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Life expectancy of women vs. men in Gambia

Gambia: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 67.53 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
67.53 years
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
208th
of 236 countries
All-time high
67.53 years
in 2023
All-time low
31.75 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Gambia, 1950–2023

0204060195019862023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy of women vs. men in Gambia stood at 67.53 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Gambia peaked at 67.53 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.75 years, in 1950.

Gambia ranks 208th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy of women vs. men in Gambia, year by year

Year years Change
1950 31.75 years —
1951 32.1 years +1.1%
1952 32.33 years +0.7%
1953 32.48 years +0.5%
1954 32.74 years +0.8%
1955 33.03 years +0.9%
1956 33.44 years +1.2%
1957 33.79 years +1.1%
1958 34.33 years +1.6%
1959 34.81 years +1.4%
1960 35.31 years +1.4%
1961 35.81 years +1.4%
1962 36.38 years +1.6%
1963 36.87 years +1.3%
1964 37.36 years +1.3%
1965 37.85 years +1.3%
1966 38.34 years +1.3%
1967 38.87 years +1.4%
1968 39.31 years +1.2%
1969 39.81 years +1.2%
1970 40.38 years +1.4%
1971 40.92 years +1.4%
1972 41.43 years +1.2%
1973 42.03 years +1.4%
1974 42.55 years +1.2%
1975 43.16 years +1.4%
1976 43.87 years +1.7%
1977 44.4 years +1.2%
1978 44.57 years +0.4%
1979 45.62 years +2.4%
1980 45.94 years +0.7%
1981 46.44 years +1.1%
1982 47.18 years +1.6%
1983 47.91 years +1.5%
1984 48.55 years +1.3%
1985 49.19 years +1.3%
1986 49.89 years +1.4%
1987 50.53 years +1.3%
1988 51.41 years +1.7%
1989 51.99 years +1.1%
1990 52.63 years +1.2%
1991 53.27 years +1.2%
1992 54.06 years +1.5%
1993 54.88 years +1.5%
1994 55.54 years +1.2%
1995 56.22 years +1.2%
1996 56.84 years +1.1%
1997 57.27 years +0.8%
1998 58.18 years +1.6%
1999 58.61 years +0.7%
2000 58.98 years +0.6%
2001 59.28 years +0.5%
2002 59.61 years +0.6%
2003 60 years +0.7%
2004 60.45 years +0.8%
2005 60.75 years +0.5%
2006 61.23 years +0.8%
2007 61.42 years +0.3%
2008 61.79 years +0.6%
2009 62.05 years +0.4%
2010 62.43 years +0.6%
2011 62.8 years +0.6%
2012 63.14 years +0.5%
2013 63.48 years +0.5%
2014 63.82 years +0.5%
2015 64.25 years +0.7%
2016 64.77 years +0.8%
2017 65.13 years +0.6%
2018 65.52 years +0.6%
2019 65.93 years +0.6%
2020 66.12 years +0.3%
2021 65.45 years -1.0%
2022 66.5 years +1.6%
2023 67.53 years +1.6%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 67.53 years is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.36 years, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 67.53 years is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.75 years, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 33.08 years 31.75 years 34.81 years 10
1960s 37.59 years 35.31 years 39.81 years 10
1970s 42.89 years 40.38 years 45.62 years 10
1980s 48.9 years 45.94 years 51.99 years 10
1990s 55.75 years 52.63 years 58.61 years 10
2000s 60.56 years 58.98 years 62.05 years 10
2010s 64.13 years 62.43 years 65.93 years 10
2020s 66.4 years 65.45 years 67.53 years 4

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 205 Kiribati 68.17 years compare
  2. 206 Ghana 67.94 years compare
  3. 207 Afghanistan 67.54 years compare
  4. 209 Congo 67.46 years compare
  5. 210 Angola 67.14 years compare
  6. 211 Eswatini 66.95 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy of women vs. men in Gambia?
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Gambia was 67.53 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 67.53 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 31.75 years in 1950.
How does Gambia rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
Gambia ranks 208th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy of women vs. men
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.