Life Expectancy at Birth in Gambia
Gambia: Life Expectancy at Birth was 66.06 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.06
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
186th
of 216 countries
All-time high
66.06
in 2024
All-time low
34.57
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Gambia, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Gambia is 66.06, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Gambia peaked at 66.06 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.57, in 1960.
That places Gambia 186th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 34.57 | — |
| 1961 | 35.06 | +1.4% |
| 1962 | 35.6 | +1.5% |
| 1963 | 36.09 | +1.4% |
| 1964 | 36.58 | +1.4% |
| 1965 | 37.12 | +1.5% |
| 1966 | 37.56 | +1.2% |
| 1967 | 38.06 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 38.53 | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 39 | +1.2% |
| 1970 | 39.53 | +1.4% |
| 1971 | 40.05 | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 40.55 | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 41.09 | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 41.68 | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 42.19 | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 42.88 | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 43.37 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 43.57 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 44.52 | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 44.98 | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 44.49 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 46.25 | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 46.89 | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 47.51 | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 48.15 | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 48.8 | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 49.39 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 50.15 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 50.73 | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 51.28 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 51.86 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 52.48 | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 53.15 | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 53.77 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 54.29 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 54.85 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 55.23 | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 56.01 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 56.47 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 56.9 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 57.28 | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 57.74 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 58.22 | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 58.75 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 59.11 | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 59.67 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 60 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 60.47 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 60.73 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 61.17 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 61.56 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 61.9 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 62.25 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 62.58 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 62.97 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 63.39 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.71 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 64.03 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 64.43 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 64.42 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 63.85 | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 64.86 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 65.86 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 66.06 | +0.3% |
Gambia compared with similar countries
- Gambia's 66.06 is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.84, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Gambia's 66.06 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.82 | 34.57 | 39 | 10 |
| 1970s | 41.94 | 39.53 | 44.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.73 | 44.49 | 50.73 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.94 | 51.28 | 56.47 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.89 | 56.9 | 60.73 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.8 | 61.17 | 64.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.01 | 63.85 | 66.06 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Gambia
More gender data for Gambia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,149 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.4019 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,981 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,981 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 39,680 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 40,675 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 39,327 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 40,247 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 38,827 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Gambia?
- Life expectancy at birth in Gambia was 66.06 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 66.06 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.57 in 1960.
- How does Gambia rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Gambia ranks 186th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.