Healthy life expectancy in Gambia
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Gambia was 57.6 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.
Gambia, 2023
57.6
Change from 2022
+2.1%
Position in 2023
147th of 185
Healthy life expectancy in Gambia over time
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Gambia
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Gambia |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 57.6 years |
| 2022 | 56.4 years |
| 2021 | 55.7 years |
| 2020 | 56.5 years |
| 2019 | 57.3 years |
| 2018 | 57.0 years |
| 2017 | 56.8 years |
| 2016 | 56.6 years |
| 2015 | 56.3 years |
| 2014 | 56.1 years |
| 2013 | 55.9 years |
| 2012 | 55.6 years |
| 2011 | 55.2 years |
| 2010 | 54.8 years |
| 2009 | 54.4 years |
| 2008 | 54.1 years |
| 2007 | 53.7 years |
| 2006 | 53.5 years |
| 2005 | 53.1 years |
| 2004 | 52.8 years |
| 2003 | 52.5 years |
| 2002 | 52.2 years |
| 2001 | 52.0 years |
| 2000 | 51.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.1% from 56.4 years in 2022.
- Since 2013, when it was 55.9 years, the figure has changed by +3.0%.
- Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Gambia has the 147th highest value.
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All statistics for Gambia
Life expectancy at birth
66.1 years
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Life expectancy estimates and projections
65.9 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
14.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
UHC service coverage
53
2023 · WHO
Alcohol consumption
0.37 litres
2024 · WHO
Adult obesity
12.4%
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