Life expectancy vs. health spending in Gambia
Gambia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 65.86 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.86 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
205th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.86 years
in 2023
All-time low
31.16 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Gambia, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Gambia stood at 65.86 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Gambia peaked at 65.86 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.16 years, in 1950.
Gambia ranks 205th of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Gambia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 31.16 years | — |
| 1951 | 31.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 31.71 years | +0.8% |
| 1953 | 31.92 years | +0.7% |
| 1954 | 32.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1955 | 32.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1956 | 32.76 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 33.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1958 | 33.61 years | +1.5% |
| 1959 | 34.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1960 | 34.57 years | +1.4% |
| 1961 | 35.06 years | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 35.6 years | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 36.09 years | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 36.58 years | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 37.12 years | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 37.56 years | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 38.06 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 38.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 39 years | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 39.53 years | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 40.05 years | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 40.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 41.09 years | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 41.68 years | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 42.19 years | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 42.88 years | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 43.37 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 43.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 44.52 years | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 44.98 years | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 44.49 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 46.25 years | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 46.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 47.51 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 48.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 48.8 years | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 49.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 50.15 years | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 50.73 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 51.28 years | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 51.86 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 52.48 years | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.15 years | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 53.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 54.29 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 54.85 years | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 55.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.01 years | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 56.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 56.9 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 57.28 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.22 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.75 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 59.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.67 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.47 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.17 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.56 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.25 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.97 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.39 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.71 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.03 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.43 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.42 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.85 years | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 64.86 years | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.86 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 32.44 years | 31.16 years | 34.09 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.82 years | 34.57 years | 39 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.94 years | 39.53 years | 44.52 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.73 years | 44.49 years | 50.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.94 years | 51.28 years | 56.47 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.89 years | 56.9 years | 60.73 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8 years | 61.17 years | 64.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.75 years | 63.85 years | 65.86 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
- 202 Papua New Guinea 66.13 years compare
- 203 Afghanistan 66.03 years compare
- 204 Djibouti 65.99 years compare
- 206 Congo 65.77 years compare
- 207 Ghana 65.5 years compare
- 208 Palestine, State of 65.17 years compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,044 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 700 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate -0.162 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0022 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Gambia?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Gambia was 65.86 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.86 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.16 years in 1950.
- How does Gambia rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Gambia ranks 205th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 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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Period life expectancy at birth.