Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sudan

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Sudan was 66.33 years. A difference of +0.64 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Sudan were 63.27 years and 69.63 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 Sudan for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sudan (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Sudan (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	49.57	48.67	50.47
1961	49.96	49.09	50.86
1962	50.42	49.62	51.23
1963	50.82	49.73	51.93
1964	50.88	49.75	52.05
1965	51.03	49.81	52.3
1966	51.25	49.94	52.62
1967	51.5	50.15	52.9
1968	51.76	50.38	53.21
1969	52.04	50.64	53.5
1970	52.29	50.88	53.76
1971	52.54	51.13	54.01
1972	52.8	51.35	54.32
1973	52.99	51.51	54.53
1974	53.16	51.68	54.69
1975	53.31	51.86	54.81
1976	53.34	51.88	54.87
1977	53.52	52.1	55
1978	53.29	51.77	54.88
1979	53.37	51.73	55.12
1980	54.07	52.13	56.17
1981	54.37	52.28	56.65
1982	54.38	52.47	56.44
1983	49.56	47.32	52.07
1984	49.81	47.48	52.4
1985	50.01	47.61	52.7
1986	54.56	51.89	57.52
1987	54.75	52.03	57.76
1988	54.98	52.14	58.15
1989	54.88	52.02	58.06
1990	55.5	52.61	58.69
1991	55.55	52.99	58.34
1992	55.95	53.59	58.5
1993	56.1	53.73	58.67
1994	57.02	54.58	59.67
1995	57.45	54.84	60.3
1996	57.64	54.97	60.56
1997	58.06	55.46	60.91
1998	58.31	55.68	61.19
1999	58.61	56.28	61.15
2000	58.95	56.66	61.44
2001	59.26	56.85	61.91
2002	59.31	56.63	62.27
2003	58.32	55.28	61.71
2004	56.77	53.22	60.79
2005	57.23	53.81	61.07
2006	60.4	57.71	63.4
2007	61.44	58.96	64.21
2008	61.26	58.61	64.22
2009	62.68	60.27	65.37
2010	62.98	60.57	65.66
2011	63.18	60.71	65.92
2012	63.43	60.9	66.24
2013	63.44	60.62	66.57
2014	63.99	61.3	66.96
2015	64.38	61.69	67.34
2016	64.68	61.96	67.68
2017	65.15	62.53	68.02
2018	65.5	62.88	68.38
2019	65.8	63.21	68.64
2020	65.12	62.41	68.15
2021	64.46	61.8	67.35
2022	65.69	63.03	68.57
2023	66.33	63.27	69.63