Lesotho vs South Sudan: Life expectancy by sex
Lesotho
60.01 years
in 2023
South Sudan
60.63 years
in 2023
Lesotho rank
233rd
South Sudan rank
232nd
Life expectancy by sex over time
- Lesotho
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 60.63 years against 60.01 years in Lesotho, a difference of 0.62 years.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 233rd and South Sudan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 6 and South Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 50.17 years | 32.92 years | 17.25 years | Lesotho |
| 1960s | 53.45 years | 30.96 years | 22.49 years | Lesotho |
| 1970s | 57.2 years | 36.33 years | 20.87 years | Lesotho |
| 1980s | 63.03 years | 31.85 years | 31.18 years | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 59.68 years | 32.85 years | 26.83 years | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 47.29 years | 53.56 years | 6.27 years | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 53.43 years | 52.22 years | 1.21 years | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 58.48 years | 60.24 years | 1.76 years | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy by sex, Lesotho or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 60.63 years against 60.01 years in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in life expectancy by sex between Lesotho and South Sudan?
- 0.62 years, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and South Sudan?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and South Sudan rank globally for life expectancy by sex?
- Lesotho ranks 233rd and South Sudan ranks 232nd of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth among females, in a given year.