Womens life expectancy at birth in Senegal
Senegal: Womens life expectancy at birth was 70.75 in 2023. β² Rising
Womens life expectancy at birth in Senegal, 1950β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for womens life expectancy at birth in Senegal is 70.75, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Senegal peaked at 70.75 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37, in 1950.
Senegal ranks 177th of 229 countries on this measure, 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 | 38.72 | 37 | 40.09 | 10 |
| 1960s | 40.37 | 40.18 | 40.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 44.49 | 41.29 | 48.45 | 10 |
| 1980s | 53.63 | 49.34 | 57.93 | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.73 | 58.36 | 59.12 | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.37 | 59.12 | 65.72 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.05 | 66.18 | 69.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.83 | 68.98 | 70.75 | 4 |
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More health data for Senegal
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 835.5 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 2,496 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 169,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 168,712 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 173,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 172,215 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 178,625 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 175,577 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is womens life expectancy at birth in Senegal?
- Womens life expectancy at birth in Senegal was 70.75 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 70.75 in 2023.
- What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 37 in 1950.
- How does Senegal rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
- Senegal ranks 177th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is womens life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Womens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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