Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Sudan
Sudan: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 19.09 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.09 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
158th
of 215 countries
All-time high
19.13 years
in 2023
All-time low
15.46 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sudan, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 19.09 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Sudan peaked at 19.13 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.46 years, in 1960.
Sudan ranks 158th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Sudan, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 15.46 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 15.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 15.81 years | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 15.78 years | -0.2% |
| 1965 | 15.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 15.87 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 15.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 15.99 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 16.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 16.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 16.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 16.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 16.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 16.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 16.36 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 16.35 years | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 16.37 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 16.31 years | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 16.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 16.67 years | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 16.81 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 16.71 years | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 15.93 years | -4.6% |
| 1984 | 16.01 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 16.07 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 16.95 years | +5.5% |
| 1987 | 16.99 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 17.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 17.03 years | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 17.17 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 17 years | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 17 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 17 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17.28 years | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 17.43 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 17.45 years | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 17.5 years | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 17.56 years | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 17.46 years | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 17.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 17.63 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 17.4 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 17.08 years | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 17.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 17.78 years | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 17.97 years | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 17.92 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.24 years | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 18.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 18.33 years | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 18.48 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.57 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 18.74 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 18.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 18.93 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 18.27 years | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 17.76 years | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 18.46 years | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 19.13 years | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 19.09 years | -0.2% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 19.09 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 17.76 years, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 19.09 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.78 years | 15.46 years | 16.05 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 16.29 years | 16.12 years | 16.37 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.63 years | 15.93 years | 17.1 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.29 years | 17 years | 17.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.62 years | 17.08 years | 18.24 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.61 years | 18.29 years | 18.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.54 years | 17.76 years | 19.13 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
More gender data for Sudan
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 22,769 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.62 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 35,803 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 35,803 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.68 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 790,433 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 815,155 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 776,635 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 799,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 760,254 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Sudan?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Sudan was 19.09 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.13 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.46 years in 1960.
- How does Sudan rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Sudan ranks 158th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.