Gambia vs Senegal: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 65.9 years in Gambia and 68.7 years in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Senegal, by 2.8 years, or 1.04 times that in Gambia.

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What the numbers say

Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Gambia ranked 198 and Senegal ranked 172 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Gambia at 76.5 years and Senegal at 80.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Gambia	Senegal	World
2023	65.9	68.7	73.2
2022	64.9	67.8	72.6
2021	63.9	66.9	70.9
2020	64.4	67.5	71.9
2019	64.4	67.7	72.6
2018	64	67.4	72.4
2017	63.7	67.1	72.1
2016	63.4	66.7	71.9
2015	63	66.5	71.6
2014	62.6	66	71.4
2013	62.3	65.6	71.1
2012	61.9	65.2	70.8
2011	61.6	64.8	70.4
2010	61.2	64.2	70.1
2009	60.7	63.8	69.7
2008	60.5	63.2	69.3
2007	60	62.7	69
2006	59.7	61.8	68.6
2005	59.1	61	68.1
2004	58.8	60.3	67.7
2003	58.2	59.5	67.4
2002	57.7	58.9	67.1
2001	57.3	58.2	66.8
2000	56.9	57.6	66.4
1999	56.5	57.3	66
1998	56	57.1	65.7
1997	55.2	57.1	65.5
1996	54.9	57.1	65.2
1995	54.3	57.3	64.9
1994	53.8	57.5	64.3
1993	53.2	57.4	64.4
1992	52.5	57.3	64.3
1991	51.9	57	64.1
1990	51.3	56.7	64
1989	50.7	56.2	63.8
1988	50.2	55.6	63.4
1987	49.4	54.6	63.2
1986	48.8	53.7	62.7
1985	48.2	52.6	62.2
1984	47.5	51.7	61.9
1983	46.9	50.8	61.5
1982	46.3	49.9	61.3
1981	44.5	49.1	60.9
1980	45	48.3	60.5
1979	44.5	47.5	60.2
1978	43.6	46.6	59.5
1977	43.4	45.7	59.2
1976	42.9	44.8	58.6
1975	42.2	43.9	58.3
1974	41.7	43.1	58.1
1973	41.1	42.4	57.7
1972	40.6	41.8	57.2
1971	40.1	41.2	56
1970	39.5	40.8	56.3
1969	39	40.4	56
1968	38.5	40.2	55.6
1967	38.1	40	55.1
1966	37.6	39.9	54.6
1965	37.1	39.8	54
1964	36.6	39.8	54.3
1963	36.1	39.7	53.7
1962	35.6	39.7	53.2
1961	35.1	39.7	50.4
1960	34.6	39.7	47.8
1959	34.1	39.5	49.6
1958	33.6	39.4	51.6
1957	33.1	39.1	51.1
1956	32.8	38.9	50.7
1955	32.4	38.5	50.2
1954	32.2	38.2	49.7
1953	31.9	37.8	48.8
1952	31.7	37.4	48.2
1951	31.5	36.9	47.1
1950	31.2	36.5	46.4
1945	–	28.8	–
1937	–	26.4	–
1927	–	23.9	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Gambia	Senegal	World
2024	66.164.6–67.6	68.967.6–70.4	73.3
2025	66.364.2–68.2	69.267.1–71.2	73.5
2026	66.563.8–68.8	69.466.9–71.8	73.8
2027	66.763.7–69.5	69.666.8–72.4	73.9
2028	66.863.3–69.9	69.866.7–72.8	74.1
2029	6763.3–70.4	70.166.7–73.3	74.2
2030	67.263.1–70.9	70.366.7–73.8	74.4
2031	67.363.1–71.3	70.566.5–74.1	74.5
2032	67.563–71.8	70.766.6–74.6	74.7
2033	67.762.9–72	70.966.6–75	74.8
2034	67.962.7–72.5	71.166.5–75.4	75
2035	6862.7–72.8	71.366.6–75.7	75.1
2036	68.262.9–73.3	71.466.6–76	75.3
2037	68.362.6–73.6	71.666.6–76.4	75.4
2038	68.562.5–73.9	71.866.9–76.6	75.5
2039	68.662.7–74.1	7266.8–77	75.7
2040	68.862.6–74.6	72.267–77.3	75.8
2041	68.962.6–75.1	72.366.9–77.7	75.9
2042	69.162.3–75.2	72.566.9–78.2	76.1
2043	69.262.5–75.5	72.767.1–78.1	76.2
2044	69.462.3–75.8	72.867.1–78.5	76.3
2045	69.562.4–76.2	7367–78.8	76.5
2046	69.662.4–76.4	73.267.3–79	76.6
2047	69.862.4–76.4	73.367.2–79.2	76.7
2048	69.962.3–76.9	73.567.3–79.6	76.8
2049	7062.3–77.1	73.667.1–79.7	76.9
2050	70.262.4–77.3	73.867.3–79.9	77
2051	70.362.4–77.6	73.967.4–80.2	77.1
2052	70.462.5–77.7	74.167.3–80.5	77.2
2053	70.662.4–78	74.267.5–80.8	77.3
2054	70.762.5–78	74.467.4–80.9	77.4
2055	70.862.6–78.3	74.567.5–81.2	77.6
2056	7162.6–78.7	74.767.5–81.5	77.7
2057	71.162.7–78.9	74.867.6–81.6	77.8
2058	71.262.7–79.3	7567.7–81.8	77.9
2059	71.462.6–79.6	75.167.6–81.9	78
2060	71.562.7–79.7	75.367.6–82.1	78.1
2061	71.662.8–80.1	75.467.6–82.3	78.2
2062	71.863.2–80.4	75.667.8–82.7	78.3
2063	71.963.2–80.6	75.767.7–82.8	78.4
2064	7263.2–81	75.967.6–83	78.5
2065	72.163.1–81.1	7667.9–83.4	78.6
2066	72.262.9–81.2	76.267.9–83.4	78.7
2067	72.462.9–81.5	76.368.1–83.8	78.8
2068	72.563–81.8	76.568.1–83.9	78.9
2069	72.662.9–82.1	76.668.2–84.2	79
2070	72.763.3–82.5	76.768.4–84.5	79.1
2071	72.963.3–82.6	76.968.6–84.9	79.2
2072	7363.4–82.6	7768.7–84.9	79.3
2073	73.163.2–82.9	77.268.8–85.3	79.4
2074	73.263.5–83.4	77.368.6–85	79.4
2075	73.463.4–83.6	77.468.8–85.2	79.5
2076	73.563.3–83.7	77.668.7–85.3	79.6
2077	73.663.4–84	77.768.8–85.7	79.7
2078	73.763.6–84.2	77.968.9–85.7	79.8
2079	73.963.7–84.3	7868.9–85.7	79.9
2080	7463.6–84.3	78.269.1–86.1	80
2081	74.163.7–84.4	78.369.2–86.2	80.1
2082	74.263.7–84.8	78.469.2–86.3	80.2
2083	74.363.6–84.8	78.669.1–86.5	80.3
2084	74.563.6–85	78.769–86.6	80.3
2085	74.663.9–85.5	78.869.1–86.9	80.4
2086	74.763.9–85.6	7969.2–87	80.5
2087	74.863.8–85.7	79.169.5–87	80.6
2088	7563.9–85.6	79.369.3–87.2	80.7
2089	75.163.9–85.8	79.469.5–87.2	80.8
2090	75.263.8–86	79.569.5–87.5	80.9
2091	75.364.2–86.2	79.769.5–87.7	81
2092	75.564.1–86.3	79.869.5–87.5	81
2093	75.664–86.5	79.969.5–87.8	81.1
2094	75.764–86.5	80.169.6–88	81.2
2095	75.863.9–86.5	80.269.8–88.1	81.3
2096	7664.2–86.8	80.369.7–88.2	81.4
2097	76.164–86.9	80.569.8–88.5	81.5
2098	76.264.4–87	80.669.9–88.5	81.6
2099	76.464.3–87.1	80.870.1–88.8	81.7
2100	76.564.1–87.2	80.969.8–88.8	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.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
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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