Somalia - Life expectancy at birth 2016

Life expectancy improves in Somalia

In 2016 the life expectancy in Somalia increased to 55.04 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 57.29 years and for men 52.89 years.

Somalia’s position worsened with respect to the 194 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 189th in 2015 to 190th in 2016.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Somalia over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2015, when it was 54.86 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2006, when it was 50.6 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
2016	57.29	52.89	55.04
2015	56.93	52.86	54.86
2014	56.36	52.27	54.28
2013	55.78	51.97	53.84
2012	55.14	51.25	53.16
2011	53.04	49.63	51.30
2010	52.54	48.67	50.56
2009	53.45	50.30	51.85
2008	52.84	49.46	51.12
2007	52.20	48.88	50.52
2006	52.21	49.02	50.60
2005	52.17	49.18	50.66
2004	52.07	49.03	50.54
2003	52.11	49.15	50.61
2002	52.15	49.33	50.73
2001	52.16	49.34	50.74
2000	52.07	49.27	50.66
1999	51.98	49.09	50.53
1998	52.09	49.25	50.66
1997	51.62	48.78	50.20
1996	51.97	48.95	50.45
1995	52.13	49.09	50.60
1994	51.78	48.89	50.33
1993	52.12	49.20	50.65
1992	28.57	26.11	27.31
1991	28.42	24.90	26.57
1990	51.09	43.57	47.11
1989	50.69	43.21	46.72
1988	48.54	39.87	43.84
1987	50.32	47.53	48.90
1986	49.77	47.01	48.37
1985	49.68	46.92	48.28
1984	49.88	47.08	48.46
1983	49.59	46.78	48.17
1982	49.26	46.44	47.83
1981	49.09	46.28	47.67
1980	48.91	46.11	47.49
1979	48.73	45.92	47.31
1978	48.53	45.43	46.95
1977	48.35	45.53	46.92
1976	45.96	43.22	44.57
1975	45.57	42.83	44.18
1974	45.21	42.47	43.82
1973	47.56	44.74	46.13
1972	47.37	44.55	45.94
1971	47.18	44.35	45.75
1970	46.99	44.16	45.56
1969	46.80	43.98	45.37
1968	46.60	43.78	45.17
1967	46.40	43.58	44.97
1966	46.19	43.36	44.76
1965	45.97	43.15	44.54
1964	45.72	42.91	44.30
1963	45.52	42.70	44.10
1962	45.30	42.48	43.88
1961	44.97	42.18	43.56
1960	44.86	42.07	43.45

Somalia - Life expectancy at birth