Life expectancy vs. health spending in Somalia
Somalia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 58.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Somalia recorded 58.82 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 9.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Somalia peaked at 58.82 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.03 years, in 1992.
That places Somalia 231st out of 236 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 42.4 years | 41.45 years | 43.34 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 44.5 years | 43.54 years | 45.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 45.86 years | 44.26 years | 47.41 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.64 years | 43.93 years | 49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.1 years | 25.03 years | 50.76 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.01 years | 50.69 years | 52.1 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.35 years | 32.45 years | 57.25 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.39 years | 53.93 years | 58.82 years | 4 |
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More health data for Somalia
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 1,320 deaths (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)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Somalia?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Somalia was 58.82 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.82 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.03 years in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Somalia ranks 231st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.