Sex gap in life expectancy in Senegal
Senegal: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.96 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.96 years
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
186th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.21 years
in 2020
All-time low
0.9543 years
in 1952
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 3.96 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Senegal peaked at 4.21 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9543 years, in 1952.
Senegal ranks 186th 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.02 years | — |
| 1951 | 0.9639 years | -5.7% |
| 1952 | 0.9543 years | -1.0% |
| 1953 | 1.09 years | +14.3% |
| 1954 | 1.03 years | -5.2% |
| 1955 | 1.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1956 | 0.9753 years | -5.4% |
| 1957 | 1.03 years | +5.5% |
| 1958 | 1.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 1.14 years | +10.9% |
| 1960 | 1.04 years | -9.2% |
| 1961 | 1.03 years | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 1.03 years | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 1.02 years | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 1 years | -1.6% |
| 1965 | 0.9835 years | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 1.01 years | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 0.9694 years | -3.6% |
| 1968 | 0.9911 years | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 0.974 years | -1.7% |
| 1970 | 1 years | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 1.06 years | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 1.18 years | +11.0% |
| 1973 | 1.36 years | +15.1% |
| 1974 | 1.23 years | -9.3% |
| 1975 | 1.34 years | +8.6% |
| 1976 | 1.48 years | +10.5% |
| 1977 | 1.59 years | +7.7% |
| 1978 | 1.68 years | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 1.92 years | +14.0% |
| 1980 | 2.06 years | +7.3% |
| 1981 | 2.22 years | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 2.31 years | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 2.46 years | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 2.7 years | +9.7% |
| 1985 | 2.83 years | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 3.02 years | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 3.18 years | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 3.11 years | -2.3% |
| 1989 | 3.41 years | +9.7% |
| 1990 | 3.33 years | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.33 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 3.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 3.38 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.26 years | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.1 years | -4.9% |
| 1996 | 2.83 years | -8.8% |
| 1997 | 2.89 years | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.84 years | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 2.62 years | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 3.03 years | +15.5% |
| 2001 | 3.18 years | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 3.4 years | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 3.49 years | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 3.39 years | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.25 years | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 3.35 years | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.34 years | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.47 years | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 3.94 years | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 3.92 years | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 4.03 years | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 4.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 4.05 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 3.93 years | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 3.75 years | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 3.6 years | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 3.62 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 3.72 years | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.21 years | +13.3% |
| 2021 | 4.06 years | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 4.01 years | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 3.96 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.03 years | 0.9543 years | 1.14 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 1 years | 0.9694 years | 1.04 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.38 years | 1 years | 1.92 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.73 years | 2.06 years | 3.41 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.09 years | 2.62 years | 3.38 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.38 years | 3.03 years | 3.94 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 years | 3.6 years | 4.05 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.06 years | 3.96 years | 4.21 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 183 Malta 3.99 years compare
- 184 Mauritania 3.98 years compare
- 185 Tokelau 3.97 years compare
- 187 Western Sahara 3.86 years compare
- 188 United Kingdom 3.85 years compare
- 189 Chile 3.84 years compare
More health data for Senegal
- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 835.5 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 2,496 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate -0.8501 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0023 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Senegal?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Senegal was 3.96 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 4.21 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9543 years in 1952.
- How does Senegal rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Senegal ranks 186th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.