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South Sudan Life Expectancy (Male)

54.8 yearsas of 2024+0.2% vs 2023

Male life expectancy at birth, in years. Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators. Retrieved October 15, 2026.

Trend

2000 – 2024 · World Bank

History

most recent 12 periods
PeriodLife Expectancy (Male)
202454.8 years
202354.6 years
202254.3 years
202154.4 years
202054.8 years
201955.7 years
201849.2 years
201732.4 years
201633.8 years
201536.9 years
201442.7 years
201356.8 years

Get this via API

GET /v1/data

Request the available observations for this indicator as JSON. The response includes source metadata and reporting periods.

curl "https://api.africa-api.com/v1/data?country_code=SS&metric_key=life_expectancy_male_years" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AFRICA_API_KEY"

Life Expectancy (Male) across Africa

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CountryLife Expectancy (Male)Period
Nigeria54.3 years2024
Kenya61.6 years2024
South Africa62.8 years2024
Egypt69.7 years2024
Ghana63.3 years2024
Ethiopia64.4 years2024

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