Sudan vs Türkiye: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 66.3 years in Sudan and 77.2 years in Türkiye, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Türkiye, by 10.8 years, or 1.16 times that in Sudan.

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What the numbers say

Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Sudan ranked 193 and Türkiye ranked 87 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Sudan at 78.1 years and Türkiye at 88.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Sudan	Türkiye	World
2023	66.3	77.2	73.2
2022	65.7	77.6	72.6
2021	64.5	75.7	70.9
2020	65.1	76.5	71.9
2019	65.8	77.7	72.6
2018	65.5	77.5	72.4
2017	65.2	77	72.1
2016	64.7	76.6	71.9
2015	64.4	76.5	71.6
2014	64	76.5	71.4
2013	63.4	76.2	71.1
2012	63.4	75.6	70.8
2011	63.2	74.8	70.4
2010	63	75	70.1
2009	62.7	74.7	69.7
2008	61.3	74.4	69.3
2007	61.4	74.1	69
2006	60.4	73.8	68.6
2005	57.2	73.5	68.1
2004	56.8	73.2	67.7
2003	58.3	72.9	67.4
2002	59.3	72.6	67.1
2001	59.3	72.3	66.8
2000	59	71.9	66.4
1999	58.6	70.8	66
1998	58.3	71.1	65.7
1997	58.1	70.7	65.5
1996	57.6	70.3	65.2
1995	57.5	69.7	64.9
1994	57	69.4	64.3
1993	56.1	69	64.4
1992	56	68.6	64.3
1991	55.6	68.3	64.1
1990	55.5	67.8	64
1989	54.9	67.4	63.8
1988	55	66.9	63.4
1987	54.8	66.4	63.2
1986	54.6	65.9	62.7
1985	50	65.3	62.2
1984	49.8	64.8	61.9
1983	49.6	64.3	61.5
1982	54.4	63.7	61.3
1981	54.4	63.2	60.9
1980	54.1	62.7	60.5
1979	53.4	62.2	60.2
1978	53.3	61.6	59.5
1977	53.5	60.9	59.2
1976	53.3	60	58.6
1975	53.3	59.5	58.3
1974	53.2	59	58.1
1973	53	58.5	57.7
1972	52.8	58	57.2
1971	52.5	57.2	56
1970	52.3	56.7	56.3
1969	52	56.2	56
1968	51.8	55.6	55.6
1967	51.5	55.2	55.1
1966	51.3	54.6	54.6
1965	51	54.1	54
1964	50.9	53.6	54.3
1963	50.8	53.1	53.7
1962	50.4	52.4	53.2
1961	50	51.6	50.4
1960	49.6	50.8	47.8
1959	49.2	50.1	49.6
1958	48.9	49.2	51.6
1957	48.5	49.2	51.1
1956	48.1	49.5	50.7
1955	47.7	49.1	50.2
1954	47.3	48.8	49.7
1953	46.9	48.2	48.8
1952	46.5	48.1	48.2
1951	46.2	47.6	47.1
1950	45.8	47.3	46.4
1947	–	38.1	–
1942	–	31.3	–
1937	–	35.4	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Sudan	Türkiye	World
2024	66.565.1–67.9	77.476–78.9	73.3
2025	66.764.8–68.6	77.876.1–79.5	73.5
2026	66.964.5–69.2	78.476.4–80.4	73.8
2027	67.164.1–69.8	78.676.2–80.8	73.9
2028	67.364–70.3	78.876.2–81.2	74.1
2029	67.464–70.8	7976.1–81.5	74.2
2030	67.663.7–71.1	79.176.1–81.7	74.4
2031	67.863.8–71.6	79.376.1–82.2	74.5
2032	6863.7–71.8	79.576.1–82.5	74.7
2033	68.163.6–72.2	79.776.1–82.9	74.8
2034	68.363.5–72.5	79.976.1–83.2	75
2035	68.563.7–73	8076.3–83.4	75.1
2036	68.663.7–73.3	80.276.3–83.7	75.3
2037	68.863.5–73.5	80.476.2–83.9	75.4
2038	6963.4–74	80.576.3–84	75.5
2039	69.163.5–74.2	80.776.3–84.4	75.7
2040	69.363.5–74.4	80.976.3–84.6	75.8
2041	69.563.5–74.6	8176.4–84.7	75.9
2042	69.663.6–74.9	81.276.6–85	76.1
2043	69.863.5–75.2	81.476.6–85.3	76.2
2044	69.963.9–75.5	81.576.7–85.6	76.3
2045	70.163.9–75.8	81.776.8–85.8	76.5
2046	70.364–76	81.977.1–86.1	76.6
2047	70.463.9–76.4	8277.1–86.2	76.7
2048	70.663.9–76.6	82.277–86.4	76.8
2049	70.763.8–76.8	82.377.1–86.7	76.9
2050	70.963.9–77.1	82.577.2–86.9	77
2051	7163.7–77.3	82.677.2–87	77.1
2052	71.263.9–77.7	82.877.3–87.3	77.2
2053	71.363.7–78	82.977.4–87.4	77.3
2054	71.563.9–78.1	83.177.5–87.6	77.4
2055	71.664.1–78.5	83.277.6–87.8	77.6
2056	71.863.8–78.6	83.477.6–87.9	77.7
2057	71.963.9–78.9	83.577.7–88.2	77.8
2058	72.164.2–79.2	83.677.9–88.4	77.9
2059	72.264.2–79.2	83.878–88.6	78
2060	72.364.3–79.6	83.978–88.8	78.1
2061	72.564.4–79.9	8477.9–89	78.2
2062	72.664.3–80.2	84.278.1–89.2	78.3
2063	72.864.2–80.2	84.378–89.3	78.4
2064	72.964.4–80.6	84.478–89.5	78.5
2065	73.164.3–80.7	84.678.3–89.7	78.6
2066	73.264.2–80.9	84.778.3–89.7	78.7
2067	73.364.4–81.2	84.878.4–90	78.8
2068	73.564.4–81.6	84.978.4–90.5	78.9
2069	73.664.6–81.9	85.178.7–90.6	79
2070	73.864.7–82.2	85.278.8–90.7	79.1
2071	73.964.6–82.5	85.378.9–90.8	79.2
2072	74.164.6–82.6	85.478.8–91	79.3
2073	74.264.4–82.6	85.678.9–91.1	79.4
2074	74.464.8–82.9	85.779.1–91.2	79.4
2075	74.564.5–83.1	85.879.4–91.6	79.5
2076	74.764.7–83.2	85.979.3–91.8	79.6
2077	74.864.7–83.4	86.179.3–91.9	79.7
2078	74.964.6–83.6	86.279.6–92.1	79.8
2079	75.164.5–83.7	86.379.5–92.3	79.9
2080	75.264.6–84.1	86.479.6–92.4	80
2081	75.464.7–84.3	86.579.9–92.7	80.1
2082	75.564.7–84.5	86.680.1–92.7	80.2
2083	75.764.9–84.6	86.780.1–93	80.3
2084	75.865.2–85	86.980.1–93	80.3
2085	7665.2–85	8780–93.2	80.4
2086	76.165.4–85	87.180.3–93.5	80.5
2087	76.265.5–85.1	87.280.4–93.6	80.6
2088	76.465.3–85.2	87.380.7–93.8	80.7
2089	76.565–85.6	87.480.7–94	80.8
2090	76.765.4–85.9	87.580.9–94	80.9
2091	76.865.2–86	87.680.9–94.2	81
2092	7765.2–86.1	87.880.9–94.4	81
2093	77.165.2–85.9	87.981.2–94.7	81.1
2094	77.265.2–86.1	8881.1–94.6	81.2
2095	77.465.4–86.3	88.181.1–94.8	81.3
2096	77.565.5–86.6	88.281.2–95	81.4
2097	77.765.7–86.7	88.381.4–95.3	81.5
2098	77.865.7–86.8	88.481.5–95.3	81.6
2099	7865.6–86.8	88.581.4–95.6	81.7
2100	78.165.5–87	88.681.6–95.9	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.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
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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