Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia
Somalia: Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality was 0.2356 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Life expectancy versus gini lifespan inequality in Somalia, 1950β2023
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 229 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
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
- 2 Chad 0.2633 compare
- 2 Tokelau 0.1024 compare
- 3 Central African Republic 0.2403 compare
- 3 Cook Islands 0.0953 compare
- 4 Mayotte 0.0943 compare
- 4 South Sudan 0.2393 compare
- 5 Montserrat 0.0902 compare
- 6 Guinea 0.228 compare
- 6 Saint Helena 0.0899 compare
- 7 Anguilla 0.0793 compare
- 7 Lesotho 0.225 compare
- 8 Niger 0.2246 compare
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (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 229 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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