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South Sudan · Annual SERIES

Life expectancy in South Sudan

Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.

57.74years at birth
2024Observation year

+0.21% from 2023

South Sudan
Life expectancy in South Sudan, 2000–2025years at birth. Underlying figures are available in the data table.3240475461200020052010201520202025

years at birth · World Bank · Missing observations remain gaps.

Underlying data

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Life expectancy · South Sudan · years at birth
YearValueStatus & source note
2025Not availablemissing
202457.738present
202357.617present
202257.203present
202157.047present
202057.648present
201958.129present
201851.905present
201735.351present
201636.72present
201539.757present
201445.625present
201358.285present
201258.241present
201157.674present
201057.485present
200956.848present
200856.28present
200755.425present
200654.653present
200553.965present
200453.052present
200352.324present
200249.394present
200148.55present
200047.591present

Definition & method

WDI publishes period life expectancy from UN population data and national demographic sources, derived from life tables and age-specific mortality rates.

Years a newborn would be expected to live if the age-specific mortality rates in the observation year continued throughout life.

What to keep in mind

  • This summarizes mortality conditions in a year; it does not predict how long a particular baby will live.
  • It is a period life-table measure, rather than a measure of a completed birth cohort.
  • Some underlying demographic estimates are interpolated and may not capture each annual event precisely.
  • Missing years remain missing; the site does not extrapolate future life expectancy.
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