The Gambia - Life expectancy at birth 1999

Life expectancy increases in The Gambia

In 1999 the life expectancy in The Gambia increased to 56.82 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 59.08 years and for men 54.66 years.

The Gambia’s position worsened with respect to the 193 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 153th in 1998 to 154th in 1999.

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 1998, when it was 56.55 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 1989, when it was 50.64 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
1999	59.08	54.66	56.82
1998	58.79	54.43	56.55
1997	58.27	53.97	56.06
1996	58.19	53.95	56.01
1995	57.68	53.38	55.46
1994	56.84	52.73	54.72
1993	55.94	51.70	53.75
1992	55.01	51.00	52.94
1991	54.08	50.28	52.13
1990	53.06	49.66	51.32
1989	52.30	49.04	50.64
1988	51.62	48.55	50.05
1987	51.10	47.79	49.41
1986	50.33	47.15	48.71
1985	49.81	46.64	48.19
1984	49.06	45.99	47.49
1983	48.43	45.47	46.92
1982	47.93	44.88	46.38
1981	47.12	41.98	44.48
1980	46.67	43.69	45.15
1979	46.06	43.10	44.56
1978	45.07	42.14	43.58
1977	44.84	42.07	43.44
1976	44.59	41.53	43.04
1975	43.99	40.94	42.44
1974	43.51	40.44	41.95
1973	42.80	40.02	41.39
1972	42.35	39.52	40.92
1971	41.70	39.02	40.35
1970	41.14	38.62	39.87
1969	40.64	38.08	39.35
1968	40.14	37.62	38.87
1967	39.70	37.18	38.43
1966	39.10	36.71	37.90
1965	38.73	36.18	37.45
1964	38.23	35.68	36.95
1963	37.72	35.28	36.50
1962	37.18	34.80	35.99
1961	36.78	34.37	35.57
1960	36.29	33.91	35.10

The Gambia - Life expectancy at birth