Life Expectancy at Birth in Senegal
Senegal: Life Expectancy at Birth was 68.92 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Senegal, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth in Senegal stood at 68.92. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Senegal peaked at 68.92 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.67, in 1960.
That places Senegal 160th out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.88 | 39.67 | 40.4 | 10 |
| 1970s | 43.79 | 40.79 | 47.48 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.24 | 48.29 | 56.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.18 | 56.67 | 57.48 | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.69 | 57.62 | 63.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.12 | 64.22 | 67.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.95 | 66.87 | 68.92 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Senegal
- 157 Palau, Republic of 69.38 compare
- 158 Botswana 69.29 compare
- 159 Lao People's Democratic Republic 69.22 compare
- 161 Eritrea, The State of 68.89 compare
- 162 Bolivia 68.74 compare
- 163 Mauritania, Islamic Republic of 68.71 compare
More gender data for Senegal
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 263,002 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 269,605 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 257,895 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 263,988 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 250,294 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 258,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 240,420 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 253,004 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 233,684 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 249,866 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Senegal?
- Life expectancy at birth in Senegal was 68.92 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Senegal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.92 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Senegal?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.67 in 1960.
- How does Senegal rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Senegal ranks 160th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Senegal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Senegal 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.