Gambia Life Expectancy 1950-2023

Chart and table of Gambia life expectancy from 1950 to 2023. United Nations projections are also included through the year 2100.
  • The current life expectancy for Gambia in 2023 is 63.26 years, a 0.55% increase from 2022.
  • The life expectancy for Gambia in 2022 was 62.92 years, a 0.55% increase from 2021.
  • The life expectancy for Gambia in 2021 was 62.57 years, a 0.55% increase from 2020.
  • The life expectancy for Gambia in 2020 was 62.23 years, a 0.56% increase from 2019.
Data Source: United Nations - World Population Prospects

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Similar Countries Ranked by Life Expectancy
Country Name 2023 Life Expectancy
Tajikistan 71.76
Nepal 71.74
Rwanda 70.00
Senegal 68.87
Madagascar 68.21
Ethiopia 67.81
Eritrea 67.48
Yemen 66.44
Tanzania 66.39
Afghanistan 65.97
Malawi 65.62
Comoros 65.03
Liberia 65.00
Haiti 64.99
Uganda 64.38
Niger 63.62
Gambia 63.26
Burkina Faso 62.98
Benin 62.84
Burundi 62.71
Guinea 62.64
Zimbabwe 62.16
Mozambique 62.13
Togo 62.13
Mali 60.54
Guinea-Bissau 59.38
South Sudan 58.74
Somalia 58.34
Sierra Leone 55.92
Chad 55.17
Central African Republic 54.36
Gambia - Historical Life Expectancy Data
Year Life Expectancy Growth Rate
2023 63.26 0.550%
2022 62.92 0.550%
2021 62.57 0.550%
2020 62.23 0.560%
2019 61.88 0.560%
2018 61.54 0.400%
2017 61.30 0.400%
2016 61.05 0.400%
2015 60.81 0.400%
2014 60.56 0.400%
2013 60.32 0.490%
2012 60.03 0.490%
2011 59.73 0.490%
2010 59.44 0.500%
2009 59.14 0.500%
2008 58.85 0.650%
2007 58.47 0.660%
2006 58.09 0.660%
2005 57.70 0.670%
2004 57.32 0.670%
2003 56.94 0.700%
2002 56.54 0.710%
2001 56.14 0.710%
2000 55.75 0.720%
1999 55.35 0.720%
1998 54.95 0.750%
1997 54.54 0.760%
1996 54.13 0.760%
1995 53.72 0.770%
1994 53.31 0.780%
1993 52.90 0.580%
1992 52.60 0.580%
1991 52.29 0.580%
1990 51.99 0.590%
1989 51.68 0.590%
1988 51.38 1.240%
1987 50.75 1.250%
1986 50.12 1.270%
1985 49.50 1.290%
1984 48.87 1.300%
1983 48.24 1.670%
1982 47.45 1.700%
1981 46.65 1.730%
1980 45.86 1.760%
1979 45.06 1.790%
1978 44.27 1.920%
1977 43.44 1.960%
1976 42.60 2.000%
1975 41.77 2.040%
1974 40.93 2.080%
1973 40.10 2.180%
1972 39.25 2.220%
1971 38.39 2.280%
1970 37.54 2.330%
1969 36.68 2.380%
1968 35.83 1.700%
1967 35.23 1.730%
1966 34.63 1.760%
1965 34.03 1.790%
1964 33.43 1.830%
1963 32.83 0.790%
1962 32.57 0.790%
1961 32.32 0.800%
1960 32.06 0.800%
1959 31.81 0.810%
1958 31.55 0.830%
1957 31.29 0.840%
1956 31.03 0.840%
1955 30.77 0.850%
1954 30.51 0.860%
1953 30.25 0.870%
1952 29.99 0.870%
1951 29.73 0.880%
1950 29.47 0.000%