Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Gambia
Gambia: Life expectancy vs health expenditure was 65.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.86
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
198th
of 229 countries
All-time high
65.86
in 2023
All-time low
31.16
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs health expenditure in Gambia stood at 65.86. 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 vs health expenditure in Gambia peaked at 65.86 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.16, in 1950.
That places Gambia 198th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31.16 | — |
| 1951 | 31.45 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 31.71 | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 31.92 | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 32.18 | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 32.41 | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 32.76 | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 33.12 | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 33.61 | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 34.09 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 34.57 | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 35.06 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 35.6 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 36.09 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 36.58 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 37.12 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 37.56 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 38.06 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 38.53 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 39 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 39.53 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 40.05 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 40.55 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 41.09 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 41.68 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 42.19 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 42.88 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 43.37 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 43.57 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 44.52 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 44.98 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 44.49 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 46.25 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 46.89 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 47.51 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 48.15 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 48.8 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 49.39 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 50.15 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 50.73 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 51.28 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 51.86 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 52.48 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.15 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 53.77 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 54.29 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 54.85 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 55.23 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.01 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 56.47 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 56.9 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 57.28 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.74 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.22 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.75 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 59.11 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.67 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.47 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.73 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.17 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.56 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.9 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.25 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.58 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.97 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.39 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.71 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.03 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.43 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.42 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.85 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 64.86 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.86 | +1.5% |
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, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,044 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 700 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9175 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1966 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9166 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs health expenditure in Gambia?
- Life expectancy vs health expenditure in Gambia was 65.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.86 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs health expenditure recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.16 in 1950.
- How does Gambia rank for life expectancy vs health expenditure?
- Gambia ranks 198th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs health expenditure 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 vs health expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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