Life expectancy unwpp in Gambia
Gambia: Life expectancy unwpp was 65.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.86
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.86
in 2023
All-time low
31.16
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy unwpp in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Gambia recorded 65.86 for life expectancy unwpp in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy unwpp in Gambia peaked at 65.86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.16, in 1950.
Gambia ranks 205th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.44 | 31.16 | 34.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.82 | 34.57 | 39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.94 | 39.53 | 44.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.73 | 44.49 | 50.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.94 | 51.28 | 56.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.89 | 56.9 | 60.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8 | 61.17 | 64.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.75 | 63.85 | 65.86 | 4 |
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More health data for Gambia
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 37,086 (2025)
- Population, male 49.8% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 811,915 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 1.12 million (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 36,403 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 37,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy unwpp in Gambia?
- Life expectancy unwpp in Gambia was 65.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy unwpp recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.86 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy unwpp recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.16 in 1950.
- How does Gambia rank for life expectancy unwpp?
- Gambia ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy unwpp rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 unwpp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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