South Sudan Life Expectancy 1950-2024

Chart and table of South Sudan life expectancy from 1950 to 2024. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current life expectancy for South Sudan in 2024 is 58.99 years, a 0.43% increase from 2023.
  • The life expectancy for South Sudan in 2023 was 58.74 years, a 0.45% increase from 2022.
  • The life expectancy for South Sudan in 2022 was 58.48 years, a 0.45% increase from 2021.
  • The life expectancy for South Sudan in 2021 was 58.21 years, a 0.46% increase from 2020.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy
Country Name 2024 Life Expectancy
Nepal 71.97
Tajikistan 71.94
Rwanda 70.27
Senegal 69.11
Madagascar 68.51
Ethiopia 68.12
Eritrea 67.77
Tanzania 66.67
Yemen 66.59
Afghanistan 66.25
Malawi 66.00
Haiti 65.25
Liberia 65.25
Comoros 65.22
Uganda 64.67
Niger 63.95
Gambia 63.55
Burkina Faso 63.34
Benin 63.10
Burundi 63.03
Guinea 62.93
Mozambique 62.51
Zimbabwe 62.41
Togo 62.40
Mali 60.86
Guinea-Bissau 59.67
South Sudan 58.99
Somalia 58.61
Sierra Leone 56.27
Chad 55.44
Central African Republic 54.68
South Sudan - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year Life Expectancy Growth Rate
2024 58.99 0.430%
2023 58.74 0.450%
2022 58.48 0.450%
2021 58.21 0.460%
2020 57.95 0.460%
2019 57.68 0.460%
2018 57.42 0.480%
2017 57.15 0.480%
2016 56.88 0.480%
2015 56.60 0.480%
2014 56.33 0.490%
2013 56.06 1.000%
2012 55.50 1.010%
2011 54.95 1.020%
2010 54.39 1.030%
2009 53.84 1.040%
2008 53.28 1.170%
2007 52.66 1.190%
2006 52.04 1.200%
2005 51.43 1.220%
2004 50.81 1.230%
2003 50.19 0.810%
2002 49.79 0.820%
2001 49.38 0.820%
2000 48.98 0.830%
1999 48.57 0.840%
1998 48.17 1.200%
1997 47.60 1.210%
1996 47.03 1.230%
1995 46.46 1.240%
1994 45.89 1.260%
1993 45.32 1.570%
1992 44.62 1.600%
1991 43.92 1.620%
1990 43.21 1.650%
1989 42.51 1.680%
1988 41.81 1.140%
1987 41.34 1.150%
1986 40.87 1.170%
1985 40.39 1.180%
1984 39.92 1.200%
1983 39.45 0.390%
1982 39.30 0.390%
1981 39.14 0.390%
1980 38.99 0.400%
1979 38.83 0.400%
1978 38.68 1.030%
1977 38.28 1.050%
1976 37.89 1.060%
1975 37.49 1.070%
1974 37.10 1.080%
1973 36.70 1.000%
1972 36.34 1.010%
1971 35.97 1.020%
1970 35.61 1.030%
1969 35.24 1.040%
1968 34.88 1.250%
1967 34.45 1.260%
1966 34.02 1.280%
1965 33.59 1.300%
1964 33.16 1.310%
1963 32.73 1.320%
1962 32.30 1.340%
1961 31.87 1.360%
1960 31.45 1.380%
1959 31.02 1.400%
1958 30.59 1.770%
1957 30.06 1.800%
1956 29.53 1.830%
1955 28.99 1.870%
1954 28.46 1.900%
1953 27.93 1.940%
1952 27.40 1.980%
1951 26.87 2.020%
1950 26.33 0.000%