Life expectancy at birth, total in Gambia
Gambia: Life expectancy at birth, total was 66.06 years in 2024. β² Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Gambia, 1960β2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Gambia stood at 66.06 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Gambia peaked at 66.06 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.57 years, in 1960.
Gambia ranks 189th of 219 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.82 years | 34.57 years | 39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.94 years | 39.53 years | 44.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.73 years | 44.49 years | 50.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.94 years | 51.28 years | 56.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.89 years | 56.9 years | 60.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8 years | 61.17 years | 64.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.01 years | 63.85 years | 66.06 years | 5 |
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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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Population, male, annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, male, per unit of GDP 0.0005 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, male, per capita 0.498 units per person (2025)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 24,316 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Gambia?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Gambia was 66.06 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.06 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.57 years in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Gambia ranks 189th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.