Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Somalia
Somalia: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 6.06 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.06 years
Change on year
up 5.9%
World rank
207th
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.06 years
in 2023
All-time low
3.79 years
in 1992
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Somalia, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Somalia stood at 6.06 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Somalia peaked at 6.06 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.79 years, in 1992.
Somalia ranks 207th 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Somalia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.86 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1952 | 4.9 years | +0.3% |
| 1953 | 4.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 4.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 4.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 4.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 4.98 years | +0.3% |
| 1958 | 5 years | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 5.01 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 5.03 years | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 5.04 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 5.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 5.09 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 5.11 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 5.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 5.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 5.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 5.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 5.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 5.22 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 5.24 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.25 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 5.12 years | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.13 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.15 years | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 5.31 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 5.33 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 5.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 5.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 5.36 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.37 years | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 5.39 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 5.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 5.38 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.39 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 5.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 5.22 years | -3.8% |
| 1989 | 5.46 years | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 5.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 3.87 years | -29.3% |
| 1992 | 3.79 years | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 5.51 years | +45.4% |
| 1994 | 5.49 years | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 5.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 5.51 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.49 years | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.52 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 5.51 years | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 5.52 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 5.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.52 years | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.52 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.52 years | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.53 years | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5.54 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.54 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 5.57 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 5.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.4 years | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 4.28 years | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 5.4 years | +26.3% |
| 2013 | 5.73 years | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 5.77 years | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 5.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.82 years | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5.59 years | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 5.77 years | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.93 years | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 5.69 years | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 5.09 years | -10.5% |
| 2022 | 5.73 years | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 6.06 years | +5.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.94 years | 4.86 years | 5.01 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.12 years | 5.03 years | 5.2 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.24 years | 5.12 years | 5.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.38 years | 5.22 years | 5.46 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.17 years | 3.79 years | 5.52 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.54 years | 5.52 years | 5.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.55 years | 4.28 years | 5.93 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.64 years | 5.09 years | 6.06 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 987.7 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 32,421 deaths (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 remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Somalia?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Somalia was 6.06 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.06 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.79 years in 1992.
- How does Somalia rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Somalia ranks 207th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Remaining period life expectancy at age 80 among females, in a given year.