Life Expectancy at Birth in Sudan

Sudan: Life Expectancy at Birth was 66.52 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
66.52
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
181st
of 216 countries
All-time high
66.52
in 2024
All-time low
49.56
in 1983
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life Expectancy at Birth in Sudan, 1960–2024

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 178 Comoros, Union of the 67.02 compare
  2. 179 Kiribati 66.6 compare
  3. 180 Zambia 66.53 compare
  4. 182 South Africa 66.31 compare
  5. 183 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 66.29 compare
  6. 184 Papua New Guinea 66.26 compare

See the full ranking of 217 places β†’

More gender data for Sudan

All data for Sudan β†’

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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Indicator
Life Expectancy at Birth
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
217 places, 14,065 data points, 1960–2024
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Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.