Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia
Somalia: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.2356 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia is 0.2356, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.5% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia peaked at 0.5879 in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.2356, in 2023.
Somalia ranks 5th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4113 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4093 | -0.5% |
| 1952 | 0.4072 | -0.5% |
| 1953 | 0.4052 | -0.5% |
| 1954 | 0.4032 | -0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.4012 | -0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.3992 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 0.3973 | -0.5% |
| 1958 | 0.3953 | -0.5% |
| 1959 | 0.3934 | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 0.3914 | -0.5% |
| 1961 | 0.3902 | -0.3% |
| 1962 | 0.3872 | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 0.3851 | -0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.3833 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.381 | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 0.379 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.3771 | -0.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3752 | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 0.3734 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 0.3716 | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 0.3698 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 0.368 | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.3662 | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.386 | +5.4% |
| 1975 | 0.3837 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.3814 | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 0.3586 | -6.0% |
| 1978 | 0.3568 | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 0.3547 | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 0.3527 | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.3508 | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.3488 | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 0.3468 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.3448 | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.3461 | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 0.3444 | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 0.3391 | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 0.3512 | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 0.3342 | -4.9% |
| 1990 | 0.3312 | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 0.5759 | +73.9% |
| 1992 | 0.5879 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.3235 | -45.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3256 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.3219 | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.3229 | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.3265 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.3219 | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.323 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.3223 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3216 | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.3217 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3218 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3218 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3201 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3187 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.318 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3125 | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3074 | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3358 | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.5097 | +51.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3339 | -34.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2861 | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2804 | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2751 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2709 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3026 | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2775 | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2547 | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 0.249 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.2496 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2855 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2356 | -17.5% |
Somalia compared with similar countries
- Somalia's 0.2356 is above the median for low income countries, which is 0.184, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Somalia's 0.2356 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | +73.9% | 0.3312 | 0.5759 |
| 2011 | +51.8% | 0.3358 | 0.5097 |
| 1993 | -45.0% | 0.5879 | 0.3235 |
| 2012 | -34.5% | 0.5097 | 0.3339 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4023 | 0.3934 | 0.4113 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.3823 | 0.3734 | 0.3914 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3697 | 0.3547 | 0.386 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3459 | 0.3342 | 0.3527 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.376 | 0.3219 | 0.5879 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3186 | 0.3074 | 0.3223 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3127 | 0.2547 | 0.5097 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2549 | 0.2356 | 0.2855 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 182 (2013)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0897 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 2.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0926 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia?
- Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia was 0.2356 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5879 in 1992.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2356 in 2023.
- How does Somalia rank for life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality?
- Somalia ranks 5th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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