Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Senegal
Senegal: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 2.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2.86
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
191st
of 236 countries
All-time high
3.3
in 2020
All-time low
1.35
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 2.86 for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Senegal peaked at 3.3 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.35, in 1952.
Senegal ranks 191st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Senegal, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.39 | — |
| 1951 | 1.35 | -2.9% |
| 1952 | 1.35 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 1.42 | +5.4% |
| 1954 | 1.38 | -2.7% |
| 1955 | 1.39 | +0.8% |
| 1956 | 1.35 | -2.7% |
| 1957 | 1.38 | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 1.38 | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 1.44 | +4.7% |
| 1960 | 1.38 | -4.0% |
| 1961 | 1.38 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 1.39 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 1.39 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 1.39 | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 1.39 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.41 | +1.3% |
| 1967 | 1.4 | -0.3% |
| 1968 | 1.42 | +1.1% |
| 1969 | 1.42 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 1.44 | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 1.47 | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.52 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 1.61 | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 1.56 | -3.5% |
| 1975 | 1.61 | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 1.64 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 1.67 | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.68 | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 1.78 | +5.8% |
| 1980 | 1.83 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.89 | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 1.91 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 1.96 | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.07 | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 2.13 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.22 | +4.2% |
| 1987 | 2.3 | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 2.26 | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.41 | +6.7% |
| 1990 | 2.36 | -1.9% |
| 1991 | 2.38 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 2.36 | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.38 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2.35 | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 2.25 | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.15 | -4.7% |
| 1997 | 2.14 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 2.11 | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 2.04 | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.26 | +10.4% |
| 2001 | 2.33 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 2.45 | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 2.46 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 2.38 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 2.43 | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 2.46 | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 2.54 | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 2.78 | +9.3% |
| 2010 | 2.77 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 2.84 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 2.85 | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.86 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 2.8 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 2.71 | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 2.64 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 2.64 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 2.66 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.7 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 3.3 | +22.3% |
| 2021 | 2.98 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 2.92 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.86 | -2.0% |
Senegal compared with similar countries
- Senegal's 2.86 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 86% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Senegal's 2.86 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.38 | 1.35 | 1.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.4 | 1.38 | 1.42 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.6 | 1.44 | 1.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.1 | 1.83 | 2.41 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.25 | 2.04 | 2.38 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.46 | 2.26 | 2.78 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.75 | 2.64 | 2.86 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 | 2.86 | 3.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
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- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7598 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0658 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Senegal?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Senegal was 2.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 in 1952.
- How does Senegal rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Senegal ranks 191st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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