Gambia vs Tanzania: Life expectancy at birth, male (years)
Gambia
64.35 years
in 2024
Tanzania
64.4 years
in 2024
Gambia rank
178th
Tanzania rank
176th
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) over time
- Gambia
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 64.4 years against 64.35 years in Gambia, a difference of 0.05 years.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Gambia ranks 178th and Tanzania ranks 176th of 218 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.05 years | 42.95 years | 6.9 years | Tanzania |
| 1970s | 41.01 years | 46.89 years | 5.89 years | Tanzania |
| 1980s | 46.62 years | 49.96 years | 3.35 years | Tanzania |
| 1990s | 52.23 years | 50.13 years | 2.1 years | Gambia |
| 2000s | 57.26 years | 55.66 years | 1.61 years | Gambia |
| 2010s | 61.46 years | 61.32 years | 0.1387 years | Gambia |
| 2020s | 63.34 years | 63.92 years | 0.58 years | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, male, Gambia or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 64.4 years against 64.35 years in Gambia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, male between Gambia and Tanzania?
- 0.05 years, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Tanzania?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Gambia and Tanzania rank globally for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Gambia ranks 178th and Tanzania ranks 176th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.