31.77	25.36	28.25
1962	30.72	26.53	28.51
1961	30.58	26.24	28.28
1960	30.40	25.99	28.05

South Sudan - Life expectancy at birth