Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Senegal or Palestine?

Palestine, at 69.21 years against 68.92 years in Senegal as of 2024.

What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Senegal and Palestine?

0.29 years, with Palestine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Palestine?

35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.

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.

Senegal vs Palestine: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population)

Senegal

68.92 years

in 2024

Palestine

69.21 years

in 2024

Senegal rank

162nd

Palestine rank

161st

Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) over time

Senegal
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 69.21 years against 68.92 years in Senegal, a difference of 0.29 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Palestine ahead.

Senegal ranks 162nd and Palestine ranks 161st of 218 countries.

Palestine has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Senegal	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
1990s	57.18 years	69.38 years	12.2 years	Palestine
2000s	60.69 years	71.34 years	10.65 years	Palestine
2010s	66.12 years	74.34 years	8.22 years	Palestine
2020s	67.95 years	71.99 years	4.03 years	Palestine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy at birth, total, Senegal or Palestine?: Palestine, at 69.21 years against 68.92 years in Senegal as of 2024.
What is the difference in life expectancy at birth, total between Senegal and Palestine?: 0.29 years, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Senegal and Palestine?: 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Senegal and Palestine rank globally for life expectancy at birth, total?: Senegal ranks 162nd and Palestine ranks 161st of 218 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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Indicator: Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit: years
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 266 places, 17,256 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed: 29 October 2026

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.