Life expectancy vs. health spending in Somalia
Somalia: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 58.82 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
58.82 years
Change on year
up 9.1%
World rank
231st
of 236 countries
All-time high
58.82 years
in 2023
All-time low
25.03 years
in 1992
Years of data
74
1950–2023
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
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Somalia stood at 58.82 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of 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.
Somalia ranks 231st 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 Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 41.45 years | — |
| 1951 | 41.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 41.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1953 | 42.09 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 42.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 42.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 42.71 years | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 42.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 43.13 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 43.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 43.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 43.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 43.97 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 44.19 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 44.39 years | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 44.63 years | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 44.84 years | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 45.05 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 45.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 45.45 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 45.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 45.84 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 46.03 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 46.22 years | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 44.26 years | -4.3% |
| 1975 | 44.49 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 44.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 47 years | +5.1% |
| 1978 | 47.01 years | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47.41 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 47.61 years | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 47.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 48.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 48.23 years | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 48.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 48.28 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 48.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 49 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 43.93 years | -10.3% |
| 1989 | 46.65 years | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 46.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 25.42 years | -45.8% |
| 1992 | 25.03 years | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 50.55 years | +101.9% |
| 1994 | 50.3 years | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 50.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 50.52 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 50.28 years | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 50.76 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 50.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 50.75 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.83 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.82 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.72 years | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 50.69 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 50.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.91 years | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.88 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 51.46 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 52.1 years | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 48.9 years | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 32.45 years | -33.6% |
| 2012 | 49.14 years | +51.4% |
| 2013 | 54.02 years | +9.9% |
| 2014 | 54.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 55.06 years | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 55.28 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 52.19 years | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 54.77 years | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 57.25 years | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 57.09 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 55.7 years | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 53.93 years | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 58.82 years | +9.1% |
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
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 3.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.2294 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.2361 units per person (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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Period life expectancy at birth.