Life expectancy at birth who gho in Gambia

Gambia: Life expectancy at birth who gho was 64.21 in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
64.21
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
150th
of 185 countries
All-time high
64.91
in 2019
All-time low
59.15
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Life expectancy at birth who gho in Gambia, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 59.22001: 59.42002: 59.62003: 59.92004: 60.22005: 60.52006: 60.92007: 61.12008: 61.52009: 61.92010: 62.42011: 62.82012: 63.22013: 63.42014: 63.62015: 63.82016: 64.12017: 64.32018: 64.62019: 64.92020: 64.82021: 64.2

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth who gho in Gambia is 64.21, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth who gho in Gambia peaked at 64.91 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.15, in 2000.

That places Gambia 150th out of 185 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.

Life expectancy at birth who gho in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy at birth who gho in Gambia, 2000 to 2021.
Year Value Change
2000 59.15
2001 59.4 +0.4%
2002 59.59 +0.3%
2003 59.85 +0.4%
2004 60.16 +0.5%
2005 60.52 +0.6%
2006 60.89 +0.6%
2007 61.12 +0.4%
2008 61.5 +0.6%
2009 61.86 +0.6%
2010 62.36 +0.8%
2011 62.85 +0.8%
2012 63.21 +0.6%
2013 63.42 +0.3%
2014 63.58 +0.2%
2015 63.8 +0.3%
2016 64.05 +0.4%
2017 64.32 +0.4%
2018 64.61 +0.4%
2019 64.91 +0.5%
2020 64.79 -0.2%
2021 64.21 -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.4 59.15 61.86 10
2010s 63.71 62.36 64.91 10
2020s 64.5 64.21 64.79 2

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 147 Gabon 65.09 compare
  2. 148 Djibouti 64.87 compare
  3. 149 Solomon Islands 64.79 compare
  4. 151 Benin 64.01 compare
  5. 152 Burundi 64.01 compare
  6. 153 Togo 63.86 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth who gho in Gambia?
Life expectancy at birth who gho in Gambia was 64.21 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 64.91 in 2019.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth who gho recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 59.15 in 2000.
How does Gambia rank for life expectancy at birth who gho?
Gambia ranks 150th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is life expectancy at birth who gho rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth who gho. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Life expectancy at birth who gho
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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