Difference in male and female life expectancy in Somalia
Somalia: Difference in male and female life expectancy was 4.72 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
4.72
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
121st
of 236 countries
All-time high
10.51
in 1988
All-time low
2.4
in 1959
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in male and female life expectancy in Somalia stood at 4.72.
That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in male and female life expectancy in Somalia peaked at 10.51 in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.4, in 1959.
Somalia ranks 121st of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in male and female life expectancy in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.4 | — |
| 1951 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 2.4 | -0.0% |
| 1957 | 2.4 | -0.0% |
| 1958 | 2.4 | -0.0% |
| 1959 | 2.4 | -0.0% |
| 1960 | 2.4 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 2.44 | +1.3% |
| 1962 | 2.43 | -0.2% |
| 1963 | 2.43 | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 2.44 | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 2.44 | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 2.44 | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 2.45 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 2.45 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 2.45 | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 2.45 | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 2.46 | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 2.46 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 2.45 | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 2.52 | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.51 | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 2.51 | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 2.43 | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 2.87 | +18.1% |
| 1979 | 2.43 | -15.3% |
| 1980 | 2.43 | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.43 | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 2.44 | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.44 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 2.44 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 2.41 | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 2.44 | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 2.46 | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 10.51 | +326.7% |
| 1989 | 8.97 | -14.6% |
| 1990 | 9.09 | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 6.97 | -23.4% |
| 1992 | 4.6 | -33.9% |
| 1993 | 2.62 | -43.1% |
| 1994 | 2.64 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2.8 | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 2.8 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 2.64 | -5.8% |
| 1998 | 2.54 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 2.6 | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 2.48 | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 2.49 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.48 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.67 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 2.77 | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 2.7 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 2.97 | +9.7% |
| 2007 | 3.13 | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 3.15 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 2.88 | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 3.78 | +31.4% |
| 2011 | 3.56 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 3.75 | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 3.54 | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 3.9 | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 3.81 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.21 | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 4.05 | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 4.01 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 3.69 | -8.1% |
| 2020 | 3.73 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.62 | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 4.32 | +19.2% |
| 2023 | 4.72 | +9.3% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 4.72 is above the median for low income countries, which is 3.69, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 4.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.08, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in male and female life expectancy in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | +326.7% | 2.46 | 10.51 |
| 1993 | -43.1% | 4.6 | 2.62 |
| 1992 | -33.9% | 6.97 | 4.6 |
| 2010 | +31.4% | 2.88 | 3.78 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.44 | 2.4 | 2.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.51 | 2.43 | 2.87 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.9 | 2.41 | 10.51 | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.93 | 2.54 | 9.09 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 | 2.48 | 3.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.83 | 3.54 | 4.21 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1 | 3.62 | 4.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in male and female life expectancy in Somalia?
- Difference in male and female life expectancy in Somalia was 4.72 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.51 in 1988.
- What is the lowest difference in male and female life expectancy recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.4 in 1959.
- How does Somalia rank for difference in male and female life expectancy?
- Somalia ranks 121st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in male and female life expectancy rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in male and female life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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