Life Expectancy at Birth: Gambia, The
Gambia, The's life expectancy at birth is currently 66.057 years as of 2024. # Gambia, The Life Expectancy at Birth Life expectancy in Gambia reached 66.
Current (2024)
66.057 years
+0.3% y/y
Peak (2024)
66.057 years
Low (1960)
34.574 years
Source
World Bank World Development Indicators
1960–2024 · 65 pts
Life Expectancy at Birth — Gambia, The
1960 — 2024
Life Expectancy at Birth — Gambia, The
Analysis# Gambia, The Life Expectancy at Birth
Life expectancy in Gambia reached 66.057 years in 2024, matching its all-time peak. This represents a dramatic improvement from 1960, when the figure stood at just 34.574 years—a 91.1% increase over six decades. The nation has nearly doubled its life expectancy within a single generation, reflecting substantial gains in public health infrastructure and living standards.
The past decade reveals steady annual gains, with life expectancy climbing from 62.971 years in 2015 to 66.057 in 2024. A minor dip in 2021 (63.847 years) interrupted the upward trajectory, likely reflecting pandemic-related disruptions, but recovery followed quickly. The consistent upward momentum since 2015 suggests Gambia's health outcomes continue strengthening, positioning the country among the improving performers in West African life expectancy metrics.
Historical Data
65 Rows| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 66.057 years | +0.30% |
| 2023 | 65.86 years | +1.54% |
| 2022 | 64.859 years | +1.59% |
| 2021 | 63.847 years | -0.89% |
| 2020 | 64.418 years | -0.01% |
| 2019 | 64.427 years | +0.61% |
| 2018 | 64.034 years | +0.51% |
| 2017 | 63.708 years | +0.51% |
| 2016 | 63.386 years | +0.66% |
| 2015 | 62.971 years | +0.63% |
| 2014 | 62.576 years | +0.52% |
| 2013 | 62.252 years | +0.57% |
| 2012 | 61.9 years | +0.55% |
| 2011 | 61.561 years | +0.64% |
| 2010 | 61.167 years | +0.71% |
| 2009 | 60.735 years | +0.43% |
| 2008 | 60.473 years | +0.79% |
| 2007 | 60.001 years | +0.56% |
| 2006 | 59.667 years | +0.94% |
| 2005 | 59.11 years | +0.61% |
Show all 65 rows
| Year | Value | Change % |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 58.749 years | +0.90% |
| 2003 | 58.223 years | +0.84% |
| 2002 | 57.736 years | +0.79% |
| 2001 | 57.283 years | +0.67% |
| 2000 | 56.899 years | +0.77% |
| 1999 | 56.466 years | +0.82% |
| 1998 | 56.007 years | +1.42% |
| 1997 | 55.225 years | +0.69% |
| 1996 | 54.849 years | +1.03% |
| 1995 | 54.292 years | +0.97% |
| 1994 | 53.768 years | +1.16% |
| 1993 | 53.15 years | +1.28% |
| 1992 | 52.477 years | +1.20% |
| 1991 | 51.857 years | +1.13% |
| 1990 | 51.278 years | +1.09% |
| 1989 | 50.725 years | +1.15% |
| 1988 | 50.146 years | +1.53% |
| 1987 | 49.392 years | +1.22% |
| 1986 | 48.798 years | +1.34% |
| 1985 | 48.151 years | +1.34% |
| 1984 | 47.513 years | +1.32% |
| 1983 | 46.892 years | +1.39% |
| 1982 | 46.25 years | +3.96% |
| 1981 | 44.489 years | -1.08% |
| 1980 | 44.977 years | +1.03% |
| 1979 | 44.517 years | +2.17% |
| 1978 | 43.573 years | +0.48% |
| 1977 | 43.366 years | +1.14% |
| 1976 | 42.876 years | +1.62% |
| 1975 | 42.192 years | +1.24% |
| 1974 | 41.676 years | +1.43% |
| 1973 | 41.088 years | +1.33% |
| 1972 | 40.549 years | +1.25% |
| 1971 | 40.048 years | +1.31% |
| 1970 | 39.532 years | +1.35% |
| 1969 | 39.004 years | +1.22% |
| 1968 | 38.533 years | +1.23% |
| 1967 | 38.063 years | +1.34% |
| 1966 | 37.559 years | +1.18% |
| 1965 | 37.12 years | +1.48% |
| 1964 | 36.579 years | +1.37% |
| 1963 | 36.086 years | +1.37% |
| 1962 | 35.599 years | +1.53% |
| 1961 | 35.063 years | +1.41% |
| 1960 | 34.574 years | — |
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