Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Sudan

Life expectancy at birth in Sudan in 2024 — 66.5 years. Ranked 182 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 34.2%.

2024 66.5 years +0.29% vs 2023
World rank 182of 217
Period maximum 66.5 years2024
Period minimum 49.6 years1983

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Sudan, 1960–202445505560657019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 49.6 years1962: 50.4 years1964: 50.9 years1966: 51.3 years1968: 51.8 years1970: 52.3 years1972: 52.8 years1974: 53.2 years1976: 53.3 years1978: 53.3 years1980: 54.1 years1982: 54.4 years1984: 49.8 years1986: 54.6 years1988: 55 years1990: 55.5 years1992: 56 years1994: 57 years1996: 57.6 years1998: 58.3 years2000: 58.9 years2002: 59.3 years2004: 56.8 years2006: 60.4 years2008: 61.3 years2010: 63 years2012: 63.4 years2014: 64 years2016: 64.7 years2018: 65.5 years2020: 65.1 years2022: 65.7 years2024: 66.5 years
Change over the period: +17 (+34.21%) Average annual rate: 0.46 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Sudan 66.5 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Northern Africa computed 72.3 years
Low-income countries computed 65.2 years
Life expectancy at birth — Sudan, by year Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 66.5 +0.2 +0.29%
2023 66.3 +0.6 +0.97%
2022 65.7 +1.2 +1.92%
2021 64.5 −0.7 −1.02%
2020 65.1 −0.7 −1.03%
2019 65.8 +0.3 +0.46%
2018 65.5 +0.4 +0.54%
2017 65.1 +0.5 +0.73%
2016 64.7 +0.3 +0.47%
2015 64.4 +0.4 +0.6%
2014 64 +0.5 +0.86%
2013 63.4 +0 +0.03%
2012 63.4 +0.2 +0.39%
2011 63.2 +0.2 +0.32%
2010 63 +0.3 +0.48%
2009 62.7 +1.4 +2.31%
2008 61.3 −0.2 −0.29%
2007 61.4 +1 +1.73%
2006 60.4 +3.2 +5.55%
2005 57.2 +0.5 +0.8%
2004 56.8 −1.5 −2.65%
2003 58.3 −1 −1.67%
2002 59.3 +0 +0.07%
2001 59.3 +0.3 +0.54%
2000 58.9 +0.3 +0.58%
1999 58.6 +0.3 +0.51%
1998 58.3 +0.3 +0.43%
1997 58.1 +0.4 +0.73%
1996 57.6 +0.2 +0.33%
1995 57.4 +0.4 +0.75%
1994 57 +0.9 +1.64%
1993 56.1 +0.1 +0.27%
1992 56 +0.4 +0.72%
1991 55.6 +0.1 +0.1%
1990 55.5 +0.6 +1.12%
1989 54.9 −0.1 −0.18%
1988 55 +0.2 +0.43%
1987 54.7 +0.2 +0.35%
1986 54.6 +4.5 +9.09%
1985 50 +0.2 +0.42%
1984 49.8 +0.2 +0.49%
1983 49.6 −4.8 −8.85%
1982 54.4 +0 +0.01%
1981 54.4 +0.3 +0.55%
1980 54.1 +0.7 +1.31%
1979 53.4 +0.1 +0.16%
1978 53.3 −0.2 −0.43%
1977 53.5 +0.2 +0.34%
1976 53.3 +0 +0.06%
1975 53.3 +0.2 +0.29%
1974 53.2 +0.2 +0.32%
1973 53 +0.2 +0.35%
1972 52.8 +0.3 +0.5%
1971 52.5 +0.2 +0.47%
1970 52.3 +0.3 +0.49%
1969 52 +0.3 +0.54%
1968 51.8 +0.3 +0.52%
1967 51.5 +0.2 +0.47%
1966 51.3 +0.2 +0.44%
1965 51 +0.2 +0.3%
1964 50.9 +0.1 +0.12%
1963 50.8 +0.4 +0.79%
1962 50.4 +0.5 +0.91%
1961 50 +0.4 +0.8%
1960 49.6

Northern Africa, 2024

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About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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