The Gambia - Life expectancy at birth 2019

Life expectancy increases in The Gambia

In 2019 the life expectancy in The Gambia increased to 63.76 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 65.19 years and for men 62.33 years.

The Gambia’s position improvened with respect to the 194 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 165th in 2018 to 162th in 2019.

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 2018, when it was 63.04 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2009, when it was 60.43 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
2019	65.19	62.33	63.76
2018	64.25	61.83	63.04
2017	64.28	61.71	63.00
2016	64.26	61.76	63.01
2015	63.58	61.40	62.49
2014	63.48	61.06	62.27
2013	63.08	61.14	62.11
2012	63.35	60.85	62.10
2011	62.55	60.50	61.53
2010	61.64	59.79	60.72
2009	61.64	59.22	60.43
2008	61.11	59.05	60.08
2007	60.57	58.22	59.39
2006	60.53	57.60	59.06
2005	60.00	56.81	58.39
2004	59.63	56.57	58.09
2003	59.21	56.00	57.59
2002	58.95	55.27	57.08
2001	59.08	55.08	57.04
2000	59.02	54.95	56.94
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