Eritrea vs Senegal: Life expectancy at birth, total
Eritrea
68.89 years
in 2024
Senegal
68.92 years
in 2024
Eritrea rank
163rd
Senegal rank
162nd
Life expectancy at birth, total over time
- Eritrea
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 68.92 years against 68.89 years in Eritrea, a difference of 0.03 years.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Senegal ahead.
Eritrea ranks 163rd and Senegal ranks 162nd of 219 countries.
Senegal has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.04 years | 39.88 years | 0.8416 years | Senegal |
| 1970s | 41.53 years | 43.79 years | 2.26 years | Senegal |
| 1980s | 43.07 years | 52.24 years | 9.17 years | Senegal |
| 1990s | 52.09 years | 57.18 years | 5.09 years | Senegal |
| 2000s | 60.28 years | 60.69 years | 0.4042 years | Senegal |
| 2010s | 65.62 years | 66.12 years | 0.5006 years | Senegal |
| 2020s | 67.85 years | 67.95 years | 0.1066 years | Senegal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Eritrea or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 68.92 years against 68.89 years in Eritrea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Eritrea and Senegal?
- 0.03 years, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Senegal?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Eritrea and Senegal rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Eritrea ranks 163rd and Senegal ranks 162nd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Life expectancy at birth, total (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.