Life Expectancy at Birth in Sudan
Sudan: Life Expectancy at Birth was 66.52 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Sudan, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 66.52 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Sudan peaked at 66.52 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.56, in 1983.
That places Sudan 181st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 50.92 | 49.57 | 52.04 | 10 |
| 1970s | 53.06 | 52.29 | 53.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.14 | 49.56 | 54.98 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.02 | 55.5 | 58.61 | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.56 | 56.77 | 62.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.25 | 62.98 | 65.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.63 | 64.46 | 66.52 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sudan
- 178 Comoros, Union of the 67.02 compare
- 179 Kiribati 66.6 compare
- 180 Zambia 66.53 compare
- 182 South Africa 66.31 compare
- 183 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 66.29 compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea 66.26 compare
More gender data for Sudan
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 784,737 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 745,727 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 769,267 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 733,658 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 755,697 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Sudan?
- Life expectancy at birth in Sudan was 66.52 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 66.52 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.56 in 1983.
- How does Sudan rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Sudan ranks 181st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.