Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Somalia
Somalia: Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb was 58.82 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.82
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
224th
of 229 countries
All-time high
58.82
in 2023
All-time low
25.03
in 1992
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Somalia is 58.82, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Somalia peaked at 58.82 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.03, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 224th of 229 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 un vs gdp per capita wb in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.45 | — |
| 1951 | 41.66 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 41.88 | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 42.09 | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 42.29 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 42.5 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 42.71 | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 42.92 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 43.13 | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 43.34 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 43.54 | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 43.67 | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 43.97 | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 44.19 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 44.39 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 44.63 | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 44.84 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 45.05 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 45.25 | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 45.45 | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 45.64 | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 45.84 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 46.03 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 46.22 | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 44.26 | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 44.49 | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 44.73 | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 47 | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 47.01 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47.41 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 47.61 | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 47.82 | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.02 | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 48.23 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 48.44 | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 48.28 | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 48.43 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 49 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 43.93 | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 46.65 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 46.9 | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 25.42 | -45.8% |
| 1992 | 25.03 | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 50.55 | +101.9% |
| 1994 | 50.3 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 50.65 | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.52 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 50.28 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 50.76 | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 50.61 | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.75 | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.83 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.82 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.72 | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.69 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.89 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.91 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.88 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.46 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.1 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.9 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 32.45 | -33.6% |
| 2012 | 49.14 | +51.4% |
| 2013 | 54.02 | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 54.44 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.06 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.28 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.19 | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 54.77 | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 57.25 | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 57.09 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.7 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 53.93 | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 58.82 | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.4 | 41.45 | 43.34 | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.5 | 43.54 | 45.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.86 | 44.26 | 47.41 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.64 | 43.93 | 49 | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.1 | 25.03 | 50.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.01 | 50.69 | 52.1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.35 | 32.45 | 57.25 | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.39 | 53.93 | 58.82 | 4 |
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More health data for Somalia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Somalia?
- Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb in Somalia was 58.82 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.82 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.03 in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb?
- Somalia ranks 224th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy un vs gdp per capita wb. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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