South Sudan · Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)
58.6 years2021
Unit: years. Publisher measure: Life expectancy at birth (years).
Life expectancy at birth for the country population, both sexes, under the mortality rates of the reference year.
Measurement basis: WHO modelled period life-table estimates based on sex- and age-specific mortality.
Reference-period cadence: annual.
Source update cadence: biennial. This does not establish a publication date for an individual reading.
Displayed values are rounded, with extra precision when needed to keep a positive estimate positive. Downloads retain the full numeric estimate and the publisher's original display text separately.
A “<” sign means strictly below the stated number. Numeric readings and uncertainty endpoints keep their own comparison signs. A number without a sign does not establish certainty or an observed outcome.
World Health Organization (Global Health Observatory); retrieved 2026-09-07. Retrieval time is separate from an official publisher release vintage.
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Reported estimates and uncertainty · 22 rows
Each comparison sign applies to its own reading or uncertainty endpoint. Values retain source precision. “Not reported” identifies an absent reading or uncertainty endpoint in this source capture.
| Country | Year | Reading | Lower endpoint | Upper endpoint | Publisher note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sudan | 2000 | 51.90046634 | 50.67072786 | 52.97739592 | — |
| South Sudan | 2001 | 52.94166517 | 51.60465067 | 54.22743774 | — |
| South Sudan | 2002 | 53.71928707 | 52.50348775 | 55.03916219 | — |
| South Sudan | 2003 | 54.40318481 | 53.22749372 | 55.48319532 | — |
| South Sudan | 2004 | 55.24391875 | 53.89715497 | 56.49405929 | — |
| South Sudan | 2005 | 55.89935062 | 54.9814787 | 57.00161812 | — |
| South Sudan | 2006 | 56.35280945 | 55.22597286 | 57.58339394 | — |
| South Sudan | 2007 | 57.0352965 | 55.83916047 | 58.41908678 | — |
| South Sudan | 2008 | 57.67870573 | 56.5049985 | 58.93337582 | — |
| South Sudan | 2009 | 57.82228027 | 56.54460519 | 59.13499873 | — |
| South Sudan | 2010 | 58.75152485 | 57.65907052 | 59.8472999 | — |
| South Sudan | 2011 | 58.95406766 | 57.71261736 | 60.13638913 | — |
| South Sudan | 2012 | 59.31057362 | 58.03687016 | 60.54960172 | — |
| South Sudan | 2013 | 59.03400442 | 57.92100827 | 60.28681959 | — |
| South Sudan | 2014 | 59.09264997 | 58.01584577 | 60.62837062 | — |
| South Sudan | 2015 | 59.27637583 | 58.07888296 | 60.61746406 | — |
| South Sudan | 2016 | 59.18616055 | 57.8961286 | 60.61865595 | — |
| South Sudan | 2017 | 58.88284459 | 57.47528037 | 60.06025968 | — |
| South Sudan | 2018 | 58.86129412 | 57.60234271 | 60.29070508 | — |
| South Sudan | 2019 | 58.99663561 | 57.87616447 | 60.52434226 | — |
| South Sudan | 2020 | 58.94518456 | 57.72753969 | 60.23315439 | — |
| South Sudan | 2021 | 58.57353884 | 57.17944448 | 59.7767202 | — |
One row per country, indicator and year, with raw values, source links and reuse notices. Thresholds have an empty numeric value and separate number/operator fields; value_kind distinguishes upper bounds from absent readings.