Womens life expectancy at birth in Somalia
Somalia: Womens life expectancy at birth was 61.39 in 2023. β² Rising
Womens life expectancy at birth in Somalia, 1950β2023
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More health data for Somalia
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.41 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 987.7 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 32,421 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 1,320 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 1,320 (2026)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 2.9% (2025)
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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