Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Senegal

Senegal: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 68.68 years in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
68.68 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
179th
of 236 countries
All-time high
68.68 years
in 2023
All-time low
36.5 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Senegal, 1950–2023

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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 Senegal stood at 68.68 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Senegal peaked at 68.68 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.5 years, in 1950.

That places Senegal 179th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 38.22 years 36.5 years 39.53 years 10
1960s 39.88 years 39.67 years 40.4 years 10
1970s 43.79 years 40.79 years 47.48 years 10
1980s 52.24 years 48.29 years 56.21 years 10
1990s 57.18 years 56.67 years 57.48 years 10
2000s 60.69 years 57.62 years 63.75 years 10
2010s 66.12 years 64.22 years 67.67 years 10
2020s 67.71 years 66.87 years 68.68 years 4

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 176 Palau 69.27 years compare
  2. 177 Botswana 69.16 years compare
  3. 178 Laos 68.96 years compare
  4. 180 Eritrea 68.62 years compare
  5. 181 Bolivia 68.58 years compare
  6. 182 Mauritania 68.48 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Senegal?
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Senegal was 68.68 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 recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 68.68 years in 2023.
What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 36.5 years in 1950.
How does Senegal rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
Senegal ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is remaining life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Remaining life expectancy at different ages
Unit
years
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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