Djibouti vs Somalia: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 66 years in Djibouti and 58.8 years in Somalia, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Djibouti, by 7.2 years, or 1.12 times that in Somalia.

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What the numbers say

Djibouti has been higher since 1961, when it overtook Somalia.
In 2023, Djibouti ranked 197 and Somalia ranked 224 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Djibouti at 78.1 years and Somalia at 68.6 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Djibouti	Somalia	World
2023	66	58.8	73.2
2022	65.5	53.9	72.6
2021	63.8	55.7	70.9
2020	64.2	57.1	71.9
2019	64.4	57.3	72.6
2018	64.1	54.8	72.4
2017	63.7	52.2	72.1
2016	63.3	55.3	71.9
2015	62.8	55.1	71.6
2014	62.4	54.4	71.4
2013	62.1	54	71.1
2012	61.7	49.1	70.8
2011	61.3	32.5	70.4
2010	60.7	48.9	70.1
2009	60.4	52.1	69.7
2008	59.8	51.5	69.3
2007	59.4	50.9	69
2006	59	50.9	68.6
2005	58.6	50.9	68.1
2004	58.1	50.7	67.7
2003	58	50.7	67.4
2002	57.8	50.8	67.1
2001	57.5	50.8	66.8
2000	56.7	50.8	66.4
1999	56.6	50.6	66
1998	56.4	50.8	65.7
1997	56.2	50.3	65.5
1996	56.3	50.5	65.2
1995	56.2	50.7	64.9
1994	55.6	50.3	64.3
1993	55.7	50.6	64.4
1992	54.4	25	64.3
1991	55.2	25.4	64.1
1990	55.5	46.9	64
1989	55.4	46.7	63.8
1988	55.1	43.9	63.4
1987	54.8	49	63.2
1986	54.5	48.4	62.7
1985	54.1	48.3	62.2
1984	53.8	48.4	61.9
1983	53.3	48.2	61.5
1982	52.9	48	61.3
1981	52.4	47.8	60.9
1980	52.1	47.6	60.5
1979	51.6	47.4	60.2
1978	51.2	47	59.5
1977	50.8	47	59.2
1976	50.3	44.7	58.6
1975	49.9	44.5	58.3
1974	49.5	44.3	58.1
1973	49.1	46.2	57.7
1972	48.5	46	57.2
1971	47.3	45.8	56
1970	47.5	45.6	56.3
1969	47.1	45.5	56
1968	46.6	45.3	55.6
1967	46.1	45.1	55.1
1966	45.6	44.8	54.6
1965	45.2	44.6	54
1964	44.8	44.4	54.3
1963	44.4	44.2	53.7
1962	44.1	44	53.2
1961	43.8	43.7	50.4
1960	43.4	43.5	47.8
1959	43.1	43.3	49.6
1958	42.8	43.1	51.6
1957	42.6	42.9	51.1
1956	42.3	42.7	50.7
1955	42	42.5	50.2
1954	41.8	42.3	49.7
1953	41.5	42.1	48.8
1952	41.2	41.9	48.2
1951	41	41.7	47.1
1950	40.7	41.5	46.4

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Djibouti	Somalia	World
2024	66.264.8–67.6	5957.5–60.5	73.3
2025	66.464.3–68.3	59.156.9–61.2	73.5
2026	66.664–69.1	59.356.7–61.8	73.8
2027	66.863.8–69.6	59.456.5–62.5	73.9
2028	6763.8–70.2	59.656.1–63	74.1
2029	67.263.6–70.6	59.756–63.5	74.2
2030	67.463.5–71	59.955.5–63.9	74.4
2031	67.663.4–71.5	6055.7–64.2	74.5
2032	67.863.3–72	60.255.6–64.6	74.7
2033	6863.1–72.4	60.355.2–65	74.8
2034	68.263–72.7	60.455–65.3	75
2035	68.463–73.1	60.654.9–65.5	75.1
2036	68.562.9–73.3	60.754.7–65.9	75.3
2037	68.762.9–73.9	60.854.5–66.2	75.4
2038	68.963–74.2	6154.3–66.6	75.5
2039	69.163.1–74.7	61.154.3–66.6	75.7
2040	69.263.2–75	61.254.4–67.2	75.8
2041	69.463.3–75.4	61.454.3–67.4	75.9
2042	69.563.2–75.8	61.554.3–67.6	76.1
2043	69.763.2–76	61.654.5–67.9	76.2
2044	69.963.2–76.3	61.854.6–68.4	76.3
2045	7063.3–76.8	61.954.4–68.7	76.5
2046	70.263.5–77	6254.2–69.1	76.6
2047	70.363.3–77.1	62.254.2–69.3	76.7
2048	70.563.4–77.5	62.354.5–69.5	76.8
2049	70.763.3–77.9	62.554.3–69.7	76.9
2050	70.863.2–77.9	62.654.3–70	77
2051	7163.3–78.2	62.754.4–70.2	77.1
2052	71.163.4–78.6	62.854.5–70.4	77.2
2053	71.363.2–78.8	6354.4–70.8	77.3
2054	71.463.2–79.1	63.154.4–70.8	77.4
2055	71.663.3–79.3	63.254.5–71.1	77.6
2056	71.763.4–79.5	63.454.4–71.2	77.7
2057	71.963.4–79.8	63.554.2–71.5	77.8
2058	7263.4–80.1	63.654.1–71.6	77.9
2059	72.263.4–80.3	63.754–71.8	78
2060	72.363.2–80.7	63.954.4–71.9	78.1
2061	72.563.6–81	6454.2–72.4	78.2
2062	72.663.4–81.2	64.154.3–72.6	78.3
2063	72.863.4–81.4	64.254–72.9	78.4
2064	72.963.4–81.7	64.454–72.9	78.5
2065	73.163.7–81.6	64.554.1–73.3	78.6
2066	73.263.7–81.9	64.653.9–73.6	78.7
2067	73.463.7–82.3	64.753.8–73.7	78.8
2068	73.563.9–82.5	64.854–74.1	78.9
2069	73.764–82.6	64.954.3–74.2	79
2070	73.863.7–82.8	65.154.3–74.3	79.1
2071	7463.9–83.1	65.254.4–74.7	79.2
2072	74.164.1–83.3	65.354.1–74.8	79.3
2073	74.364.2–83.5	65.453.9–74.8	79.4
2074	74.463.9–83.6	65.653.9–75.1	79.4
2075	74.664.1–83.9	65.754–75.3	79.5
2076	74.764–84	65.854.3–75.7	79.6
2077	74.864–84.2	65.954.4–75.9	79.7
2078	7564.1–84.3	6654.5–76.6	79.8
2079	75.164–84.5	66.154.8–76.9	79.9
2080	75.363.9–84.7	66.354.7–76.8	80
2081	75.464.2–85.1	66.454.4–76.9	80.1
2082	75.664–85.1	66.554.7–77	80.2
2083	75.764.2–85.2	66.654.3–77.3	80.3
2084	75.864.3–85.6	66.754.3–77.7	80.3
2085	7664.6–85.7	66.854.5–77.6	80.4
2086	76.164.4–85.7	6754.6–78	80.5
2087	76.364.5–86	67.154.6–77.8	80.6
2088	76.464.9–86.1	67.254.5–78.3	80.7
2089	76.664.7–86.4	67.354.7–78.3	80.8
2090	76.765.1–86.5	67.454.6–78.6	80.9
2091	76.965.1–86.7	67.554.6–78.8	81
2092	7765.2–86.7	67.654.9–79.1	81
2093	77.264.9–87.1	67.855–79.5	81.1
2094	77.365.1–87.2	67.954.7–79.6	81.2
2095	77.565.2–87.2	6854.4–79.8	81.3
2096	77.665.2–87.4	68.154.4–79.8	81.4
2097	77.764.8–87.7	68.254.3–79.9	81.5
2098	77.964.8–87.8	68.354.2–80.1	81.6
2099	7865.2–88.1	68.554.5–80.3	81.7
2100	78.165.3–88.1	68.654.7–80.5	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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