South Sudan vs Zambia: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 57.6 years in South Sudan and 66.4 years in Zambia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Zambia, by 8.7 years, or 1.15 times that in South Sudan.

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What the numbers say

Zambia has been higher since 2011, when it overtook South Sudan.
In 2023, South Sudan ranked 225 and Zambia ranked 192 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts South Sudan at 66.2 years and Zambia at 77.3 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

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Year	South Sudan	Zambia	World
2023	57.6	66.4	73.2
2022	57.2	65.3	72.6
2021	57.1	62.4	70.9
2020	57.7	63.4	71.9
2019	58.1	62.9	72.6
2018	51.9	62.1	72.4
2017	35.4	61.6	72.1
2016	36.7	61.1	71.9
2015	39.8	60.7	71.6
2014	45.6	60.1	71.4
2013	58.3	59.5	71.1
2012	58.2	58.7	70.8
2011	57.7	57.8	70.4
2010	57.5	56.9	70.1
2009	56.9	55.9	69.7
2008	56.3	54.8	69.3
2007	55.4	53.7	69
2006	54.7	52.7	68.6
2005	54	51.6	68.1
2004	53.1	50.5	67.7
2003	52.3	49.6	67.4
2002	49.4	48.5	67.1
2001	48.6	47.4	66.8
2000	47.6	46.6	66.4
1999	44.5	45.9	66
1998	19.1	45.7	65.7
1997	33.1	45.7	65.5
1996	32.1	45.8	65.2
1995	31.5	46.1	64.9
1994	44.9	46.3	64.3
1993	22.3	46.7	64.4
1992	21.9	47	64.3
1991	29.2	47.4	64.1
1990	28.6	48.2	64
1989	28.2	48.9	63.8
1988	11	49.7	63.4
1987	20.7	50.4	63.2
1986	32.8	51.2	62.7
1985	32.4	52	62.2
1984	31.8	52.9	61.9
1983	34.7	53.7	61.5
1982	38.7	54.4	61.3
1981	38.3	55	60.9
1980	38	55.5	60.5
1979	37.8	56.1	60.2
1978	37.6	56.3	59.5
1977	37.4	56.3	59.2
1976	37.1	56.1	58.6
1975	36.9	55.7	58.3
1974	36.6	55.4	58.1
1973	36.3	54.9	57.7
1972	31.3	54.4	57.2
1971	31	53.9	56
1970	25.6	53.4	56.3
1969	25.4	53	56
1968	26.1	52.7	55.6
1967	25.9	52.5	55.1
1966	25.6	52.3	54.6
1965	28.8	52.1	54
1964	32.5	51.2	54.3
1963	28.3	51.6	53.7
1962	28.5	51.3	53.2
1961	28.3	51	50.4
1960	28.1	50.7	47.8
1959	27.8	50.3	49.6
1958	27.6	49.9	51.6
1957	30.9	49.5	51.1
1956	31.6	49.1	50.7
1955	32	48.8	50.2
1954	31.7	48.4	49.7
1953	31.4	48	48.8
1952	31	47.6	48.2
1951	30.6	47.2	47.1
1950	30.2	46.8	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	South Sudan	Zambia	World
2024	57.756.1–59.2	66.565.2–67.9	73.3
2025	57.955.6–60.1	66.764.8–68.8	73.5
2026	5855.1–60.7	66.964.5–69.3	73.8
2027	58.154.7–61.2	67.164.3–69.8	73.9
2028	58.254.4–61.7	67.264.1–70.3	74.1
2029	58.354.3–62.1	67.464.1–70.7	74.2
2030	58.554.2–62.6	67.563.7–71.2	74.4
2031	58.654–62.7	67.763.7–71.5	74.5
2032	58.753.9–63.2	67.963.6–71.7	74.7
2033	58.853.6–63.6	6863.6–72.2	74.8
2034	58.953.7–63.9	68.263.4–72.6	75
2035	5953.4–64.1	68.363.5–72.8	75.1
2036	59.153.2–64.4	68.563.3–73.2	75.3
2037	59.353.3–64.9	68.663.1–73.7	75.4
2038	59.453.2–65.2	68.863.1–74	75.5
2039	59.553.1–65.5	68.963.1–74.1	75.7
2040	59.653–65.8	69.163–74.5	75.8
2041	59.852.8–66	69.263.1–74.8	75.9
2042	59.952.8–66.3	69.463–75	76.1
2043	6052.6–66.5	69.563–75.6	76.2
2044	60.152.6–66.8	69.663–75.7	76.3
2045	60.252.6–67.1	69.863–76	76.5
2046	60.452.6–67.5	69.963–76.2	76.6
2047	60.552.4–67.7	70.162.9–76.5	76.7
2048	60.652.3–67.8	70.263–76.8	76.8
2049	60.752.1–67.9	70.463.1–77.1	76.9
2050	60.852.2–68.3	70.562.9–77.4	77
2051	60.952.1–68.4	70.662.9–77.8	77.1
2052	6152–68.7	70.863–77.8	77.2
2053	61.152.2–68.6	70.962.8–78.2	77.3
2054	61.252.3–68.9	71.162.8–78.5	77.4
2055	61.352.4–69.5	71.262.7–78.7	77.6
2056	61.551.9–69.2	71.362.7–78.9	77.7
2057	61.651.9–69.4	71.562.8–79.1	77.8
2058	61.751.9–69.8	71.663–79.5	77.9
2059	61.851.9–70.3	71.863.3–79.6	78
2060	61.951.6–70.5	71.963–79.9	78.1
2061	6251.8–70.6	7263.2–80.1	78.2
2062	62.151.8–70.8	72.263.3–80.3	78.3
2063	62.351.7–70.9	72.363.3–80.5	78.4
2064	62.451.5–71.1	72.463–80.6	78.5
2065	62.551.5–71.3	72.662.7–80.8	78.6
2066	62.651.7–71.3	72.763.2–81.1	78.7
2067	62.751.7–71.5	72.863.2–81.3	78.8
2068	62.851.7–71.9	7363.4–81.5	78.9
2069	62.952–72.2	73.163.3–81.6	79
2070	6351.7–72.3	73.363.3–81.8	79.1
2071	63.251.7–72.3	73.463.3–82	79.2
2072	63.351.9–72.5	73.563.3–82.3	79.3
2073	63.451.8–72.8	73.763.3–82.5	79.4
2074	63.551.8–73.1	73.863.2–82.4	79.4
2075	63.651.8–73.4	73.963.2–82.8	79.5
2076	63.751.7–73.7	74.163.1–83	79.6
2077	63.851.6–73.8	74.263.3–83.2	79.7
2078	63.951.9–73.8	74.363.3–83.7	79.8
2079	6451.6–74	74.563.4–83.9	79.9
2080	64.151.6–74.5	74.663.4–84.2	80
2081	64.251.3–74.6	74.763.2–84.2	80.1
2082	64.451.4–74.9	74.963.2–84.2	80.2
2083	64.551.3–75.2	7563.1–84.3	80.3
2084	64.651.1–74.9	75.263.3–84.7	80.3
2085	64.751.2–75	75.363.5–84.9	80.4
2086	64.851.3–75.4	75.463.6–85	80.5
2087	64.951.4–75.7	75.663.4–85.3	80.6
2088	6551.2–75.5	75.763–85.4	80.7
2089	65.151.1–75.9	75.963–85.5	80.8
2090	65.250.9–76.3	7662.9–85.8	80.9
2091	65.351–76.4	76.162.8–85.7	81
2092	65.451–76.7	76.363.3–86	81
2093	65.451.4–76.9	76.463.4–86.2	81.1
2094	65.651.2–77.1	76.563.5–86.3	81.2
2095	65.751.2–77.5	76.763.5–86.2	81.3
2096	65.851.2–77.4	76.863.4–86.6	81.4
2097	65.951.3–77.4	76.963.7–86.8	81.5
2098	6651.5–77.6	77.164–87.1	81.6
2099	66.151.2–77.6	77.264.1–87.4	81.7
2100	66.251.3–77.7	77.364.1–87.6	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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