Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Gambia
Gambia: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 64.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.35 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
178th
of 218 countries
All-time high
64.35 years
in 2024
All-time low
33.84 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Gambia, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, male in Gambia stood at 64.35 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Gambia peaked at 64.35 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.84 years, in 1960.
That places Gambia 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 33.84 years | — |
| 1961 | 34.31 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 34.82 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 35.3 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 35.8 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 36.38 years | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 36.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 37.27 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 37.76 years | +1.3% |
| 1969 | 38.21 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 38.7 years | +1.3% |
| 1971 | 39.18 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 39.67 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 40.16 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 40.81 years | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 41.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 41.9 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 42.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 42.61 years | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 43.45 years | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 44.05 years | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 42.59 years | -3.3% |
| 1982 | 45.35 years | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 45.92 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 46.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 47.17 years | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 47.76 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 48.31 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 48.95 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 49.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 50 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 50.52 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 50.99 years | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 51.53 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 52.1 years | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 52.49 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 52.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 53.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 54.44 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 54.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 55.38 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 55.93 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 56.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 57.09 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 57.51 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 58.13 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 58.6 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 59.16 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 59.42 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 59.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 60.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 60.65 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 61.01 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 61.32 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 61.68 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 62.27 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 62.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 62.91 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.71 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.24 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 63.21 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 64.17 years | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 64.35 years | +0.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 64.35 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 61.82 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 64.35 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.25 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.05 years | 33.84 years | 38.21 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.01 years | 38.7 years | 43.45 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 46.62 years | 42.59 years | 49.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.23 years | 50 years | 54.44 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.26 years | 54.92 years | 59.42 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.46 years | 59.9 years | 62.91 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.34 years | 62.24 years | 64.35 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9696 % 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 0.0686 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9636 % 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 0.0702 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Gambia?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Gambia was 64.35 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.35 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.84 years in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Gambia ranks 178th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.