Womens life expectancy at birth in Somalia

Somalia: Womens life expectancy at birth was 61.39 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
61.39
Change on year
up 9.3%
World rank
224th
of 229 countries
All-time high
61.39
in 2023
All-time low
26.25
in 1992
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Womens life expectancy at birth in Somalia, 1950–2023

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Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Somalia recorded 61.39 for womens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 9.3% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, womens life expectancy at birth in Somalia peaked at 61.39 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.25, in 1992.

That places Somalia 224th out of 229 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 43.88 42.93 44.81 10
1960s 45.99 45.02 46.95 10
1970s 47.36 45.71 48.89 10
1980s 49.72 48.78 50.88 10
1990s 46.91 26.25 52.23 10
2000s 52.57 52.18 53.73 10
2010s 53.32 33.65 59.31 10
2020s 58.62 56.16 61.39 4

Countries ranked near Somalia

  1. 221 Niger 62.13 compare
  2. 222 Mali 61.9 compare
  3. 223 Guinea 61.9 compare
  4. 225 South Sudan 60.63 compare
  5. 226 Lesotho 60.01 compare
  6. 227 Central African Republic 59.29 compare

See the full ranking of 236 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is womens life expectancy at birth in Somalia?
Womens life expectancy at birth in Somalia was 61.39 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Somalia?
The highest recorded value was 61.39 in 2023.
What is the lowest womens life expectancy at birth recorded in Somalia?
The lowest recorded value was 26.25 in 1992.
How does Somalia rank for womens life expectancy at birth?
Somalia ranks 224th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
Is womens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Somalia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Somalia 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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Indicator
Womens life expectancy at birth
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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