Life expectancy at birth, male in Senegal
Senegal: Life expectancy at birth, male was 67.01 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
67.01 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
154th
of 217 countries
All-time high
67.01 years
in 2024
All-time low
39.14 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Senegal, 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 Senegal stood at 67.01 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Senegal peaked at 67.01 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.14 years, in 1960.
Senegal ranks 154th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Senegal, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.14 years | — |
| 1961 | 39.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 39.22 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 39.23 years | +0.0% |
| 1964 | 39.25 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 39.26 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 39.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 39.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 39.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 39.91 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 40.29 years | +1.0% |
| 1971 | 40.71 years | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 41.18 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 41.76 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 42.49 years | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 43.28 years | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 44.08 years | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 44.93 years | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 45.77 years | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 46.53 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 47.28 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 47.99 years | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 48.73 years | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 49.6 years | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 50.36 years | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 51.19 years | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 52.23 years | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 53.06 years | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 54.01 years | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 54.53 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 55.02 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 55.39 years | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 55.63 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 55.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.86 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 55.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 55.71 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 55.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 55.65 years | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 55.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 56.09 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 56.56 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.2 years | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 57.72 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 58.6 years | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 59.34 years | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 60.12 years | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 60.97 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 61.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 61.78 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 62.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 62.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 63.21 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 63.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 64.04 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.59 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 64.94 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.28 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 65.59 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 65.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 65.48 years | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 64.92 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 65.87 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 66.79 years | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 67.01 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.37 years | 39.14 years | 39.91 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.1 years | 40.29 years | 46.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.9 years | 47.28 years | 54.53 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.64 years | 55.02 years | 55.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.98 years | 56.09 years | 61.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.22 years | 62.26 years | 65.86 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.01 years | 64.92 years | 67.01 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 151 Yemen 67.37 years compare
- 152 Palau 67.25 years compare
- 153 Lao People's Democratic Republic 67.02 years compare
- 155 Turkmenistan 67 years compare
- 156 Philippines 66.99 years compare
- 157 Botswana 66.78 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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, annual growth rate 3.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female, per capita 0.0189 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male, per capita 0.0176 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Senegal?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Senegal was 67.01 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 Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 67.01 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.14 years in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Senegal ranks 154th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male 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 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.