Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Gambia
Gambia: Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth was 55.84 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Gambia, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2021, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Gambia stood at 55.84.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Gambia peaked at 56.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 51.51, in 2000.
That places Gambia 151st out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.51 | — |
| 2001 | 51.73 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 51.9 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.15 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 52.43 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 52.75 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53.06 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.27 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 53.6 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 53.91 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 54.33 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 54.74 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.07 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 55.28 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 55.45 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 55.64 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.87 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 56.1 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.34 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.6 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 56.38 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 55.84 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.63 | 51.51 | 53.91 | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.54 | 54.33 | 56.6 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.11 | 55.84 | 56.38 | 2 |
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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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0021 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 5 % 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 0.0017 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 healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Gambia?
- Healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth in Gambia was 55.84 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.51 in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth?
- Gambia ranks 151st out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy (hale) at birth rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Healthy life expectancy (HALE) at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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