Food supply vs. life expectancy in Senegal
Senegal: Food supply vs. life expectancy was 68.68 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food supply vs. life expectancy in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Senegal recorded 68.68 years for food supply vs. life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food supply vs. life expectancy in Senegal peaked at 68.68 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.5 years, in 1950.
Senegal ranks 179th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.22 years | 36.5 years | 39.53 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.88 years | 39.67 years | 40.4 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.79 years | 40.79 years | 47.48 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.24 years | 48.29 years | 56.21 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.18 years | 56.67 years | 57.48 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.69 years | 57.62 years | 63.75 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 years | 64.22 years | 67.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.71 years | 66.87 years | 68.68 years | 4 |
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More health data for Senegal
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 169,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 172,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 178,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 175,577 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food supply vs. life expectancy in Senegal?
- Food supply vs. life expectancy in Senegal was 68.68 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.68 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest food supply vs. life expectancy recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5 years in 1950.
- How does Senegal rank for food supply vs. life expectancy?
- Senegal ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food supply vs. life expectancy rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Food supply vs. life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.