Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sudan
Sudan: Probability that a man will outlive a woman was 41.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
41.0%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
79th
of 236 countries
All-time high
48.4%
in 1953
All-time low
40.8%
in 2004
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sudan, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sudan recorded 41.0% for probability that a man will outlive a woman in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sudan peaked at 48.4% in 1953 and was at its lowest, 40.8%, in 2004.
That places Sudan 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sudan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 48.3% | — |
| 1951 | 48.3% | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 48.3% | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 48.4% | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 48.3% | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 48.1% | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 48.0% | -0.1% |
| 1959 | 47.8% | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 47.8% | -0.0% |
| 1961 | 47.8% | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 47.3% | -1.4% |
| 1964 | 47.2% | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 47.0% | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 46.8% | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 46.7% | -0.2% |
| 1968 | 46.6% | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 46.6% | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 46.5% | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 46.5% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 46.3% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 46.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 46.4% | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 46.4% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 46.5% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 46.2% | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 45.9% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 45.1% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 44.7% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 44.6% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 44.4% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 44.2% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 43.3% | -2.0% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 42.8% | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 42.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 42.7% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 43.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 44.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 43.7% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 43.8% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 44.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 43.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 42.9% | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 42.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 42.6% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 43.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.9% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 41.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | -2.0% |
Sudan compared with similar countries
- Sudan's 41.0% is below the median for low income countries, which is 43.7%, 94% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Sudan's 41.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 42.6%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 48.2% | 47.8% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 47.2% | 46.6% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 46.4% | 45.9% | 46.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.0% | 42.8% | 45.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.4% | 42.7% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 40.8% | 44.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.3% | 41.9% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 41.0% | 41.8% | 4 |
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 probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sudan?
- Probability that a man will outlive a woman in Sudan was 41.0% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 48.4% in 1953.
- What is the lowest probability that a man will outlive a woman recorded in Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.8% in 2004.
- How does Sudan rank for probability that a man will outlive a woman?
- Sudan ranks 79th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is probability that a man will outlive a woman rising or falling in Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024); Bergeron-Boucher et al. (2022) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability that a man will outlive a woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability that a male will live longer than a female if both are randomly selected from the population at birth.