The Gambia - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy of The Gambia goes up to 65.86 years

In 2023 the life expectancy in The Gambia increased to 65.86 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 67.53 years and for men 64.17 years.

The Gambia’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 166th in 2022 to 164th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in The Gambia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 64.86 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 62.25 years.

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

The Gambia - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	67.53	64.17	65.86
2022	66.50	63.21	64.86
2021	65.45	62.24	63.85
2020	66.12	62.71	64.42
2019	65.93	62.92	64.43
2018	65.52	62.54	64.03
2017	65.13	62.27	63.71
2016	64.77	61.99	63.39
2015	64.25	61.68	62.97
2014	63.82	61.32	62.58
2013	63.48	61.01	62.25
2012	63.14	60.65	61.90
2011	62.81	60.31	61.56
2010	62.43	59.90	61.17
2009	62.05	59.42	60.74
2008	61.79	59.16	60.47
2007	61.42	58.60	60.00
2006	61.23	58.13	59.67
2005	60.75	57.51	59.11
2004	60.45	57.09	58.75
2003	60.00	56.50	58.22
2002	59.61	55.93	57.74
2001	59.28	55.38	57.28
2000	58.99	54.92	56.90
1999	58.61	54.44	56.47
1998	58.18	53.96	56.01
1997	57.27	53.30	55.23
1996	56.84	52.98	54.85
1995	56.22	52.49	54.29
1994	55.54	52.10	53.77
1993	54.88	51.53	53.15
1992	54.06	50.99	52.48
1991	53.27	50.52	51.86
1990	52.63	50.00	51.28
1989	51.99	49.53	50.73
1988	51.41	48.95	50.15
1987	50.53	48.31	49.39
1986	49.89	47.76	48.80
1985	49.19	47.17	48.15
1984	48.55	46.53	47.51
1983	47.91	45.92	46.89
1982	47.18	45.36	46.25
1981	46.44	42.59	44.49
1980	45.94	44.05	44.98
1979	45.62	43.45	44.52
1978	44.57	42.61	43.57
1977	44.40	42.35	43.37
1976	43.87	41.90	42.88
1975	43.16	41.25	42.19
1974	42.55	40.81	41.68
1973	42.03	40.16	41.09
1972	41.43	39.68	40.55
1971	40.93	39.18	40.05
1970	40.38	38.70	39.53
1969	39.81	38.21	39.00
1968	39.32	37.76	38.53
1967	38.87	37.27	38.06
1966	38.34	36.78	37.56
1965	37.86	36.39	37.12
1964	37.36	35.80	36.58
1963	36.87	35.30	36.09
1962	36.38	34.82	35.60
1961	35.81	34.31	35.06
1960	35.31	33.84	34.57

The Gambia - Life expectancy at birth