South Sudan - Life expectancy at birth 2017

Life expectancy falls in South Sudan

In 2017 the life expectancy in South Sudan decreased to 55.31 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 57.14 years and for men 53.46 years.

South Sudan’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 189th in 2016 to 190th in 2017.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in South Sudan over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 2016, when it was 55.54 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 2007, when it was 52.86 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
2017	57.14	53.46	55.31
2016	57.23	53.83	55.54
2015	57.18	53.93	55.57
2014	57.08	52.89	54.97
2013	57.10	54.37	55.75
2012	57.13	54.56	55.87
2011	56.30	53.54	54.94
2010	55.83	53.73	54.81
2009	55.00	52.72	53.89
2008	54.52	52.48	53.54
2007	53.84	51.80	52.86
2006	52.82	51.14	52.02
2005	52.41	50.60	51.55
2004	51.82	49.93	50.92
2003	51.23	49.18	50.25
2002	48.79	46.11	47.49
2001	48.24	45.43	46.88
2000	47.42	44.54	46.03
1999	44.89	41.48	43.22
1998	20.28	16.72	18.39
1997	34.83	29.80	32.24
1996	33.88	28.87	31.30
1995	33.59	28.49	30.95
1994	45.83	42.84	44.38
1993	25.46	20.35	22.70
1992	25.45	20.40	22.72
1991	32.65	27.83	30.15
1990	32.38	27.67	29.94
1989	32.06	27.47	29.68
1988	12.72	12.04	12.41
1987	24.47	19.75	21.91
1986	35.58	31.75	33.63
1985	35.12	31.25	33.15
1984	34.59	30.82	32.67
1983	37.06	33.93	35.49
1982	40.05	38.12	39.11
1981	39.58	37.93	38.78
1980	39.16	37.63	38.42
1979	38.57	37.22	37.92
1978	38.31	36.94	37.65
1977	37.85	36.75	37.33
1976	37.29	36.35	36.84
1975	37.30	36.14	36.75
1974	37.06	35.92	36.51
1973	37.27	35.63	36.48
1972	34.39	29.49	31.91
1971	34.16	29.10	31.58
1970	30.27	23.16	26.40
1969	30.06	22.83	26.09
1968	30.58	23.51	26.71
1967	30.43	23.17	26.41
1966	30.19	22.85	26.08
1965	32.75	26.37	29.29
1964	35.69	30.84	33.15
1963	32.53	25.79	28.83
1962	31.66	26.87	29.12
1961	31.45	26.55	28.84
1960	31.36	26.32	28.66

South Sudan - Life expectancy at birth