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Life Expectancy in China vs South Sudan (1950-2025)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 78.4 years in China vs 57.9 in South Sudan. China is ranked 55/197 by life expectancy, and South Sudan is 195/197. In China, the life expectancy is 75.7 years for males and 81.2 years for females. In South Sudan, it's 54.9 years for males and 60.9 years for females.

The drop in life expectancy in China in 1959–1961 was caused by mass starvation, disease, and social disruption resulting from the Great Leap Forward’s policy failures, poor agricultural management, and adverse weather, leading to 15–30 million excess deaths.

China vs South Sudan life expectancy at birth by year chart

China
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
Year Life expectancy, years
China South Sudan
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1950 43.8 42.2 45.7 30.2 28.1 32.7
1951 44.6 42.9 46.4 30.6 28.5 33.2
1952 45.3 43.7 47.2 31 28.9 33.4
1953 45.9 44.4 47.7 31.4 29.3 33.8
1954 46.8 45.1 48.6 31.7 29.6 34.1
1955 47.2 45.5 49.2 32 30 34.3
1956 47.8 46 49.8 31.6 29.5 34.1
1957 48.4 46.6 50.4 30.9 28.8 33.3
1958 48.8 47 50.9 27.6 25.5 30
1959 40.2 38.6 42 27.8 25.8 30.2
1960 33.4 32.2 34.9 28.1 26 30.4
1961 40.2 38.6 41.9 28.3 26.2 30.6
1962 51 48.9 53.2 28.5 26.5 30.7
1963 51.7 49.7 53.9 28.2 25.4 31.8
1964 52.3 50.3 54.5 32.5 30.3 34.8
1965 53 51 55.2 28.8 25.9 32.2
1966 53.7 51.7 55.8 25.6 22.5 29.7
1967 54.4 52.4 56.5 25.9 22.7 29.9
1968 55.2 53.3 57.2 26.1 22.9 30.1
1969 56 54.1 58 25.4 22.1 29.5
1970 56.8 54.9 58.8 25.6 22.3 29.7
1971 57.7 55.9 59.6 31 28.3 33.9
1972 58.6 56.7 60.5 31.3 28.6 34.1
1973 59.5 57.6 61.5 36.3 35.1 37.4
1974 60.2 58.2 62.3 36.6 35.5 37.6
1975 61 58.9 63.1 36.9 35.9 37.8
1976 61.2 59.2 63.3 37.1 36.2 37.9
1977 62.5 60.3 64.7 37.4 36.5 38.3
1978 63.1 60.9 65.3 37.6 36.8 38.3
1979 63.7 61.5 65.9 37.8 37.1 38.4
1980 64.2 62.1 66.5 38 37.5 38.5
1981 64.8 62.6 67.1 38.3 37.8 38.8
1982 65.2 63 67.6 38.7 38.2 39.1
1983 65.7 63.5 68.1 34.7 33.7 35.8
1984 66.1 63.9 68.5 31.8 30.3 33.2
1985 66.5 64.2 68.9 32.4 30.8 33.9
1986 66.9 64.6 69.3 32.8 31.2 34.5
1987 67.3 64.9 69.7 20.7 18.9 22.9
1988 67.6 65.2 70.1 11 10.6 11.3
1989 67.9 65.6 70.4 28.2 26.1 30.5
1990 68.2 65.9 70.6 28.6 26.4 31
1991 68.6 66.3 71 29.2 26.9 31.7
1992 69.1 66.8 71.5 21.9 19.9 24.3
1993 69.5 67.1 72 22.3 20.1 24.8
1994 69.8 67.4 72.4 44.9 43.1 46.5
1995 70.4 67.9 73 31.5 29.2 34
1996 70.8 68.3 73.5 32.1 29.9 34.5
1997 71.2 68.7 73.9 33.1 30.9 35.3
1998 71.6 69.1 74.2 19 17.6 20.7
1999 72 69.5 74.5 44.5 43.2 45.8
2000 72.3 69.8 74.9 47.6 46.5 48.5
2001 72.7 70.2 75.3 48.6 47.5 49.5
2002 73 70.6 75.7 49.4 48.4 50.3
2003 73.4 70.9 76 52.3 51.8 52.8
2004 73.7 71.3 76.4 53.1 52.5 53.5
2005 74.1 71.6 76.8 54 53.4 54.5
2006 74.4 71.9 77.1 54.7 53.9 55.3
2007 74.8 72.3 77.4 55.4 54.6 56.2
2008 74.8 72.4 77.5 56.3 55.3 57.2
2009 75.3 72.8 78 56.8 55.8 57.8
2010 75.7 73.2 78.3 57.5 56.4 58.5
2011 75.9 73.3 78.6 57.7 56.3 59
2012 76.2 73.6 79 58.2 56.9 59.5
2013 76.5 73.9 79.2 58.3 56.8 59.7
2014 76.7 74.1 79.5 45.6 42.7 48.8
2015 77 74.4 79.8 39.8 36.9 42.9
2016 77.2 74.6 80.1 36.7 33.8 40
2017 77.2 74.4 80.3 35.4 32.4 38.7
2018 77.7 75 80.6 51.9 49.2 54.7
2019 77.9 75.3 80.7 58.1 55.7 60.5
2020 78 75.2 81 57.6 54.8 60.5
2021 78.1 75.5 80.9 57 54.4 59.7
2022 78.2 75.5 81.1 57.2 54.3 60.1
2023 78 75.2 80.9 57.6 54.6 60.6
2024 78 75.2 81 57.7 54.8 60.7
2025 78.4 75.7 81.2 57.9 54.9 60.9

Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire life. It is a snapshot reflecting mortality rates at a given year that does not account for any future changes in these rates.

Healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 68.6 years in China and 50.5 in South Sudan. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 16.2 healthy years in China and 11 in South Sudan.

China vs South Sudan life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator assesses the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on the current age for both males and females in China and South Sudan, also providing mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2025 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
49.6 vs 39.1 years

Mean expected age of death:
79.6 vs 69.1 years

Median expected age of death:
81.9 vs 72.0 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
China South Sudan
Male Female Male Female
40 98.9% 99.4% 92.9% 95.3%
50 96.4% 98.1% 83.8% 89.0%
60 90.2% 95.2% 70.4% 79.4%
65 84.1% 92.1% 61.0% 71.7%
70 75.4% 87.3% 49.2% 61.1%
75 63.2% 79.1% 35.3% 47.1%
80 47.5% 66.6% 20.9% 31.0%
85 28.7% 47.6% 9.2% 15.8%
90 12.2% 26.2% 2.6% 5.6%
95 2.7% 8.7% 0.3% 1.2%
100 0.2% 1.3% 0.0% 0.1%

Remaining life expectancy by current age

Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. An adult has already survived early-age mortality causes and is expected to have a longer lifespan than calculated from birth.

The life expectancy from current ages in China vs South Sudan: 79.6 years vs 69.1 at 30, 82.9 vs 78 at 65, 87.9 vs 85.6 at 80 — significantly higher than the 78.4 vs 57.9 years calculated at birth.

The chart and table below account for the remaining lifespan and display total life expectancy by age and gender in China and South Sudan.

China
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
China South Sudan
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 78.4 75.7 81.2 57.9 54.9 60.9
1 78.8 76.2 81.7 61.7 58.8 64.6
2 78.9 76.2 81.7 62.4 59.4 65.4
3 78.9 76.2 81.8 63 60 66
4 78.9 76.2 81.8 63.5 60.5 66.5
5 79 76.3 81.8 64 61 66.9
6 79 76.3 81.8 64.3 61.4 67.3
7 79 76.3 81.8 64.7 61.7 67.5
8 79 76.3 81.9 64.9 62 67.8
9 79 76.3 81.9 65.1 62.3 67.9
10 79.1 76.4 81.9 65.3 62.5 68.1
11 79.1 76.4 81.9 65.5 62.7 68.2
12 79.1 76.4 81.9 65.6 62.9 68.4
13 79.1 76.4 82 65.8 63 68.5
14 79.1 76.5 82 65.9 63.2 68.6
15 79.2 76.5 82 66.1 63.3 68.7
16 79.2 76.5 82 66.2 63.5 68.9
17 79.2 76.5 82 66.4 63.7 69
18 79.2 76.6 82 66.5 63.9 69.1
19 79.3 76.6 82.1 66.7 64.1 69.3
20 79.3 76.6 82.1 66.9 64.3 69.4
21 79.3 76.7 82.1 67.1 64.6 69.6
22 79.3 76.7 82.1 67.3 64.8 69.8
23 79.4 76.7 82.1 67.6 65.1 69.9
24 79.4 76.8 82.2 67.8 65.4 70.1
25 79.4 76.8 82.2 68 65.6 70.2
26 79.5 76.9 82.2 68.2 65.9 70.4
27 79.5 76.9 82.3 68.4 66.2 70.6
28 79.6 76.9 82.3 68.7 66.4 70.7
29 79.6 77 82.3 68.9 66.7 70.9
30 79.6 77 82.3 69.1 66.9 71.1
31 79.7 77.1 82.4 69.3 67.2 71.3
32 79.7 77.1 82.4 69.5 67.4 71.4
33 79.7 77.2 82.4 69.7 67.7 71.6
34 79.8 77.2 82.5 69.9 67.9 71.8
35 79.8 77.3 82.5 70.1 68.1 72
36 79.9 77.3 82.5 70.4 68.4 72.2
37 79.9 77.3 82.5 70.6 68.6 72.3
38 79.9 77.4 82.6 70.8 68.9 72.5
39 80 77.4 82.6 71 69.1 72.7
40 80 77.5 82.6 71.2 69.3 72.9
41 80.1 77.6 82.7 71.4 69.6 73.1
42 80.1 77.6 82.7 71.6 69.9 73.3
43 80.2 77.7 82.8 71.9 70.1 73.5
44 80.2 77.8 82.8 72.1 70.4 73.7
45 80.3 77.8 82.9 72.3 70.6 73.8
46 80.4 77.9 82.9 72.6 70.9 74
47 80.5 78 83 72.8 71.2 74.2
48 80.5 78.1 83 73 71.4 74.4
49 80.6 78.2 83.1 73.3 71.7 74.6
50 80.7 78.3 83.1 73.5 72 74.8
51 80.8 78.4 83.2 73.7 72.3 75
52 80.9 78.6 83.3 74 72.6 75.2
53 81 78.7 83.3 74.3 72.9 75.5
54 81.1 78.9 83.4 74.5 73.2 75.7
55 81.3 79 83.5 74.8 73.5 75.9
56 81.4 79.2 83.6 75.1 73.8 76.2
57 81.5 79.3 83.7 75.4 74.1 76.4
58 81.6 79.5 83.8 75.7 74.5 76.7
59 81.8 79.7 83.9 76 74.8 76.9
60 81.9 79.9 84 76.3 75.1 77.2
61 82.1 80.1 84.1 76.6 75.5 77.5
62 82.3 80.3 84.2 76.9 75.9 77.8
63 82.5 80.6 84.4 77.3 76.3 78.1
64 82.7 80.8 84.5 77.6 76.7 78.4
65 82.9 81.1 84.7 78 77.1 78.7
66 83.2 81.4 84.9 78.4 77.5 79.1
67 83.4 81.7 85 78.8 77.9 79.5
68 83.7 82 85.2 79.2 78.4 79.8
69 84 82.4 85.4 79.6 78.9 80.2
70 84.2 82.7 85.6 80.1 79.3 80.7
71 84.5 83.1 85.9 80.6 79.8 81.1
72 84.9 83.4 86.1 81.1 80.4 81.6
73 85.2 83.8 86.4 81.6 80.9 82
74 85.5 84.2 86.7 82.1 81.5 82.5
75 85.9 84.6 87 82.6 82 83.1
76 86.3 85.1 87.3 83.2 82.6 83.6
77 86.7 85.5 87.6 83.8 83.2 84.2
78 87.1 86 87.9 84.4 83.8 84.7
79 87.5 86.4 88.3 85 84.5 85.3
80 87.9 87 88.7 85.6 85.1 85.9
81 88.4 87.5 89.1 86.3 85.8 86.6
82 88.9 88 89.6 87 86.5 87.2
83 89.5 88.6 90.1 87.7 87.2 87.9
84 90 89.2 90.6 88.4 87.9 88.6
85 90.6 89.8 91.1 89.1 88.7 89.4
86 91.2 90.5 91.7 89.9 89.4 90.1
87 91.9 91.1 92.3 90.6 90.2 90.8
88 92.5 91.8 92.9 91.4 91 91.6
89 93.2 92.5 93.5 92.2 91.8 92.4
90 93.8 93.2 94.1 93 92.6 93.2
91 94.5 93.9 94.8 93.8 93.4 94
92 95.2 94.7 95.4 94.7 94.2 94.8
93 96 95.4 96.2 95.5 95.1 95.6
94 96.7 96.2 96.9 96.3 96 96.4
95 97.6 97 97.7 97.2 96.9 97.3
96 98.4 97.8 98.5 98 97.8 98.1
97 99.2 98.7 99.4 98.9 98.7 99
98 100.1 99.6 100.2 99.8 99.6 99.9
99 101 100.5 101.1 100.7 100.6 100.8
100 102 101.7 102 101.7 101.6 101.8

Odds of living to age in China vs South Sudan

The chart below shows the odds of living to all ages starting from birth. Of the newborn cohort, 90.9% in China and 61% in South Sudan are expected to survive till at least 60 years old, 79.7% and 45% will live to 70 years or older, 55.8% and 21.3% to 80+ years, and 18.6% and 3.36% will live past 90 years old.

For longevity rates starting from an age other than 0, use the probability of survival to an age calculator provided above.

China
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
Age Survival probability
China South Sudan
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 93.7% 93.3% 94.2%
2 99.3% 99.3% 99.4% 92.6% 92.3% 93%
3 99.3% 99.2% 99.4% 91.7% 91.3% 92.1%
4 99.3% 99.2% 99.3% 90.9% 90.5% 91.4%
5 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 90.3% 89.8% 90.8%
6 99.2% 99.2% 99.3% 89.7% 89.1% 90.3%
7 99.2% 99.1% 99.3% 89.2% 88.6% 89.9%
8 99.2% 99.1% 99.2% 88.8% 88.1% 89.6%
9 99.1% 99.1% 99.2% 88.5% 87.7% 89.3%
10 99.1% 99% 99.2% 88.2% 87.3% 89%
11 99.1% 99% 99.2% 87.9% 87% 88.8%
12 99% 99% 99.1% 87.7% 86.7% 88.6%
13 99% 98.9% 99.1% 87.4% 86.4% 88.4%
14 99% 98.9% 99.1% 87.2% 86.2% 88.2%
15 99% 98.9% 99.1% 87% 85.9% 88%
16 98.9% 98.8% 99% 86.7% 85.6% 87.8%
17 98.9% 98.8% 99% 86.4% 85.3% 87.6%
18 98.9% 98.7% 99% 86.1% 84.9% 87.4%
19 98.8% 98.7% 99% 85.8% 84.5% 87.1%
20 98.8% 98.6% 98.9% 85.4% 84.1% 86.8%
21 98.7% 98.6% 98.9% 85.1% 83.6% 86.6%
22 98.7% 98.5% 98.8% 84.7% 83.1% 86.3%
23 98.6% 98.4% 98.8% 84.2% 82.6% 86%
24 98.5% 98.4% 98.8% 83.8% 82% 85.7%
25 98.5% 98.3% 98.7% 83.4% 81.5% 85.4%
26 98.4% 98.2% 98.7% 83% 81% 85.1%
27 98.3% 98.1% 98.6% 82.5% 80.4% 84.7%
28 98.3% 98% 98.6% 82.1% 79.9% 84.4%
29 98.2% 97.9% 98.5% 81.7% 79.4% 84%
30 98.1% 97.8% 98.5% 81.2% 78.9% 83.7%
31 98.1% 97.8% 98.4% 80.8% 78.3% 83.3%
32 98% 97.7% 98.3% 80.3% 77.8% 83%
33 97.9% 97.6% 98.3% 79.9% 77.3% 82.6%
34 97.8% 97.5% 98.2% 79.4% 76.7% 82.2%
35 97.7% 97.4% 98.2% 78.9% 76.2% 81.8%
36 97.7% 97.3% 98.1% 78.5% 75.6% 81.4%
37 97.6% 97.2% 98% 78% 75% 81%
38 97.5% 97% 98% 77.5% 74.5% 80.6%
39 97.4% 96.9% 97.9% 77% 73.9% 80.2%
40 97.3% 96.8% 97.8% 76.5% 73.3% 79.7%
41 97.2% 96.6% 97.7% 75.9% 72.6% 79.3%
42 97% 96.5% 97.7% 75.3% 72% 78.8%
43 96.9% 96.3% 97.6% 74.8% 71.3% 78.3%
44 96.7% 96% 97.4% 74.2% 70.6% 77.8%
45 96.5% 95.8% 97.3% 73.6% 69.9% 77.3%
46 96.3% 95.6% 97.2% 72.9% 69.2% 76.7%
47 96.1% 95.3% 97.1% 72.3% 68.5% 76.2%
48 95.9% 95% 96.9% 71.7% 67.7% 75.7%
49 95.7% 94.7% 96.8% 71% 66.9% 75.1%
50 95.4% 94.3% 96.6% 70.3% 66.1% 74.5%
51 95.1% 93.9% 96.4% 69.5% 65.2% 73.9%
52 94.7% 93.4% 96.2% 68.7% 64.3% 73.2%
53 94.4% 92.9% 95.9% 67.9% 63.3% 72.5%
54 94% 92.4% 95.7% 67% 62.3% 71.7%
55 93.5% 91.8% 95.4% 66.1% 61.3% 70.9%
56 93.1% 91.2% 95.1% 65.2% 60.2% 70.1%
57 92.6% 90.5% 94.8% 64.2% 59.1% 69.3%
58 92.1% 89.9% 94.5% 63.2% 58% 68.4%
59 91.5% 89.1% 94.1% 62.1% 56.8% 67.4%
60 90.9% 88.3% 93.7% 61% 55.5% 66.4%
61 90.2% 87.3% 93.2% 59.7% 54.2% 65.3%
62 89.4% 86.2% 92.7% 58.5% 52.8% 64.1%
63 88.5% 85% 92.1% 57.1% 51.3% 62.9%
64 87.5% 83.7% 91.4% 55.6% 49.7% 61.5%
65 86.4% 82.3% 90.7% 54.1% 48.1% 60%
66 85.2% 80.8% 89.9% 52.4% 46.4% 58.5%
67 84% 79.2% 89% 50.7% 44.6% 56.8%
68 82.6% 77.5% 88.1% 48.9% 42.8% 55%
69 81.2% 75.7% 87.1% 47% 40.8% 53.1%
70 79.7% 73.8% 85.9% 45% 38.8% 51.1%
71 78% 71.6% 84.6% 42.9% 36.7% 49%
72 76.1% 69.4% 83.1% 40.7% 34.6% 46.8%
73 74.1% 67% 81.5% 38.4% 32.4% 44.4%
74 72% 64.5% 79.8% 36% 30.1% 41.9%
75 69.7% 61.9% 77.9% 33.6% 27.8% 39.4%
76 67.3% 59.1% 75.8% 31.2% 25.5% 36.8%
77 64.7% 56.2% 73.6% 28.7% 23.2% 34.1%
78 61.9% 53.1% 71.1% 26.2% 20.9% 31.4%
79 59% 49.9% 68.5% 23.7% 18.7% 28.7%
80 55.8% 46.5% 65.5% 21.3% 16.5% 26%
81 52.4% 43% 62.3% 18.9% 14.4% 23.2%
82 48.8% 39.3% 58.8% 16.5% 12.4% 20.6%
83 45.1% 35.6% 55.1% 14.3% 10.6% 18%
84 41.2% 31.8% 51.1% 12.2% 8.84% 15.5%
85 37.2% 28.1% 46.9% 10.3% 7.28% 13.2%
86 33.3% 24.5% 42.6% 8.5% 5.9% 11.1%
87 29.4% 21% 38.3% 6.93% 4.68% 9.14%
88 25.6% 17.8% 34% 5.55% 3.63% 7.43%
89 22% 14.7% 29.9% 4.36% 2.75% 5.95%
90 18.6% 11.9% 25.7% 3.36% 2.02% 4.68%
91 15.4% 9.4% 21.8% 2.53% 1.45% 3.6%
92 12.5% 7.21% 18.1% 1.87% 1% 2.72%
93 9.8% 5.34% 14.6% 1.34% 0.67% 2%
94 7.45% 3.81% 11.3% 0.94% 0.43% 1.43%
95 5.48% 2.6% 8.53% 0.64% 0.27% 0.99%
96 3.9% 1.69% 6.25% 0.43% 0.16% 0.67%
97 2.69% 1.03% 4.44% 0.28% 0.09% 0.43%
98 1.79% 0.59% 3.04% 0.17% 0.05% 0.27%
99 1.14% 0.31% 2.01% 0.1% 0.03% 0.17%
100 0.7% 0.15% 1.28% 0.05% 0.02% 0.1%

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Odds of dying by age chart

Mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime. The annual chance of dying is 0.6% in the birth year in China and 6.27% in South Sudan, 0.08% vs 0.55% at age 30, 0.78% vs 1.98% at 60, and 6.06% vs 11.3% at 80.

Below is a graph displaying the probabilities of dying in China compared to South Sudan at any given age.

China
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
Age Probability of dying
China South Sudan
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 0.6% 0.66% 0.54% 6.27% 6.72% 5.81%
1 0.05% 0.05% 0.05% 1.17% 1.11% 1.23%
2 0.04% 0.04% 0.04% 1% 1% 0.99%
3 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.86% 0.9% 0.8%
4 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.73% 0.81% 0.65%
5 0.02% 0.02% 0.02% 0.63% 0.72% 0.53%
6 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.54% 0.63% 0.44%
7 0.03% 0.03% 0.02% 0.46% 0.55% 0.37%
8 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
9 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% 0.34% 0.41% 0.27%
10 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
11 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.27% 0.32% 0.23%
12 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.26% 0.31% 0.22%
13 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.26% 0.3% 0.22%
14 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.27% 0.32% 0.23%
15 0.03% 0.04% 0.02% 0.29% 0.34% 0.24%
16 0.03% 0.04% 0.03% 0.32% 0.38% 0.26%
17 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.35% 0.42% 0.27%
18 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.38% 0.47% 0.29%
19 0.04% 0.05% 0.03% 0.42% 0.52% 0.31%
20 0.05% 0.06% 0.04% 0.45% 0.57% 0.32%
21 0.05% 0.07% 0.04% 0.47% 0.61% 0.33%
22 0.06% 0.07% 0.05% 0.49% 0.64% 0.34%
23 0.06% 0.08% 0.05% 0.5% 0.65% 0.35%
24 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.51% 0.66% 0.36%
25 0.07% 0.08% 0.05% 0.51% 0.66% 0.37%
26 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.52% 0.65% 0.38%
27 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.53% 0.65% 0.4%
28 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.53% 0.66% 0.41%
29 0.07% 0.09% 0.05% 0.54% 0.66% 0.42%
30 0.08% 0.1% 0.05% 0.55% 0.67% 0.43%
31 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.56% 0.68% 0.44%
32 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.57% 0.69% 0.45%
33 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.58% 0.71% 0.46%
34 0.08% 0.1% 0.06% 0.59% 0.72% 0.47%
35 0.08% 0.11% 0.06% 0.6% 0.73% 0.48%
36 0.09% 0.11% 0.06% 0.61% 0.75% 0.5%
37 0.09% 0.12% 0.07% 0.63% 0.77% 0.51%
38 0.1% 0.13% 0.07% 0.66% 0.79% 0.54%
39 0.11% 0.14% 0.08% 0.69% 0.82% 0.56%
40 0.12% 0.16% 0.09% 0.72% 0.86% 0.59%
41 0.14% 0.18% 0.09% 0.75% 0.89% 0.61%
42 0.15% 0.2% 0.1% 0.77% 0.93% 0.63%
43 0.17% 0.22% 0.11% 0.8% 0.96% 0.65%
44 0.18% 0.24% 0.12% 0.82% 0.99% 0.66%
45 0.2% 0.26% 0.13% 0.84% 1.03% 0.67%
46 0.21% 0.28% 0.14% 0.87% 1.07% 0.69%
47 0.23% 0.31% 0.15% 0.9% 1.11% 0.71%
48 0.25% 0.34% 0.16% 0.95% 1.17% 0.75%
49 0.29% 0.39% 0.18% 1.01% 1.25% 0.8%
50 0.32% 0.44% 0.2% 1.07% 1.33% 0.85%
51 0.36% 0.5% 0.23% 1.14% 1.41% 0.91%
52 0.4% 0.55% 0.25% 1.22% 1.5% 0.97%
53 0.43% 0.59% 0.27% 1.29% 1.58% 1.03%
54 0.46% 0.63% 0.29% 1.35% 1.66% 1.09%
55 0.48% 0.66% 0.31% 1.42% 1.74% 1.15%
56 0.51% 0.7% 0.32% 1.5% 1.83% 1.22%
57 0.55% 0.76% 0.35% 1.59% 1.93% 1.29%
58 0.61% 0.83% 0.38% 1.7% 2.06% 1.39%
59 0.68% 0.94% 0.43% 1.83% 2.22% 1.51%
60 0.78% 1.07% 0.49% 1.98% 2.4% 1.64%
61 0.89% 1.23% 0.57% 2.16% 2.6% 1.8%
62 1.01% 1.39% 0.64% 2.36% 2.81% 1.98%
63 1.13% 1.55% 0.73% 2.56% 3.05% 2.17%
64 1.25% 1.71% 0.81% 2.79% 3.29% 2.38%
65 1.35% 1.85% 0.89% 3.02% 3.55% 2.6%
66 1.46% 2% 0.97% 3.28% 3.83% 2.85%
67 1.58% 2.15% 1.06% 3.57% 4.15% 3.12%
68 1.69% 2.29% 1.14% 3.9% 4.51% 3.43%
69 1.87% 2.53% 1.29% 4.27% 4.92% 3.78%
70 2.18% 2.89% 1.56% 4.68% 5.37% 4.17%
71 2.41% 3.16% 1.76% 5.14% 5.87% 4.59%
72 2.6% 3.4% 1.92% 5.62% 6.42% 5.04%
73 2.86% 3.73% 2.14% 6.14% 7% 5.53%
74 3.16% 4.11% 2.38% 6.69% 7.62% 6.06%
75 3.48% 4.51% 2.65% 7.3% 8.28% 6.62%
76 3.84% 4.94% 2.95% 7.95% 9.01% 7.24%
77 4.28% 5.45% 3.32% 8.67% 9.8% 7.93%
78 4.78% 6.05% 3.75% 9.47% 10.7% 8.7%
79 5.36% 6.75% 4.28% 10.4% 11.7% 9.55%
80 6.06% 7.57% 4.9% 11.3% 12.7% 10.5%
81 6.85% 8.5% 5.61% 12.4% 13.8% 11.5%
82 7.71% 9.5% 6.41% 13.5% 15% 12.6%
83 8.63% 10.6% 7.26% 14.7% 16.3% 13.7%
84 9.58% 11.7% 8.15% 15.9% 17.6% 14.9%
85 10.6% 12.9% 9.09% 17.2% 19% 16.1%
86 11.7% 14.2% 10.1% 18.5% 20.6% 17.4%
87 12.8% 15.6% 11.2% 19.9% 22.4% 18.6%
88 14.1% 17.2% 12.3% 21.4% 24.3% 20%
89 15.6% 19% 13.7% 23% 26.4% 21.4%
90 17.2% 21.1% 15.3% 24.6% 28.6% 22.9%
91 19% 23.3% 17.1% 26.3% 30.8% 24.6%
92 21.4% 25.9% 19.5% 28% 33% 26.4%
93 24% 28.7% 22.2% 29.8% 35.2% 28.4%
94 26.5% 31.8% 24.6% 31.7% 37.5% 30.6%
95 28.8% 35.1% 26.8% 33.5% 39.8% 32.8%
96 31.1% 38.8% 28.9% 35.7% 41.9% 35%
97 33.6% 42.9% 31.4% 38.7% 43.8% 37.1%
98 36.2% 47.2% 34% 42.1% 45.5% 39.1%
99 38.5% 51.9% 36.5% 44.2% 47.1% 41%
100 41% 55.8% 38.9% 47.2% 49.1% 43.1%

Death rate by age in China compared to South Sudan

In China, the most common age of death is 84, compared to 0 in South Sudan. The median age of death is 81.7 in China and 67.4 in South Sudan — only half of the newborns in both countries are expected to live past these ages.

China
Male

Female
South Sudan
Male

Female
Age Death rate
China South Sudan
Total Male Female Total Male Female
0 604 659 543 6,268 6,715 5,811
1 51.2 52.7 49.5 1,094 1,033 1,158
2 40.1 40.2 40 924 923 924
3 32.8 32.7 32.9 784 826 741
4 27.2 27 27.4 667 735 598
5 24.7 24.8 24.6 568 647 485
6 24.9 25.7 23.9 482 564 397
7 26.7 28.6 24.6 409 485 330
8 29 32 25.6 348 415 278.6
9 30.4 34.5 25.8 299.8 356 241.3
10 30.5 35.4 24.7 264.5 312 215.6
11 30.3 36.2 23.5 241.6 281.4 199.9
12 31 37.7 23.2 229.7 264.9 192.9
13 31.5 38.7 23 228.5 262 193.4
14 31.9 39.4 23.1 236.7 271.8 200.1
15 32.8 40.5 23.7 253 292.7 211.5
16 34.3 42.1 25 275.3 323 225.8
17 36.5 44.6 27 301 359 240.8
18 39.7 48.1 29.8 329 400 254.9
19 43.7 52.8 33.1 356 442 266.8
20 48.5 58.2 36.9 381 480 276.5
21 53.5 64.1 40.9 400 511 284.6
22 58.2 69.8 44.5 414 530 292
23 62.1 74.7 47.3 422 538 299.8
24 65 78.6 49.1 426 538 308
25 66.9 81.5 50 429 535 317
26 68.9 84.5 50.7 431 529 327
27 70.7 87.3 51.4 434 526 336
28 72 89.3 51.9 438 524 345
29 73.2 91.1 52.7 442 526 353
30 74.9 93.3 54 447 529 361
31 76.6 95.3 55.3 452 535 367
32 77.9 96.9 56.3 457 540 373
33 79 98.3 57.2 462 546 379
34 80.4 100.2 58.3 467 551 385
35 82.7 103 60.1 474 557 393
36 86.2 107.5 62.7 482 565 403
37 91.5 114.5 66.3 494 576 417
38 99 124.6 71.1 510 591 433
39 108.7 138 77.1 528 609 451
40 120.6 154.2 84.3 547 629 469
41 134 172.6 92.5 566 650 485
42 147.8 191.9 100.8 582 669 498
43 161.7 211 109.2 595 686 507
44 175.4 229.8 117.7 606 702 514
45 189.6 249.1 126.4 618 718 520
46 204.7 270.2 135.2 632 738 529
47 221.7 294.3 144.8 653 763 545
48 243.7 325 157.5 680 795 567
49 273.2 366 175.4 715 833 598
50 309 414 197.7 754 876 634
51 347 466 221.9 796 920 673
52 382 513 244.4 836 961 713
53 410 551 263.4 873 999 749
54 433 580 278.4 907 1,033 784
55 453 608 292.3 940 1,066 817
56 478 641 309 976 1,102 853
57 511 685 331 1,019 1,144 897
58 559 750 362 1,071 1,196 950
59 626 840 405 1,135 1,259 1,015
60 709 948 461 1,210 1,330 1,092
61 804 1,070 527 1,292 1,407 1,178
62 905 1,202 597 1,377 1,486 1,270
63 1,003 1,322 672 1,463 1,563 1,366
64 1,091 1,428 743 1,549 1,636 1,464
65 1,168 1,521 804 1,635 1,707 1,564
66 1,247 1,612 871 1,722 1,778 1,667
67 1,329 1,701 947 1,812 1,851 1,775
68 1,396 1,776 1,007 1,908 1,928 1,890
69 1,523 1,912 1,126 2,007 2,008 2,009
70 1,738 2,131 1,338 2,107 2,086 2,130
71 1,877 2,265 1,486 2,202 2,158 2,248
72 1,980 2,362 1,598 2,287 2,219 2,359
73 2,120 2,502 1,741 2,357 2,264 2,457
74 2,277 2,655 1,902 2,412 2,292 2,540
75 2,425 2,787 2,061 2,452 2,303 2,609
76 2,587 2,920 2,238 2,478 2,297 2,665
77 2,768 3,062 2,439 2,486 2,275 2,706
78 2,961 3,212 2,668 2,480 2,237 2,734
79 3,164 3,368 2,927 2,456 2,179 2,741
80 3,383 3,522 3,211 2,409 2,099 2,724
81 3,591 3,652 3,498 2,334 1,995 2,675
82 3,765 3,736 3,768 2,229 1,866 2,590
83 3,888 3,760 3,998 2,095 1,717 2,468
84 3,946 3,719 4,161 1,936 1,555 2,311
85 3,943 3,619 4,261 1,760 1,386 2,126
86 3,888 3,470 4,305 1,572 1,215 1,920
87 3,776 3,279 4,280 1,379 1,047 1,704
88 3,612 3,052 4,196 1,187 883 1,485
89 3,426 2,794 4,102 1,001 726 1,272
90 3,198 2,507 3,943 826 579 1,071
91 2,931 2,194 3,721 666 446 886
92 2,669 1,866 3,528 523 330 718
93 2,354 1,533 3,234 401 236 568
94 1,973 1,209 2,791 298.6 162.8 438
95 1,576 912 2,287 216 107.8 326
96 1,211 654 1,807 153 68.4 233.8
97 903 442 1,395 106.6 41.5 161.3
98 646 278.4 1,036 71.1 24.3 106.9
99 439 161.6 732 43.2 13.7 68.3
100 102.8 0 287.1 0 0 0

The chart above shows the number of deaths by age and gender per a 100,000 cohort of newborns, illustrating the distribution of expected mortality throughout life.

Note that the graph above does not represent rates per 100,000 population, as this would be skewed by age distribution and reveal more about China and South Sudan demographics than the death rate. It also does not represent rates per 100,000 people in an age group, as this would be just the probability of death.

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