Somalia - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy increases in Somalia

In 2023 the life expectancy in Somalia increased to 58.82 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 61.39 years and for men 56.35 years.

Somalia’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 194th in 2022 to 190th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Somalia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 53.93 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 54.02 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Somalia. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Somalia in Somalis economy.

Somalia - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	61.39	56.35	58.82
2022	56.16	51.79	53.93
2021	57.75	53.72	55.70
2020	59.18	55.08	57.10
2019	59.31	55.24	57.25
2018	56.91	52.69	54.77
2017	54.28	50.18	52.19
2016	57.55	53.10	55.28
2015	57.14	53.04	55.06
2014	56.56	52.39	54.44
2013	55.96	52.12	54.02
2012	51.02	47.32	49.14
2011	33.65	31.29	32.45
2010	50.80	47.07	48.90
2009	53.73	50.50	52.10
2008	53.19	49.77	51.46
2007	52.60	49.22	50.89
2006	52.56	49.31	50.92
2005	52.42	49.39	50.89
2004	52.23	49.16	50.69
2003	52.23	49.23	50.72
2002	52.26	49.40	50.82
2001	52.27	49.41	50.83
2000	52.18	49.33	50.75
1999	52.09	49.15	50.61
1998	52.22	49.31	50.76
1997	51.77	48.80	50.28
1996	52.10	48.97	50.52
1995	52.23	49.09	50.65
1994	51.81	48.81	50.30
1993	52.06	49.05	50.55
1992	26.25	23.88	25.03
1991	27.34	23.72	25.42
1990	51.19	43.13	46.90
1989	50.88	42.94	46.65
1988	48.78	39.86	43.93
1987	50.49	47.56	49.00
1986	49.89	47.02	48.43
1985	49.72	46.88	48.28
1984	49.91	47.01	48.44
1983	49.70	46.80	48.23
1982	49.50	46.59	48.02
1981	49.29	46.39	47.82
1980	49.09	46.18	47.61
1979	48.89	45.97	47.41
1978	48.67	45.42	47.01
1977	48.49	45.56	47.00
1976	46.18	43.32	44.73
1975	45.94	43.08	44.49
1974	45.71	42.85	44.26
1973	47.72	44.77	46.22
1972	47.53	44.58	46.03
1971	47.33	44.39	45.84
1970	47.14	44.19	45.64
1969	46.95	44.00	45.45
1968	46.75	43.80	45.25
1967	46.54	43.60	45.05
1966	46.34	43.39	44.84
1965	46.12	43.17	44.63
1964	45.88	42.94	44.39
1963	45.69	42.74	44.19
1962	45.46	42.51	43.97
1961	45.15	42.21	43.67
1960	45.02	42.10	43.54

Somalia - Life expectancy at birth