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Gambia life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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The Gambia ranks 167/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 64.7 years for males, 68.2 years for females, and 66.5 years for both sexes combined.

Gambia life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 66.5 64.7 68.2
2025 66.3 64.5 68
2024 66.1 64.4 67.8
2023 65.9 64.2 67.5
2022 64.9 63.2 66.5
2021 63.8 62.2 65.4
2020 64.4 62.7 66.1
2019 64.4 62.9 65.9
2018 64 62.5 65.5
2017 63.7 62.3 65.1
2016 63.4 62 64.8
2015 63 61.7 64.3
2014 62.6 61.3 63.8
2013 62.3 61 63.5
2012 61.9 60.7 63.1
2011 61.6 60.3 62.8
2010 61.2 59.9 62.4
2009 60.7 59.4 62
2008 60.5 59.2 61.8
2007 60 58.6 61.4
2006 59.7 58.1 61.2
2005 59.1 57.5 60.7
2004 58.7 57.1 60.5
2003 58.2 56.5 60
2002 57.7 55.9 59.6
2001 57.3 55.4 59.3
2000 56.9 54.9 59
1999 56.5 54.4 58.6
1998 56 54 58.2
1997 55.2 53.3 57.3
1996 54.8 53 56.8
1995 54.3 52.5 56.2
1994 53.8 52.1 55.5
1993 53.2 51.5 54.9
1992 52.5 51 54.1
1991 51.9 50.5 53.3
1990 51.3 50 52.6
1989 50.7 49.5 52
1988 50.1 49 51.4
1987 49.4 48.3 50.5
1986 48.8 47.8 49.9
1985 48.2 47.2 49.2
1984 47.5 46.5 48.6
1983 46.9 45.9 47.9
1982 46.3 45.4 47.2
1981 44.5 42.6 46.4
1980 45 44 45.9
1979 44.5 43.4 45.6
1978 43.6 42.6 44.6
1977 43.4 42.4 44.4
1976 42.9 41.9 43.9
1975 42.2 41.2 43.2
1974 41.7 40.8 42.6
1973 41.1 40.2 42
1972 40.5 39.7 41.4
1971 40 39.2 40.9
1970 39.5 38.7 40.4
1969 39 38.2 39.8
1968 38.5 37.8 39.3
1967 38.1 37.3 38.9
1966 37.6 36.8 38.3
1965 37.1 36.4 37.9
1964 36.6 35.8 37.4
1963 36.1 35.3 36.9
1962 35.6 34.8 36.4
1961 35.1 34.3 35.8
1960 34.6 33.8 35.3
1959 34.1 33.4 34.8
1958 33.6 32.9 34.3
1957 33.1 32.4 33.8
1956 32.8 32.1 33.4
1955 32.4 31.8 33
1954 32.2 31.6 32.7
1953 31.9 31.3 32.5
1952 31.7 31.1 32.3
1951 31.5 30.8 32.1
1950 31.2 30.6 31.8

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is the average age of death for a hypothetical cohort of newborns if they experienced the age-specific mortality rates of one particular year throughout their entire lives. It's a snapshot reflecting mortality rates in a given year that does not account for any future changes in those rates.

In the Gambia, healthy life expectancy at birth, defined by the World Health Organization as the average number of years a person can expect to live in full health, is 55.6 years for men and 56.1 for women, with a combined average of 55.8 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 11.9 healthy years, 11.6 for males and 12.3 for females.

Gambia life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator shows the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on current age for both males and females in the Gambia, along with mean and median age of death. The calculations are based on the 2026 life tables (actuarial tables) from the UN World Population Prospects.


Mean remaining life expectancy: 42.4 Years

Mean expected age of death: 72.4 Years

Median expected age of death: 75.2 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 96.3% 95.9% 96.8%
50 91.0% 90.0% 92.0%
60 81.9% 79.9% 83.9%
65 74.6% 71.9% 77.3%
70 64.4% 61.0% 67.5%
75 50.7% 47.0% 54.0%
80 34.3% 30.9% 37.3%
85 18.0% 15.7% 20.2%
90 6.5% 5.3% 7.8%
95 1.4% 0.9% 1.8%
100 0.1% 0.1% 0.2%

Odds of dying at each age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Probability of dying
Average Male Female
100 42.5% 45.4% 41.7%
99 40.5% 43.5% 39.5%
98 38.7% 41.4% 37.7%
97 36.8% 39.4% 35.7%
96 34.9% 37.5% 33.6%
95 32.9% 35.5% 31.4%
94 30.8% 33.6% 29.2%
93 28.9% 31.7% 27.1%
92 26.9% 29.6% 25.1%
91 25% 27.5% 23.3%
90 23.2% 25.3% 21.6%
89 21.4% 23.2% 20.1%
88 19.8% 21.2% 18.7%
87 18.2% 19.4% 17.4%
86 16.8% 17.7% 16.1%
85 15.5% 16.2% 14.9%
84 14.2% 14.9% 13.7%
83 13.1% 13.7% 12.6%
82 12% 12.6% 11.5%
81 10.9% 11.5% 10.4%
80 9.93% 10.5% 9.45%
79 9.03% 9.6% 8.56%
78 8.2% 8.75% 7.75%
77 7.45% 7.97% 7.03%
76 6.77% 7.27% 6.38%
75 6.17% 6.63% 5.81%
74 5.61% 6.05% 5.28%
73 5.11% 5.51% 4.8%
72 4.64% 5.02% 4.35%
71 4.21% 4.57% 3.93%
70 3.82% 4.16% 3.55%
69 3.47% 3.8% 3.21%
68 3.16% 3.47% 2.9%
67 2.88% 3.19% 2.63%
66 2.64% 2.94% 2.39%
65 2.42% 2.71% 2.18%
64 2.21% 2.49% 1.98%
63 2.02% 2.28% 1.8%
62 1.84% 2.08% 1.63%
61 1.66% 1.89% 1.47%
60 1.51% 1.72% 1.33%
59 1.38% 1.56% 1.21%
58 1.27% 1.44% 1.11%
57 1.18% 1.34% 1.04%
56 1.11% 1.27% 0.97%
55 1.06% 1.21% 0.92%
54 1.01% 1.15% 0.88%
53 0.95% 1.09% 0.83%
52 0.9% 1.02% 0.78%
51 0.83% 0.95% 0.72%
50 0.77% 0.87% 0.67%
49 0.71% 0.8% 0.61%
48 0.65% 0.74% 0.57%
47 0.61% 0.69% 0.54%
46 0.58% 0.65% 0.52%
45 0.56% 0.62% 0.5%
44 0.54% 0.6% 0.49%
43 0.53% 0.58% 0.48%
42 0.51% 0.55% 0.46%
41 0.48% 0.53% 0.44%
40 0.46% 0.51% 0.42%
39 0.44% 0.48% 0.39%
38 0.41% 0.46% 0.37%
37 0.4% 0.44% 0.35%
36 0.38% 0.43% 0.33%
35 0.37% 0.42% 0.32%
34 0.36% 0.41% 0.31%
33 0.36% 0.4% 0.31%
32 0.35% 0.4% 0.3%
31 0.34% 0.39% 0.3%
30 0.34% 0.38% 0.29%
29 0.33% 0.37% 0.29%
28 0.32% 0.37% 0.28%
27 0.32% 0.36% 0.27%
26 0.31% 0.36% 0.26%
25 0.31% 0.36% 0.25%
24 0.3% 0.36% 0.24%
23 0.3% 0.36% 0.23%
22 0.29% 0.36% 0.23%
21 0.28% 0.35% 0.22%
20 0.27% 0.33% 0.22%
19 0.26% 0.3% 0.21%
18 0.24% 0.27% 0.2%
17 0.21% 0.24% 0.18%
16 0.19% 0.21% 0.16%
15 0.17% 0.18% 0.15%
14 0.15% 0.16% 0.13%
13 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
12 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
11 0.14% 0.15% 0.13%
10 0.16% 0.17% 0.15%
9 0.18% 0.19% 0.17%
8 0.2% 0.21% 0.19%
7 0.24% 0.25% 0.22%
6 0.27% 0.28% 0.25%
5 0.3% 0.31% 0.28%
4 0.32% 0.34% 0.3%
3 0.34% 0.37% 0.32%
2 0.36% 0.4% 0.33%
1 0.38% 0.42% 0.34%
0 2.78% 3.14% 2.41%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart displays the probability of dying at any given age, as mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime.

In the Gambia, the risk of dying is lowest at age 12 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 2.78% in the birth year, 0.34% at age 30, 1.51% at 60, and 9.93% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in the Gambia never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 367 years — 305 for males and 462 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.8
99 100.9 100.7 100.9
98 99.9 99.8 100
97 99 98.9 99.1
96 98.2 98 98.2
95 97.3 97.1 97.4
94 96.4 96.2 96.5
93 95.6 95.4 95.7
92 94.8 94.5 94.9
91 93.9 93.7 94.1
90 93.1 92.9 93.3
89 92.4 92.1 92.6
88 91.6 91.3 91.8
87 90.8 90.6 91.1
86 90.1 89.9 90.3
85 89.4 89.2 89.6
84 88.7 88.5 88.9
83 88 87.8 88.2
82 87.4 87.1 87.6
81 86.7 86.5 86.9
80 86.1 85.8 86.3
79 85.5 85.2 85.7
78 84.9 84.6 85.2
77 84.4 84.1 84.6
76 83.8 83.5 84.1
75 83.3 83 83.6
74 82.8 82.5 83.1
73 82.4 82 82.7
72 81.9 81.5 82.2
71 81.5 81.1 81.8
70 81 80.6 81.4
69 80.6 80.2 81
68 80.3 79.8 80.7
67 79.9 79.4 80.3
66 79.5 79 80
65 79.2 78.6 79.7
64 78.9 78.3 79.4
63 78.6 78 79.1
62 78.3 77.6 78.8
61 78 77.3 78.6
60 77.7 77 78.3
59 77.5 76.8 78.1
58 77.2 76.5 77.9
57 77 76.3 77.7
56 76.8 76 77.5
55 76.6 75.8 77.3
54 76.3 75.5 77.1
53 76.1 75.3 76.9
52 75.9 75 76.7
51 75.7 74.8 76.5
50 75.5 74.6 76.3
49 75.3 74.4 76.2
48 75.1 74.2 76
47 75 74 75.8
46 74.8 73.8 75.7
45 74.6 73.7 75.5
44 74.5 73.5 75.4
43 74.3 73.3 75.2
42 74.2 73.2 75.1
41 74 73 74.9
40 73.8 72.8 74.8
39 73.7 72.7 74.7
38 73.5 72.5 74.5
37 73.4 72.3 74.4
36 73.3 72.2 74.3
35 73.1 72 74.1
34 73 71.9 74
33 72.8 71.7 73.9
32 72.7 71.6 73.8
31 72.6 71.4 73.6
30 72.4 71.3 73.5
29 72.3 71.1 73.4
28 72.1 70.9 73.3
27 72 70.8 73.1
26 71.9 70.6 73
25 71.7 70.5 72.9
24 71.6 70.3 72.8
23 71.4 70.1 72.7
22 71.3 70 72.5
21 71.1 69.8 72.4
20 71 69.6 72.3
19 70.9 69.5 72.2
18 70.7 69.3 72.1
17 70.6 69.2 72
16 70.5 69.1 71.9
15 70.4 69 71.8
14 70.4 68.9 71.8
13 70.3 68.8 71.7
12 70.2 68.7 71.6
11 70.1 68.7 71.5
10 70 68.6 71.4
9 69.9 68.4 71.3
8 69.8 68.3 71.2
7 69.6 68.2 71.1
6 69.5 68 70.9
5 69.3 67.8 70.7
4 69.1 67.6 70.5
3 68.8 67.3 70.3
2 68.6 67.1 70.1
1 68.3 66.8 69.9
0 66.5 64.7 68.2

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. However, an adult has already survived the causes of early-age mortality and can expect to live longer than the figure calculated at birth.

In the Gambia, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 79.2 years, rising to 81 at 70, 83.3 at 75, and 86.1 at 80 — all higher than the 66.5 years calculated at birth.

The chart above accounts for remaining lifespan and displays total life expectancy by age and gender in the Gambia.

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.12% 0.07% 0.18%
99 0.21% 0.12% 0.3%
98 0.34% 0.2% 0.48%
97 0.53% 0.33% 0.75%
96 0.82% 0.52% 1.13%
95 1.22% 0.81% 1.65%
94 1.77% 1.23% 2.33%
93 2.48% 1.79% 3.2%
92 3.4% 2.55% 4.27%
91 4.53% 3.52% 5.57%
90 5.9% 4.71% 7.1%
89 7.51% 6.13% 8.88%
88 9.36% 7.78% 10.9%
87 11.5% 9.65% 13.2%
86 13.8% 11.7% 15.8%
85 16.3% 14% 18.5%
84 19% 16.4% 21.4%
83 21.8% 19.1% 24.5%
82 24.8% 21.8% 27.7%
81 27.8% 24.6% 30.9%
80 30.9% 27.5% 34.1%
79 34% 30.5% 37.3%
78 37% 33.4% 40.5%
77 40% 36.3% 43.5%
76 42.9% 39.1% 46.5%
75 45.7% 41.9% 49.4%
74 48.4% 44.6% 52.1%
73 51.1% 47.2% 54.7%
72 53.5% 49.7% 57.2%
71 55.9% 52.1% 59.6%
70 58.1% 54.3% 61.8%
69 60.2% 56.5% 63.8%
68 62.2% 58.5% 65.7%
67 64% 60.4% 67.5%
66 65.7% 62.3% 69.1%
65 67.4% 64% 70.7%
64 68.9% 65.6% 72.1%
63 70.3% 67.2% 73.4%
62 71.6% 68.6% 74.7%
61 72.8% 69.9% 75.8%
60 74% 71.1% 76.8%
59 75% 72.3% 77.7%
58 76% 73.3% 78.6%
57 76.9% 74.3% 79.4%
56 77.7% 75.3% 80.2%
55 78.6% 76.2% 81%
54 79.4% 77.1% 81.7%
53 80.1% 77.9% 82.4%
52 80.8% 78.7% 83%
51 81.5% 79.5% 83.6%
50 82.2% 80.2% 84.2%
49 82.7% 80.8% 84.7%
48 83.3% 81.4% 85.2%
47 83.8% 82% 85.6%
46 84.3% 82.5% 86.1%
45 84.8% 83.1% 86.5%
44 85.2% 83.5% 86.9%
43 85.7% 84% 87.4%
42 86.1% 84.5% 87.8%
41 86.5% 85% 88.1%
40 86.9% 85.4% 88.5%
39 87.3% 85.8% 88.9%
38 87.7% 86.2% 89.2%
37 88% 86.6% 89.5%
36 88.4% 86.9% 89.8%
35 88.7% 87.3% 90.1%
34 89% 87.7% 90.4%
33 89.3% 88% 90.7%
32 89.6% 88.4% 90.9%
31 90% 88.7% 91.2%
30 90.3% 89.1% 91.5%
29 90.6% 89.4% 91.7%
28 90.9% 89.7% 92%
27 91.1% 90.1% 92.3%
26 91.4% 90.4% 92.5%
25 91.7% 90.7% 92.7%
24 92% 91% 93%
23 92.3% 91.4% 93.2%
22 92.5% 91.7% 93.4%
21 92.8% 92% 93.6%
20 93.1% 92.3% 93.8%
19 93.3% 92.6% 94%
18 93.5% 92.9% 94.2%
17 93.7% 93.1% 94.3%
16 93.9% 93.3% 94.5%
15 94% 93.5% 94.6%
14 94.2% 93.6% 94.8%
13 94.3% 93.8% 94.9%
12 94.4% 93.9% 95%
11 94.6% 94% 95.1%
10 94.7% 94.2% 95.3%
9 94.9% 94.4% 95.4%
8 95.1% 94.6% 95.6%
7 95.3% 94.8% 95.8%
6 95.6% 95.1% 96.1%
5 95.9% 95.4% 96.3%
4 96.2% 95.7% 96.6%
3 96.5% 96.1% 96.9%
2 96.8% 96.4% 97.3%
1 97.2% 96.9% 97.6%

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the odds of living to each age from birth. In the Gambia, 74% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 58.1% past 70, 30.9% past 80, 5.9% past 90, and only 0.12% past 100.

For longevity rates starting from a different age, use the calculator provided above.

Compare Gambia Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in the Gambia

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 0 0 0
99 83.8 50.6 119.4
98 130.6 82.4 182.4
97 196.8 129.4 268.7
96 286.1 196.6 381
95 402 289.3 519
94 545 412 682
93 717 568 867
92 915 755 1,072
91 1,134 967 1,295
90 1,368 1,193 1,533
89 1,610 1,423 1,783
88 1,852 1,650 2,039
87 2,089 1,868 2,293
86 2,314 2,076 2,535
85 2,521 2,272 2,753
84 2,703 2,452 2,936
83 2,853 2,611 3,078
82 2,966 2,742 3,172
81 3,039 2,838 3,220
80 3,071 2,899 3,225
79 3,068 2,925 3,194
78 3,035 2,921 3,136
77 2,979 2,892 3,059
76 2,906 2,843 2,968
75 2,819 2,777 2,866
74 2,720 2,696 2,751
73 2,608 2,601 2,625
72 2,485 2,494 2,488
71 2,355 2,380 2,343
70 2,221 2,262 2,195
69 2,088 2,145 2,048
68 1,962 2,033 1,908
67 1,844 1,928 1,777
66 1,733 1,828 1,655
65 1,628 1,732 1,540
64 1,524 1,634 1,429
63 1,420 1,532 1,321
62 1,315 1,426 1,216
61 1,213 1,321 1,115
60 1,117 1,220 1,023
59 1,032 1,130 942
58 962 1,055 875
57 907 998 822
56 865 954 781
55 831 919 748
54 799 887 716
53 765 851 683
52 725 807 645
51 679 756 603
50 631 701 560
49 584 648 520
48 545 601 486
47 513 564 461
46 490 536 444
45 475 515 433
44 462 499 425
43 450 484 416
42 436 468 404
41 420 451 388
40 401 432 369
39 381 413 349
38 363 396 330
37 348 382 313
36 337 372 300
35 329 365 291.1
34 323 361 284.6
33 319 356 280
32 315 352 276.4
31 310 346 272.9
30 305 341 268.7
29 299.8 335 263.6
28 294.5 331 257.2
27 289.5 328 249.6
26 285.2 328 241.2
25 281.6 329 232.7
24 278.4 330 225
23 275.1 330 218.6
22 270.7 326 213.2
21 264 318 208.5
20 253.7 303 202.9
19 239.1 281.8 195.1
18 220.2 255.3 184.1
17 198.2 226 169.7
16 176 197.5 153.8
15 156 172.7 138.7
14 140.8 154.1 127
13 131.8 142.9 120.4
12 129.7 139.4 119.7
11 135 143.9 125.8
10 147.7 156.3 138.9
9 167.8 176.4 158.9
8 194.1 203.1 184.8
7 224.2 234.3 213.7
6 255.3 267.4 242.7
5 284.1 299.4 268.3
4 310 329 289.5
3 332 357 307
2 353 383 321
1 373 410 335
0 2,782 3,143 2,411

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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This chart shows the number of deaths by age up to 100 for 3 cohorts of 100,000 newborns each — male, female, and both combined — illustrating how expected mortality is distributed throughout life.

In the Gambia, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 80 for both sexes combined, 0 for males, and 80 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 71.9 for men, 74.8 for women, and 73.4 combined, meaning only half of each cohort is expected to live past that age.

Note that this chart does not show rates per 100,000 population, as those would be skewed by age structure and reflect the Gambia's demographics more than its death rate.

Life expectancy in other countries

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Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1960–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10).

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Data sources:

  1. United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-03-10)
  2. World Health Organization (WHO) | Global Health Observatory (2021, retrieved 2026-02-08)

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