The reading right now

As of January 2024, Life expectancy for South Sudan stood at 57.7. That is up 0.12 from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 57.6, ranging from a low of 57 in January 2021 to a high of 58.1 in January 2019. The current reading sits 7.31 above its trailing ten-year mean of 50.4.

Computed from the observation series on this page. Numbers update when the underlying provider revises the data.