Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Senegal
Senegal: Life expectancy hmd unwpp was 68.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
68.68
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
179th
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.68
in 2023
All-time low
36.5
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Senegal, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Senegal stood at 68.68. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy hmd unwpp in Senegal peaked at 68.68 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.5, in 1950.
That places Senegal 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 38.22 | 36.5 | 39.53 | 10 |
| 1960s | 39.88 | 39.67 | 40.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.79 | 40.79 | 47.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.24 | 48.29 | 56.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.18 | 56.67 | 57.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.69 | 57.62 | 63.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 | 64.22 | 67.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.71 | 66.87 | 68.68 | 4 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 169,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 172,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 178,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 175,577 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy hmd unwpp in Senegal?
- Life expectancy hmd unwpp in Senegal was 68.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.68 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy hmd unwpp recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5 in 1950.
- How does Senegal rank for life expectancy hmd unwpp?
- Senegal ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy hmd unwpp 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy hmd unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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