Male life expectancy — all countries

Male life expectancy — South Sudan

Male life expectancy in South Sudan in 2024 — 54.76 years. Ranked 215 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 110.7%.

2024 54.76 years +0.22% vs 2023
World rank 215of 217
Period maximum 56.95 years2012
Period minimum 10.65 years1988

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Male life expectancy — South Sudan, 1960–2024020406019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 25.99 years1962: 26.53 years1964: 30.29 years1966: 22.46 years1968: 22.9 years1970: 22.33 years1972: 28.63 years1974: 35.54 years1976: 36.21 years1978: 36.8 years1980: 37.47 years1982: 38.17 years1984: 30.35 years1986: 31.16 years1988: 10.65 years1990: 26.44 years1992: 19.89 years1994: 43.09 years1996: 29.88 years1998: 17.58 years2000: 46.55 years2002: 48.45 years2004: 52.54 years2006: 53.91 years2008: 55.34 years2010: 56.37 years2012: 56.95 years2014: 42.69 years2016: 33.81 years2018: 49.15 years2020: 54.84 years2022: 54.29 years2024: 54.76 years
Change over the period: +28.76 (+110.65%) Average annual rate: 1.17 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Sudan

South Sudan 54.76 years
World 71.12 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 60.68 years
Eastern Africa computed 63.09 years
Low-income countries computed 62.79 years
Male life expectancy — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 54.76 +0.12 +0.22%
2023 54.64 +0.35 +0.64%
2022 54.29 −0.08 −0.15%
2021 54.37 −0.47 −0.86%
2020 54.84 −0.89 −1.6%
2019 55.73 +6.58 +13.39%
2018 49.15 +16.75 +51.67%
2017 32.41 −1.41 −4.16%
2016 33.81 −3.12 −8.46%
2015 36.94 −5.76 −13.48%
2014 42.69 −14.14 −24.88%
2013 56.83 −0.11 −0.2%
2012 56.95 +0.63 +1.12%
2011 56.32 −0.05 −0.1%
2010 56.37 +0.55 +0.98%
2009 55.82 +0.48 +0.87%
2008 55.34 +0.73 +1.34%
2007 54.61 +0.7 +1.29%
2006 53.91 +0.52 +0.97%
2005 53.39 +0.85 +1.62%
2004 52.54 +0.77 +1.49%
2003 51.77 +3.33 +6.87%
2002 48.45 +0.94 +1.99%
2001 47.5 +0.95 +2.05%
2000 46.55 +3.34 +7.72%
1999 43.21 +25.63 +145.77%
1998 17.58 −13.32 −43.1%
1997 30.9 +1.02 +3.4%
1996 29.88 +0.68 +2.33%
1995 29.2 −13.88 −32.22%
1994 43.09 +22.96 +114.08%
1993 20.13 +0.24 +1.21%
1992 19.89 −7.01 −26.07%
1991 26.9 +0.46 +1.75%
1990 26.44 +0.31 +1.17%
1989 26.13 +15.48 +145.37%
1988 10.65 −8.25 −43.64%
1987 18.9 −12.27 −39.36%
1986 31.16 +0.35 +1.13%
1985 30.81 +0.47 +1.54%
1984 30.35 −3.32 −9.86%
1983 33.66 −4.51 −11.81%
1982 38.17 +0.37 +0.97%
1981 37.8 +0.33 +0.89%
1980 37.47 +0.35 +0.95%
1979 37.12 +0.32 +0.86%
1978 36.8 +0.35 +0.95%
1977 36.46 +0.25 +0.68%
1976 36.21 +0.31 +0.86%
1975 35.9 +0.36 +1.02%
1974 35.54 +0.43 +1.23%
1973 35.1 +6.47 +22.59%
1972 28.63 +0.34 +1.19%
1971 28.3 +5.97 +26.71%
1970 22.33 +0.22 +0.97%
1969 22.12 −0.78 −3.42%
1968 22.9 +0.23 +1.03%
1967 22.67 +0.2 +0.91%
1966 22.46 −3.47 −13.38%
1965 25.93 −4.36 −14.38%
1964 30.29 +4.93 +19.44%
1963 25.36 −1.17 −4.41%
1962 26.53 +0.29 +1.09%
1961 26.24 +0.25 +0.94%
1960 25.99

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for men. Men live shorter lives than women in practically every country in the world, and this is one of the most stable differences in all of demography — but the size of the gap varies severalfold: from two or three years in South Asia to ten and more in Eastern Europe, where excess male mortality at working ages is especially large.

Important: The aggregate for country groups is weighted by the male population rather than by the whole population: the share of men across countries ranges from 48 to 70 percent, and in countries with heavy labor migration the difference is substantial.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.