Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for South Sudan

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for South Sudan was 57.62 years. A difference of +0.42 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for South Sudan were 54.64 years and 60.63 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of South Sudan for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for South Sudan (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for South Sudan (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	28.05	25.99	30.4
1961	28.28	26.24	30.58
1962	28.51	26.53	30.72
1963	28.25	25.36	31.77
1964	32.46	30.29	34.84
1965	28.78	25.93	32.17
1966	25.63	22.46	29.7
1967	25.86	22.67	29.88
1968	26.1	22.9	30.06
1969	25.4	22.12	29.48
1970	25.63	22.33	29.67
1971	30.99	28.3	33.85
1972	31.29	28.63	34.08
1973	36.28	35.1	37.39
1974	36.59	35.53	37.58
1975	36.87	35.9	37.77
1976	37.09	36.21	37.91
1977	37.4	36.46	38.28
1978	37.59	36.8	38.32
1979	37.81	37.12	38.44
1980	38.03	37.47	38.55
1981	38.31	37.8	38.78
1982	38.68	38.17	39.13
1983	34.73	33.66	35.77
1984	31.79	30.35	33.24
1985	32.36	30.81	33.93
1986	32.82	31.16	34.5
1987	20.72	18.9	22.86
1988	10.99	10.65	11.27
1989	28.22	26.13	30.48
1990	28.63	26.44	31.01
1991	29.19	26.9	31.67
1992	21.94	19.89	24.34
1993	22.26	20.13	24.76
1994	44.86	43.09	46.52
1995	31.51	29.2	33.95
1996	32.12	29.88	34.47
1997	33.07	30.9	35.32
1998	19.05	17.58	20.68
1999	44.54	43.21	45.78
2000	47.59	46.55	48.54
2001	48.55	47.5	49.51
2002	49.39	48.45	50.27
2003	52.32	51.77	52.81
2004	53.05	52.54	53.5
2005	53.97	53.39	54.47
2006	54.65	53.91	55.33
2007	55.43	54.61	56.18
2008	56.28	55.34	57.16
2009	56.85	55.82	57.81
2010	57.49	56.37	58.55
2011	57.67	56.32	58.99
2012	58.24	56.95	59.5
2013	58.29	56.83	59.71
2014	45.63	42.69	48.81
2015	39.76	36.94	42.87
2016	36.72	33.81	39.99
2017	35.35	32.41	38.67
2018	51.91	49.15	54.67
2019	58.13	55.73	60.47
2020	57.65	54.84	60.46
2021	57.05	54.37	59.73
2022	57.2	54.29	60.13
2023	57.62	54.64	60.63