Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Senegal

Senegal: Life expectancy vs gdp per capita was 68.68 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
68.68
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
179th
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.68
in 2023
All-time low
23.9
in 1927
Years of data
77
1927–2023

Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Senegal, 1927–2023

203040506070192719752023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Senegal is 68.68, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Senegal peaked at 68.68 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.9, in 1927.

That places Senegal 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1920s 23.9 23.9 23.9 1
1930s 26.4 26.4 26.4 1
1940s 28.8 28.8 28.8 1
1950s 38.22 36.5 39.53 10
1960s 39.88 39.67 40.4 10
1970s 43.79 40.79 47.48 10
1980s 52.24 48.29 56.21 10
1990s 57.18 56.67 57.48 10
2000s 60.69 57.62 63.75 10
2010s 66.12 64.22 67.67 10
2020s 67.71 66.87 68.68 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 176 Palau 69.27 compare
  2. 177 Botswana 69.16 compare
  3. 178 Laos 68.96 compare
  4. 180 Eritrea 68.62 compare
  5. 181 Bolivia 68.58 compare
  6. 182 Mauritania 68.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Senegal?
Life expectancy vs gdp per capita in Senegal was 68.68 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 68.68 in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs gdp per capita recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 23.9 in 1927.
How does Senegal rank for life expectancy vs gdp per capita?
Senegal ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs gdp per capita rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Life expectancy vs gdp per capita
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
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