Sex gap in life expectancy in Gambia
Gambia: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.36 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.36 years
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
210th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.22 years
in 1998
All-time low
1.13 years
in 1954
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 3.36 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Gambia peaked at 4.22 years in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.13 years, in 1954.
That places Gambia 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.18 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.29 years | +9.1% |
| 1952 | 1.24 years | -3.7% |
| 1953 | 1.15 years | -7.7% |
| 1954 | 1.13 years | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.26 years | +10.8% |
| 1956 | 1.38 years | +9.7% |
| 1957 | 1.36 years | -1.1% |
| 1958 | 1.44 years | +5.7% |
| 1959 | 1.46 years | +1.1% |
| 1960 | 1.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1961 | 1.5 years | +1.8% |
| 1962 | 1.56 years | +4.2% |
| 1963 | 1.56 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 1.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 1.47 years | -6.3% |
| 1966 | 1.56 years | +5.8% |
| 1967 | 1.6 years | +3.0% |
| 1968 | 1.56 years | -2.7% |
| 1969 | 1.6 years | +2.4% |
| 1970 | 1.68 years | +5.5% |
| 1971 | 1.74 years | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 1.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 1.87 years | +6.3% |
| 1974 | 1.74 years | -6.8% |
| 1975 | 1.91 years | +9.6% |
| 1976 | 1.97 years | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.05 years | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 1.96 years | -4.4% |
| 1979 | 2.18 years | +11.1% |
| 1980 | 1.89 years | -13.2% |
| 1981 | 3.85 years | +103.8% |
| 1982 | 1.83 years | -52.6% |
| 1983 | 1.99 years | +8.8% |
| 1984 | 2.02 years | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.02 years | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 2.13 years | +5.2% |
| 1987 | 2.22 years | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 2.45 years | +10.5% |
| 1989 | 2.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 2.64 years | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 2.75 years | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 3.07 years | +11.5% |
| 1993 | 3.35 years | +9.3% |
| 1994 | 3.44 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 3.73 years | +8.4% |
| 1996 | 3.86 years | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 3.97 years | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 4.22 years | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 4.16 years | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 4.07 years | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 3.9 years | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.67 years | -5.8% |
| 2003 | 3.5 years | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.36 years | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 3.24 years | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 3.11 years | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 2.82 years | -9.3% |
| 2008 | 2.63 years | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 2.63 years | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.54 years | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 2.49 years | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 2.49 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 2.47 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 2.51 years | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 2.57 years | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 2.79 years | +8.2% |
| 2017 | 2.87 years | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 2.98 years | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 3.01 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3.41 years | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 3.21 years | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 3.29 years | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.36 years | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 years | 1.13 years | 1.46 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.55 years | 1.47 years | 1.6 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.89 years | 1.68 years | 2.18 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.29 years | 1.83 years | 3.85 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.52 years | 2.64 years | 4.22 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.29 years | 2.63 years | 4.07 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.67 years | 2.47 years | 3.01 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.32 years | 3.21 years | 3.41 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 207 Sierra Leone 3.44 years compare
- 208 Oman 3.39 years compare
- 209 Timor-Leste 3.37 years compare
- 211 New Zealand 3.36 years compare
- 212 Bangladesh 3.34 years compare
- 213 Congo 3.34 years compare
More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.022 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 3.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.017 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Gambia?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Gambia was 3.36 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.22 years in 1998.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.13 years in 1954.
- How does Gambia rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Gambia ranks 210th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.