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Life Expectancy in South Sudan vs Syria (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 58 years in South Sudan vs 73.4 in Syria. South Sudan is ranked 195/197 by life expectancy, and Syria is 108/197. In South Sudan, the life expectancy is 55 years for males and 61 years for females. In Syria, it's 71 years for males and 75.9 years for females.

South Sudan vs Syria life expectancy at birth by year

South Sudan
Male

Female
Syria
Male

Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
South Sudan Syria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
2026 58 55 61 73.4 71 75.9
2025 57.9 54.9 60.9 73 70.6 75.4
2024 57.7 54.8 60.7 72.6 70.2 74.9
2023 57.6 54.6 60.6 72.1 69.8 74.4
2022 57.2 54.3 60.1 72.8 70.4 75.2
2021 57 54.4 59.7 72.4 70.2 74.6
2020 57.6 54.8 60.5 71.9 69.2 74.8
2019 58.1 55.7 60.5 71 67.8 74.3
2018 51.9 49.2 54.7 67.4 63 72.2
2017 35.4 32.4 38.7 65.7 60.3 71.9
2016 36.7 33.8 40 65.2 59.5 71.9
2015 39.8 36.9 42.9 63.3 57.2 70.6
2014 45.6 42.7 48.8 65.5 60.6 71.2
2013 58.3 56.8 59.7 65.1 60.2 70.9
2012 58.2 56.9 59.5 66.2 61.6 71.5
2011 57.7 56.3 59 72.3 69.9 74.9
2010 57.5 56.4 58.5 73.5 71.6 75.6
2009 56.8 55.8 57.8 73.5 71.6 75.6
2008 56.3 55.3 57.2 73.4 71.4 75.5
2007 55.4 54.6 56.2 73.3 71.3 75.4
2006 54.7 53.9 55.3 73 71.1 75.1
2005 54 53.4 54.5 72.8 70.9 74.8
2004 53.1 52.5 53.5 72.5 70.6 74.6
2003 52.3 51.8 52.8 72.2 70.4 74.2
2002 49.4 48.4 50.3 71.7 70 73.7
2001 48.6 47.5 49.5 71.3 69.6 73.2
2000 47.6 46.5 48.5 70.9 69.1 72.7
1999 44.5 43.2 45.8 70.5 68.7 72.5
1998 19 17.6 20.7 70.2 68.4 72.3
1997 33.1 30.9 35.3 70.2 68.2 72.3
1996 32.1 29.9 34.5 70.2 68.1 72.4
1995 31.5 29.2 34 70.2 68.1 72.5
1994 44.9 43.1 46.5 70.3 68.1 72.7
1993 22.3 20.1 24.8 70.3 68.1 72.8
1992 21.9 19.9 24.3 70.2 68 72.7
1991 29.2 26.9 31.7 70.1 67.9 72.5
1990 28.6 26.4 31 69.8 67.8 72.1
1989 28.2 26.1 30.5 69.5 67.5 71.6
1988 11 10.6 11.3 69.2 67.3 71.2
1987 20.7 18.9 22.9 68.8 67.1 70.7
1986 32.8 31.2 34.5 68.4 66.7 70.3
1985 32.4 30.8 33.9 68 66.3 69.9
1984 31.8 30.3 33.2 67.7 65.9 69.7
1983 34.7 33.7 35.8 67.4 65.4 69.5
1982 38.7 38.2 39.1 60.8 56.9 65.5
1981 38.3 37.8 38.8 64.6 61.8 67.8
1980 38 37.5 38.5 66.5 64.2 69.2
1979 37.8 37.1 38.4 66.2 63.9 68.9
1978 37.6 36.8 38.3 65.9 63.7 68.5
1977 37.4 36.5 38.3 65.4 63.3 67.8
1976 37.1 36.2 37.9 64.8 62.9 67
1975 36.9 35.9 37.8 64.2 62.5 66
1974 36.6 35.5 37.6 63.4 62.1 64.9
1973 36.3 35.1 37.4 60.8 58.4 63.6
1972 31.3 28.6 34.1 62 61.2 62.8
1971 31 28.3 33.9 61.3 60.7 62
1970 25.6 22.3 29.7 60.6 60.1 61.2
1969 25.4 22.1 29.5 59.8 59.4 60.3
1968 26.1 22.9 30.1 59.1 58.7 59.6
1967 25.9 22.7 29.9 58 57.4 58.8
1966 25.6 22.5 29.7 57.6 57.1 58.1
1965 28.8 25.9 32.2 56.9 56.5 57.4
1964 32.5 30.3 34.8 56.2 55.7 56.7
1963 28.2 25.4 31.8 55.4 54.9 55.9
1962 28.5 26.5 30.7 54.6 54 55.2
1961 28.3 26.2 30.6 53.7 53 54.4
1960 28.1 26 30.4 52.7 52 53.5
1959 27.8 25.8 30.2 51.7 50.9 52.6
1958 27.6 25.5 30 50.7 49.8 51.6
1957 30.9 28.8 33.3 49.6 48.7 50.6
1956 31.6 29.5 34.1 48.5 47.5 49.6
1955 32 30 34.3 47.4 46.4 48.6
1954 31.7 29.6 34.1 46.4 45.3 47.6
1953 31.4 29.3 33.8 45.3 44.3 46.5
1952 31 28.9 33.4 44.3 43.3 45.6
1951 30.6 28.5 33.2 43.4 42.3 44.8
1950 30.2 28.1 32.7 42.5 41.3 43.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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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 lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those 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 50.5 years in South Sudan and 62.3 in Syria. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 11 healthy years in South Sudan and 13.9 in Syria.

South Sudan vs Syria life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in South Sudan and Syria, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy:
39.1 vs 46.0 years

Mean expected age of death:
69.1 vs 76.0 years

Median expected age of death:
72.1 vs 78.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
South Sudan Syria
Male Female Male Female
40 92.9% 95.3% 98.1% 98.8%
50 83.9% 89.1% 94.6% 96.5%
60 70.5% 79.4% 86.3% 91.4%
65 61.1% 71.8% 78.8% 86.7%
70 49.3% 61.2% 68.0% 79.3%
75 35.3% 47.2% 53.5% 67.6%
80 21.0% 31.1% 36.1% 51.1%
85 9.3% 15.8% 18.6% 30.8%
90 2.6% 5.6% 6.2% 13.2%
95 0.3% 1.2% 1.0% 3.3%
100 0.0% 0.1% 0.1% 0.4%

Life expectancy by current age

South Sudan
Male

Female
Syria
Male

Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
South Sudan Syria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 101.7 101.6 101.8 101.8 101.6 101.8
99 100.7 100.6 100.8 100.8 100.6 100.9
98 99.8 99.6 99.9 99.9 99.7 100
97 98.9 98.7 99 99 98.8 99.1
96 98.1 97.8 98.1 98.1 97.9 98.2
95 97.2 96.9 97.3 97.3 97 97.4
94 96.3 96 96.4 96.4 96.1 96.6
93 95.5 95.1 95.6 95.6 95.3 95.8
92 94.7 94.2 94.8 94.8 94.4 95
91 93.8 93.4 94 94 93.6 94.2
90 93 92.6 93.2 93.3 92.8 93.5
89 92.2 91.8 92.4 92.5 92 92.7
88 91.4 91 91.6 91.8 91.3 92
87 90.6 90.2 90.8 91 90.5 91.3
86 89.9 89.4 90.1 90.3 89.8 90.6
85 89.1 88.7 89.4 89.6 89.1 90
84 88.4 87.9 88.6 89 88.4 89.3
83 87.7 87.2 87.9 88.3 87.8 88.7
82 87 86.5 87.2 87.7 87.1 88.1
81 86.3 85.8 86.6 87.1 86.5 87.6
80 85.6 85.1 85.9 86.5 85.9 87
79 85 84.5 85.3 86 85.3 86.5
78 84.4 83.8 84.7 85.5 84.7 86
77 83.8 83.2 84.2 85 84.2 85.6
76 83.2 82.6 83.6 84.5 83.7 85.1
75 82.6 82 83.1 84 83.2 84.7
74 82.1 81.5 82.6 83.6 82.7 84.3
73 81.6 80.9 82.1 83.2 82.2 84
72 81.1 80.4 81.6 82.8 81.8 83.6
71 80.6 79.8 81.1 82.4 81.3 83.3
70 80.1 79.3 80.7 82 80.9 82.9
69 79.7 78.9 80.2 81.6 80.5 82.6
68 79.2 78.4 79.8 81.3 80.1 82.4
67 78.8 77.9 79.5 81 79.8 82.1
66 78.4 77.5 79.1 80.7 79.4 81.9
65 78 77.1 78.7 80.4 79.1 81.6
64 77.6 76.7 78.4 80.2 78.8 81.4
63 77.3 76.3 78.1 79.9 78.5 81.2
62 76.9 75.9 77.8 79.7 78.2 81
61 76.6 75.5 77.5 79.4 77.9 80.8
60 76.3 75.1 77.2 79.2 77.7 80.7
59 76 74.8 76.9 79 77.4 80.5
58 75.7 74.5 76.7 78.8 77.2 80.3
57 75.4 74.1 76.4 78.6 77 80.2
56 75.1 73.8 76.2 78.5 76.7 80.1
55 74.8 73.5 76 78.3 76.6 79.9
54 74.5 73.2 75.7 78.1 76.4 79.8
53 74.3 72.9 75.5 78 76.2 79.7
52 74 72.6 75.3 77.8 76 79.6
51 73.8 72.3 75.1 77.7 75.9 79.5
50 73.5 72 74.8 77.6 75.7 79.4
49 73.3 71.7 74.6 77.5 75.6 79.3
48 73 71.4 74.4 77.4 75.5 79.2
47 72.8 71.2 74.3 77.2 75.4 79.1
46 72.6 70.9 74.1 77.1 75.2 79
45 72.4 70.6 73.9 77.1 75.1 78.9
44 72.1 70.4 73.7 77 75 78.8
43 71.9 70.1 73.5 76.9 74.9 78.7
42 71.7 69.9 73.3 76.8 74.9 78.7
41 71.5 69.6 73.1 76.7 74.8 78.6
40 71.2 69.4 72.9 76.6 74.7 78.6
39 71 69.1 72.7 76.6 74.6 78.5
38 70.8 68.9 72.5 76.5 74.5 78.4
37 70.6 68.6 72.4 76.4 74.5 78.4
36 70.4 68.4 72.2 76.4 74.4 78.3
35 70.2 68.2 72 76.3 74.3 78.3
34 70 67.9 71.8 76.3 74.2 78.2
33 69.8 67.7 71.7 76.2 74.2 78.2
32 69.5 67.4 71.5 76.1 74.1 78.1
31 69.3 67.2 71.3 76.1 74 78.1
30 69.1 67 71.1 76 73.9 78
29 68.9 66.7 71 75.9 73.9 78
28 68.7 66.5 70.8 75.9 73.8 77.9
27 68.5 66.2 70.6 75.8 73.7 77.9
26 68.3 65.9 70.4 75.8 73.6 77.9
25 68 65.7 70.3 75.7 73.5 77.8
24 67.8 65.4 70.1 75.6 73.4 77.8
23 67.6 65.1 70 75.6 73.4 77.7
22 67.4 64.9 69.8 75.5 73.3 77.7
21 67.2 64.6 69.6 75.4 73.2 77.6
20 67 64.4 69.5 75.4 73.1 77.6
19 66.8 64.1 69.3 75.3 73 77.6
18 66.6 63.9 69.2 75.3 73 77.5
17 66.4 63.7 69 75.2 72.9 77.5
16 66.3 63.5 68.9 75.2 72.8 77.5
15 66.1 63.4 68.8 75.1 72.8 77.4
14 66 63.2 68.7 75.1 72.8 77.4
13 65.8 63.1 68.5 75.1 72.7 77.4
12 65.7 62.9 68.4 75 72.7 77.4
11 65.5 62.8 68.3 75 72.7 77.3
10 65.4 62.6 68.2 75 72.6 77.3
9 65.2 62.4 68 74.9 72.6 77.3
8 65 62.1 67.8 74.9 72.6 77.2
7 64.7 61.8 67.6 74.9 72.5 77.2
6 64.4 61.5 67.3 74.8 72.5 77.2
5 64 61.1 67 74.8 72.4 77.1
4 63.6 60.6 66.6 74.7 72.4 77.1
3 63.1 60.1 66.1 74.7 72.3 77
2 62.5 59.5 65.5 74.6 72.2 76.9
1 61.8 58.9 64.7 74.4 72.1 76.8
0 58 55 61 73.4 71 75.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

A 30-year-old in South Sudan can expect to live to 69.1 years compared to 76 in Syria, rising to 78 and 80.4 at 65, and to 85.6 and 86.5 at 80 — higher than the 58 and 73.4 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in South Sudan and Syria.

Probability of surviving to a given age

South Sudan
Male

Female
Syria
Male

Female
1x
Age Survival probability
South Sudan Syria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 0.06% 0.02% 0.1% 0.2% 0.07% 0.34%
99 0.1% 0.03% 0.17% 0.34% 0.12% 0.58%
98 0.17% 0.05% 0.28% 0.57% 0.21% 0.94%
97 0.27% 0.1% 0.44% 0.91% 0.36% 1.47%
96 0.43% 0.16% 0.67% 1.39% 0.6% 2.21%
95 0.64% 0.27% 1% 2.06% 0.95% 3.21%
94 0.94% 0.44% 1.44% 2.95% 1.46% 4.48%
93 1.35% 0.67% 2.01% 4.1% 2.18% 6.07%
92 1.87% 1% 2.73% 5.52% 3.13% 7.97%
91 2.54% 1.45% 3.62% 7.24% 4.37% 10.2%
90 3.37% 2.03% 4.7% 9.28% 5.89% 12.8%
89 4.38% 2.76% 5.98% 11.6% 7.72% 15.6%
88 5.58% 3.65% 7.47% 14.3% 9.84% 18.8%
87 6.96% 4.7% 9.18% 17.2% 12.2% 22.3%
86 8.54% 5.92% 11.1% 20.3% 14.9% 26%
85 10.3% 7.31% 13.2% 23.7% 17.7% 29.8%
84 12.3% 8.88% 15.6% 27.2% 20.8% 33.8%
83 14.4% 10.6% 18% 30.9% 24.1% 37.8%
82 16.6% 12.5% 20.6% 34.6% 27.4% 41.8%
81 18.9% 14.5% 23.3% 38.3% 30.9% 45.7%
80 21.3% 16.6% 26.1% 41.9% 34.4% 49.5%
79 23.8% 18.8% 28.8% 45.5% 37.8% 53.1%
78 26.3% 21% 31.6% 48.9% 41.2% 56.5%
77 28.8% 23.3% 34.3% 52.2% 44.6% 59.7%
76 31.3% 25.6% 36.9% 55.3% 47.8% 62.7%
75 33.7% 27.9% 39.6% 58.3% 50.9% 65.5%
74 36.2% 30.2% 42.1% 61.1% 53.9% 68.1%
73 38.5% 32.5% 44.6% 63.8% 56.9% 70.5%
72 40.8% 34.7% 46.9% 66.3% 59.6% 72.8%
71 43% 36.9% 49.2% 68.7% 62.3% 74.9%
70 45.1% 39% 51.3% 70.9% 64.8% 76.8%
69 47.1% 41% 53.3% 72.9% 67.1% 78.5%
68 49.1% 42.9% 55.2% 74.8% 69.3% 80.1%
67 50.9% 44.8% 57% 76.5% 71.4% 81.6%
66 52.6% 46.6% 58.7% 78.1% 73.3% 82.9%
65 54.2% 48.3% 60.2% 79.6% 75% 84.1%
64 55.8% 49.9% 61.7% 80.9% 76.7% 85.1%
63 57.3% 51.5% 63.1% 82.2% 78.2% 86.1%
62 58.6% 53% 64.3% 83.3% 79.6% 87%
61 59.9% 54.4% 65.5% 84.4% 81% 87.8%
60 61.1% 55.7% 66.6% 85.4% 82.2% 88.5%
59 62.3% 57% 67.6% 86.3% 83.3% 89.2%
58 63.3% 58.2% 68.6% 87.1% 84.4% 89.9%
57 64.4% 59.3% 69.5% 87.9% 85.4% 90.4%
56 65.3% 60.4% 70.3% 88.6% 86.2% 91%
55 66.3% 61.5% 71.1% 89.2% 87% 91.5%
54 67.2% 62.5% 71.9% 89.8% 87.8% 91.9%
53 68% 63.5% 72.7% 90.4% 88.4% 92.4%
52 68.9% 64.5% 73.4% 90.9% 89% 92.7%
51 69.7% 65.4% 74% 91.3% 89.6% 93.1%
50 70.4% 66.3% 74.7% 91.8% 90.1% 93.5%
49 71.1% 67.1% 75.3% 92.1% 90.6% 93.8%
48 71.8% 67.9% 75.8% 92.5% 91% 94.1%
47 72.5% 68.6% 76.4% 92.8% 91.4% 94.3%
46 73.1% 69.4% 76.9% 93.1% 91.8% 94.6%
45 73.7% 70.1% 77.4% 93.4% 92.1% 94.8%
44 74.3% 70.8% 77.9% 93.7% 92.4% 95%
43 74.9% 71.5% 78.4% 93.9% 92.7% 95.2%
42 75.5% 72.1% 78.9% 94.1% 92.9% 95.4%
41 76.1% 72.8% 79.4% 94.3% 93.2% 95.6%
40 76.6% 73.4% 79.9% 94.5% 93.4% 95.7%
39 77.1% 74% 80.3% 94.7% 93.6% 95.9%
38 77.6% 74.6% 80.8% 94.9% 93.8% 96%
37 78.1% 75.2% 81.2% 95% 94% 96.1%
36 78.6% 75.8% 81.6% 95.2% 94.2% 96.3%
35 79.1% 76.3% 82% 95.3% 94.4% 96.4%
34 79.6% 76.9% 82.4% 95.5% 94.5% 96.5%
33 80% 77.4% 82.7% 95.6% 94.7% 96.6%
32 80.5% 77.9% 83.1% 95.8% 94.9% 96.7%
31 80.9% 78.5% 83.5% 95.9% 95% 96.8%
30 81.4% 79% 83.8% 96% 95.2% 96.9%
29 81.8% 79.5% 84.2% 96.2% 95.4% 97%
28 82.2% 80.1% 84.5% 96.3% 95.5% 97.1%
27 82.7% 80.6% 84.9% 96.4% 95.7% 97.2%
26 83.1% 81.1% 85.2% 96.5% 95.9% 97.2%
25 83.5% 81.6% 85.5% 96.7% 96% 97.3%
24 84% 82.2% 85.8% 96.8% 96.2% 97.4%
23 84.4% 82.7% 86.1% 96.9% 96.4% 97.5%
22 84.8% 83.2% 86.4% 97% 96.5% 97.5%
21 85.2% 83.7% 86.7% 97.1% 96.7% 97.6%
20 85.6% 84.2% 87% 97.3% 96.9% 97.7%
19 85.9% 84.7% 87.2% 97.4% 97% 97.7%
18 86.2% 85.1% 87.5% 97.4% 97.1% 97.8%
17 86.5% 85.4% 87.7% 97.5% 97.2% 97.9%
16 86.8% 85.7% 87.9% 97.6% 97.3% 97.9%
15 87.1% 86% 88.2% 97.7% 97.4% 98%
14 87.3% 86.3% 88.4% 97.7% 97.4% 98%
13 87.5% 86.6% 88.5% 97.8% 97.5% 98%
12 87.8% 86.8% 88.7% 97.8% 97.5% 98.1%
11 88% 87.1% 88.9% 97.8% 97.6% 98.1%
10 88.3% 87.4% 89.1% 97.9% 97.6% 98.2%
9 88.6% 87.8% 89.4% 97.9% 97.7% 98.2%
8 88.9% 88.2% 89.7% 98% 97.7% 98.2%
7 89.3% 88.6% 90% 98% 97.8% 98.3%
6 89.8% 89.2% 90.4% 98.1% 97.8% 98.4%
5 90.3% 89.8% 90.9% 98.2% 97.9% 98.4%
4 91% 90.6% 91.5% 98.2% 98% 98.5%
3 91.8% 91.4% 92.2% 98.3% 98.1% 98.6%
2 92.7% 92.3% 93.1% 98.5% 98.3% 98.7%
1 93.8% 93.3% 94.2% 98.7% 98.5% 98.9%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. 61.1% of newborns in South Sudan and 85.4% in Syria are expected to live past 60, 45.1% and 70.9% past 70, 21.3% and 41.9% past 80, and only 3.37% and 9.28% past 90.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

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Odds of dying at each age

South Sudan
Male

Female
Syria
Male

Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
South Sudan Syria
Average Male Female Average Male Female
100 45.7% 49.1% 43.1% 44.1% 48% 43.2%
99 43.7% 47.1% 41% 41.7% 45.9% 40.7%
98 40.5% 45.5% 39.1% 39.5% 43.6% 38.4%
97 37.7% 43.8% 37.1% 37.2% 41.4% 36%
96 35.6% 41.9% 35% 34.9% 39.2% 33.5%
95 33.8% 39.8% 32.8% 32.5% 37% 31%
94 31.9% 37.5% 30.6% 30.2% 34.9% 28.5%
93 30% 35.2% 28.4% 27.9% 32.8% 26.1%
92 28.1% 33% 26.4% 25.8% 30.5% 23.9%
91 26.3% 30.8% 24.6% 23.8% 28.2% 21.9%
90 24.6% 28.6% 22.9% 21.9% 25.9% 20.1%
89 23% 26.4% 21.4% 20.1% 23.7% 18.4%
88 21.4% 24.3% 20% 18.5% 21.5% 16.9%
87 19.9% 22.4% 18.6% 17% 19.5% 15.5%
86 18.5% 20.6% 17.4% 15.6% 17.8% 14.2%
85 17.1% 19% 16.1% 14.2% 16.2% 12.9%
84 15.9% 17.6% 14.9% 13% 14.8% 11.8%
83 14.6% 16.3% 13.7% 11.8% 13.5% 10.6%
82 13.5% 15% 12.6% 10.7% 12.3% 9.54%
81 12.4% 13.8% 11.5% 9.66% 11.2% 8.53%
80 11.3% 12.7% 10.5% 8.7% 10.1% 7.6%
79 10.4% 11.7% 9.54% 7.81% 9.13% 6.76%
78 9.47% 10.7% 8.69% 7.01% 8.25% 6.01%
77 8.67% 9.8% 7.92% 6.28% 7.46% 5.35%
76 7.94% 9% 7.23% 5.64% 6.77% 4.78%
75 7.29% 8.28% 6.61% 5.1% 6.15% 4.28%
74 6.69% 7.61% 6.05% 4.62% 5.61% 3.85%
73 6.14% 6.99% 5.52% 4.19% 5.11% 3.46%
72 5.62% 6.41% 5.03% 3.8% 4.66% 3.11%
71 5.13% 5.87% 4.58% 3.44% 4.24% 2.79%
70 4.68% 5.37% 4.16% 3.11% 3.85% 2.49%
69 4.26% 4.91% 3.77% 2.8% 3.5% 2.23%
68 3.9% 4.5% 3.43% 2.52% 3.17% 1.98%
67 3.57% 4.14% 3.12% 2.27% 2.87% 1.76%
66 3.28% 3.83% 2.84% 2.05% 2.6% 1.57%
65 3.02% 3.54% 2.6% 1.84% 2.36% 1.4%
64 2.78% 3.28% 2.37% 1.67% 2.15% 1.26%
63 2.56% 3.04% 2.17% 1.51% 1.96% 1.13%
62 2.35% 2.81% 1.97% 1.38% 1.79% 1.02%
61 2.16% 2.59% 1.8% 1.26% 1.63% 0.92%
60 1.98% 2.39% 1.64% 1.15% 1.5% 0.84%
59 1.82% 2.21% 1.5% 1.05% 1.37% 0.77%
58 1.69% 2.06% 1.39% 0.96% 1.25% 0.7%
57 1.58% 1.93% 1.29% 0.88% 1.13% 0.65%
56 1.49% 1.82% 1.21% 0.8% 1.02% 0.59%
55 1.42% 1.73% 1.15% 0.72% 0.92% 0.54%
54 1.35% 1.65% 1.09% 0.66% 0.83% 0.5%
53 1.28% 1.57% 1.03% 0.6% 0.75% 0.46%
52 1.21% 1.49% 0.97% 0.55% 0.68% 0.42%
51 1.14% 1.41% 0.91% 0.5% 0.62% 0.39%
50 1.07% 1.32% 0.85% 0.46% 0.57% 0.36%
49 1% 1.24% 0.79% 0.42% 0.52% 0.34%
48 0.95% 1.17% 0.75% 0.39% 0.47% 0.31%
47 0.9% 1.11% 0.71% 0.36% 0.43% 0.29%
46 0.86% 1.06% 0.69% 0.33% 0.39% 0.26%
45 0.84% 1.02% 0.67% 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
44 0.81% 0.99% 0.66% 0.27% 0.33% 0.22%
43 0.79% 0.96% 0.64% 0.25% 0.3% 0.2%
42 0.77% 0.92% 0.63% 0.23% 0.28% 0.19%
41 0.74% 0.89% 0.61% 0.22% 0.26% 0.18%
40 0.71% 0.85% 0.58% 0.2% 0.24% 0.16%
39 0.68% 0.82% 0.56% 0.19% 0.23% 0.15%
38 0.65% 0.79% 0.53% 0.18% 0.21% 0.14%
37 0.63% 0.76% 0.51% 0.17% 0.2% 0.14%
36 0.61% 0.74% 0.49% 0.16% 0.2% 0.13%
35 0.6% 0.73% 0.48% 0.16% 0.19% 0.12%
34 0.59% 0.71% 0.47% 0.15% 0.18% 0.12%
33 0.58% 0.7% 0.46% 0.15% 0.18% 0.11%
32 0.57% 0.69% 0.45% 0.14% 0.18% 0.11%
31 0.56% 0.68% 0.44% 0.14% 0.17% 0.1%
30 0.55% 0.67% 0.43% 0.14% 0.17% 0.1%
29 0.54% 0.66% 0.42% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
28 0.53% 0.65% 0.41% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
27 0.52% 0.65% 0.39% 0.13% 0.17% 0.09%
26 0.52% 0.65% 0.38% 0.13% 0.17% 0.08%
25 0.51% 0.65% 0.37% 0.13% 0.17% 0.08%
24 0.51% 0.65% 0.36% 0.13% 0.18% 0.08%
23 0.5% 0.65% 0.35% 0.13% 0.18% 0.08%
22 0.49% 0.63% 0.34% 0.13% 0.18% 0.07%
21 0.47% 0.61% 0.33% 0.12% 0.17% 0.07%
20 0.44% 0.57% 0.32% 0.11% 0.16% 0.07%
19 0.41% 0.52% 0.3% 0.1% 0.14% 0.06%
18 0.38% 0.47% 0.29% 0.09% 0.12% 0.06%
17 0.35% 0.42% 0.27% 0.08% 0.1% 0.06%
16 0.32% 0.37% 0.26% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
15 0.29% 0.34% 0.24% 0.06% 0.08% 0.05%
14 0.27% 0.31% 0.22% 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
13 0.26% 0.3% 0.22% 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
12 0.26% 0.3% 0.22% 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
11 0.27% 0.32% 0.22% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
10 0.3% 0.35% 0.24% 0.04% 0.05% 0.04%
9 0.34% 0.4% 0.27% 0.05% 0.05% 0.04%
8 0.39% 0.47% 0.31% 0.05% 0.05% 0.05%
7 0.45% 0.54% 0.36% 0.05% 0.06% 0.05%
6 0.53% 0.63% 0.43% 0.06% 0.07% 0.06%
5 0.62% 0.71% 0.53% 0.07% 0.08% 0.06%
4 0.73% 0.8% 0.65% 0.08% 0.09% 0.08%
3 0.85% 0.9% 0.8% 0.11% 0.11% 0.1%
2 0.99% 0.99% 0.98% 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
1 1.16% 1.1% 1.22% 0.19% 0.2% 0.18%
0 6.22% 6.67% 5.75% 1.33% 1.53% 1.11%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/south-sudan/syria | CC BY

This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age in South Sudan compared to Syria, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

The annual chance of dying is 6.22% in the birth year in South Sudan and 1.33% in Syria, 0.55% vs 0.14% at age 30, 1.98% vs 1.15% at 60, and 11.3% vs 8.7% at 80.

Death rate by age in South Sudan vs Syria

South Sudan
Male

Female
Syria
Male

Female
1x
Age Death rate
South Sudan Syria
Total Male Female Total Male Female
100 0 0 0 0 0 3.52
99 44.4 13.7 68.6 143.4 55.2 235.6
98 69.1 24.4 107.5 224.7 93.2 361
97 103.4 41.7 162.1 337 150.8 530
96 151.7 68.7 235 485 234.9 742
95 217.2 108.2 328 670 353 993
94 301 163.5 440 891 511 1,278
93 404 237 571 1,144 713 1,584
92 527 331 722 1,424 957 1,904
91 670 447 890 1,724 1,233 2,231
90 831 582 1,077 2,034 1,528 2,560
89 1,007 729 1,279 2,341 1,826 2,881
88 1,193 887 1,492 2,636 2,116 3,186
87 1,386 1,052 1,712 2,914 2,389 3,460
86 1,579 1,221 1,929 3,166 2,644 3,691
85 1,767 1,392 2,135 3,372 2,876 3,865
84 1,944 1,562 2,321 3,530 3,080 3,975
83 2,103 1,725 2,478 3,645 3,249 4,016
82 2,237 1,874 2,600 3,701 3,374 3,990
81 2,342 2,003 2,685 3,699 3,449 3,902
80 2,417 2,108 2,734 3,646 3,474 3,763
79 2,465 2,188 2,750 3,551 3,454 3,589
78 2,490 2,246 2,742 3,431 3,401 3,395
77 2,497 2,284 2,714 3,279 3,325 3,193
76 2,485 2,305 2,672 3,118 3,235 2,994
75 2,459 2,311 2,615 2,971 3,134 2,802
74 2,419 2,300 2,546 2,823 3,025 2,620
73 2,364 2,272 2,461 2,673 2,907 2,443
72 2,292 2,226 2,363 2,519 2,779 2,266
71 2,207 2,164 2,252 2,361 2,640 2,089
70 2,111 2,091 2,133 2,201 2,495 1,915
69 2,011 2,013 2,011 2,042 2,346 1,748
68 1,911 1,933 1,891 1,887 2,197 1,588
67 1,815 1,855 1,777 1,738 2,050 1,439
66 1,724 1,782 1,668 1,598 1,908 1,303
65 1,636 1,710 1,565 1,468 1,772 1,179
64 1,551 1,639 1,464 1,350 1,646 1,069
63 1,465 1,565 1,366 1,243 1,529 971
62 1,378 1,488 1,270 1,147 1,422 886
61 1,292 1,409 1,178 1,061 1,323 811
60 1,210 1,332 1,092 982 1,229 745
59 1,136 1,260 1,015 908 1,140 686
58 1,072 1,197 950 838 1,053 633
57 1,018 1,145 896 771 967 584
56 976 1,102 853 707 884 538
55 939 1,066 816 647 804 497
54 906 1,033 782 592 730 459
53 872 999 748 542 664 424
52 835 961 711 498 606 393
51 795 919 672 459 555 365
50 753 875 633 423 510 339
49 713 832 596 391 469 315
48 679 794 566 361 431 292.4
47 651 762 543 332 395 270.2
46 631 737 528 305 362 249.1
45 616 717 519 279.4 330 229.3
44 604 700 512 256.4 302 211.1
43 593 685 506 236 277.3 194.8
42 580 667 496 218.3 256 180.6
41 564 648 483 203.2 238.1 168
40 545 628 467 190.4 223.3 157
39 526 608 449 179.6 211.1 147.3
38 508 590 431 170.4 201 138.6
37 493 575 415 162.5 192.7 130.8
36 481 563 402 155.7 185.7 123.9
35 473 555 392 149.7 179.8 117.6
34 466 549 384 144.4 174.9 111.8
33 461 544 377 139.8 170.7 106.7
32 456 538 372 135.8 167.4 102.1
31 451 533 366 132.6 165.2 98
30 446 527 359 130.2 164.3 94.3
29 440 523 352 128.4 164.1 90.9
28 436 522 344 127 164.6 87.8
27 432 523 335 125.8 165.1 85
26 429 527 325 124.8 165.9 82.3
25 427 532 316 124.2 167.2 79.7
24 424 536 307 123.6 168.6 77
23 420 535 298.4 122.8 169.6 74.4
22 412 527 290.7 121.6 169.7 71.7
21 398 508 283.3 117.8 164.8 68.9
20 379 478 275.1 110.3 152.9 65.8
19 354 439 265.4 100.2 136.3 62.4
18 327 397 253.5 89.1 118.1 58.8
17 299.3 357 239.3 78.9 101.5 55
16 273.6 321 224.4 69.6 87.1 51.3
15 251.3 290.8 210.1 61 73.4 47.8
14 235.1 270 198.7 53.6 61.8 44.8
13 226.8 260.1 192 48 53.3 42.4
12 227.9 262.8 191.3 44.6 48.4 40.7
11 239.4 279 198.2 43.3 46.5 40
10 262 309 213.5 43.5 46.5 40.4
9 296.8 353 238.8 45.2 48.3 42
8 344 411 275.7 48.4 51.9 44.7
7 404 480 326 53.1 57.3 48.6
6 477 558 393 59.8 65 54.3
5 561 641 479 69.4 75.8 62.6
4 660 727 591 83.4 91.1 75.2
3 776 818 733 103.7 112.4 94.6
2 915 916 915 135.2 144.1 125.8
1 1,086 1,027 1,147 190.7 199 182
0 6,215 6,667 5,754 1,326 1,531 1,110

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

GeoRank.org/life-expectancy/south-sudan/syria | CC BY

This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In South Sudan, the most common age of death is 0, compared to 82 in Syria. The median age of death is 67.5 in South Sudan and 77.7 in Syria, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure differences and reflect the demographics of South Sudan and Syria more than their death rates.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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