Life expectancy in Gambia
Gambia: Life expectancy was 62.61 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Gambia, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Gambia is 62.61 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Gambia peaked at 62.61 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Gambia ranks 138th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1913 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1933 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 30 years | +20.0% |
| 1950 | 30.05 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 31.55 years | +5.0% |
| 1960 | 32.38 years | +2.6% |
| 1965 | 34.16 years | +5.5% |
| 1970 | 36.19 years | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 38.21 years | +5.6% |
| 1980 | 46.5 years | +21.7% |
| 1985 | 49.21 years | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 51.32 years | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 55.46 years | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 56.94 years | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 58.39 years | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 60.72 years | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 62.49 years | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 62.61 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 27.5 years | 25 years | 30 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 30.8 years | 30.05 years | 31.55 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 33.27 years | 32.38 years | 34.16 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 37.2 years | 36.19 years | 38.21 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.86 years | 46.5 years | 49.21 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.39 years | 51.32 years | 55.46 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.67 years | 56.94 years | 58.39 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 61.61 years | 60.72 years | 62.49 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 62.61 years | 62.61 years | 62.61 years | 1 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 6.63 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.0048 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Gambia?
- Life expectancy in Gambia was 62.61 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.61 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Gambia rank for life expectancy?
- Gambia ranks 138th out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.