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Life Expectancy in Gambia vs Switzerland (1950-2026)

Updated on by Georank team

The average life expectancy at birth is 66.5 years in the Gambia vs 84.4 in Switzerland. The Gambia is ranked 167/197 by life expectancy, and Switzerland is 6/197. In the Gambia, the life expectancy is 64.7 years for males and 68.2 years for females. In Switzerland, it's 82.5 years for males and 86.2 years for females.

Gambia vs Switzerland life expectancy at birth by year chart

Gambia
Male

Female
Switzerland
Male

Female
Year Life expectancy, years
Gambia Switzerland
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1950 31.2 30.6 31.8 68.9 66.7 71.1
1951 31.5 30.8 32.1 68.7 66.3 71
1952 31.7 31.1 32.3 69.6 67.2 71.9
1953 31.9 31.3 32.5 69.5 67.1 71.9
1954 32.2 31.6 32.7 70 67.6 72.3
1955 32.4 31.8 33 70.1 67.7 72.3
1956 32.8 32.1 33.4 70.2 67.7 72.6
1957 33.1 32.4 33.8 70.5 67.8 73.2
1958 33.6 32.9 34.3 71.3 68.6 73.9
1959 34.1 33.4 34.8 71.5 68.7 74.1
1960 34.6 33.8 35.3 71.4 68.6 74.1
1961 35.1 34.3 35.8 71.7 68.8 74.6
1962 35.6 34.8 36.4 71.3 68.4 74.1
1963 36.1 35.3 36.9 71.3 68.3 74.2
1964 36.6 35.8 37.4 72.2 69.2 75.1
1965 37.1 36.4 37.9 72.3 69.5 75.1
1966 37.6 36.8 38.3 72.4 69.6 75.3
1967 38.1 37.3 38.9 72.7 69.7 75.7
1968 38.5 37.8 39.3 72.7 69.8 75.5
1969 39 38.2 39.8 72.7 69.7 75.7
1970 39.5 38.7 40.4 73.1 70 76.2
1971 40 39.2 40.9 73.2 70.2 76.3
1972 40.5 39.7 41.4 73.8 70.6 76.8
1973 41.1 40.2 42 74.1 71 77.1
1974 41.7 40.8 42.6 74.4 71.2 77.6
1975 42.2 41.2 43.2 74.8 71.5 78
1976 42.9 41.9 43.9 74.9 71.6 78.1
1977 43.4 42.4 44.4 75.4 72 78.7
1978 43.6 42.6 44.6 75.3 71.9 78.7
1979 44.5 43.4 45.6 75.6 72.3 78.8
1980 45 44 45.9 75.6 72.2 78.9
1981 44.5 42.6 46.4 75.8 72.4 79.1
1982 46.3 45.4 47.2 76.2 72.8 79.4
1983 46.9 45.9 47.9 76.2 72.7 79.6
1984 47.5 46.5 48.6 76.8 73.4 80
1985 48.2 47.2 49.2 76.9 73.5 80.2
1986 48.8 47.8 49.9 77 73.7 80.3
1987 49.4 48.3 50.5 77.3 73.9 80.7
1988 50.1 49 51.4 77.4 73.9 80.7
1989 50.7 49.5 52 77.6 74.1 80.9
1990 51.3 50 52.6 77.4 74 80.7
1991 51.9 50.5 53.3 77.6 74.1 81.1
1992 52.5 51 54.1 77.9 74.5 81.3
1993 53.2 51.5 54.9 78.2 74.9 81.4
1994 53.8 52.1 55.5 78.5 75.1 81.7
1995 54.3 52.5 56.2 78.6 75.3 81.7
1996 54.8 53 56.8 79 75.9 82
1997 55.2 53.3 57.3 79.2 76.2 82
1998 56 54 58.2 79.5 76.3 82.5
1999 56.5 54.4 58.6 79.7 76.8 82.5
2000 56.9 54.9 59 79.8 76.9 82.6
2001 57.3 55.4 59.3 80.3 77.3 83
2002 57.7 55.9 59.6 80.4 77.7 82.9
2003 58.2 56.5 60 80.5 77.9 83
2004 58.7 57.1 60.5 81.1 78.4 83.5
2005 59.1 57.5 60.7 81.2 78.6 83.7
2006 59.7 58.1 61.2 81.5 79 83.8
2007 60 58.6 61.4 81.7 79.2 84
2008 60.5 59.2 61.8 82 79.6 84.2
2009 60.7 59.4 62 82 79.6 84.2
2010 61.2 59.9 62.4 82.3 80 84.4
2011 61.6 60.3 62.8 82.6 80.3 84.7
2012 61.9 60.7 63.1 82.6 80.5 84.6
2013 62.3 61 63.5 82.7 80.5 84.7
2014 62.6 61.3 63.8 83.1 80.9 85.1
2015 63 61.7 64.3 82.8 80.7 84.9
2016 63.4 62 64.8 83.4 81.5 85.2
2017 63.7 62.3 65.1 83.4 81.4 85.4
2018 64 62.5 65.5 83.6 81.6 85.4
2019 64.4 62.9 65.9 83.8 81.9 85.6
2020 64.4 62.7 66.1 83.1 81 85.1
2021 63.8 62.2 65.4 83.6 81.6 85.6
2022 64.9 63.2 66.5 83.2 81 85.4
2023 65.9 64.2 67.5 84 82 85.8
2024 66.1 64.4 67.8 84.1 82.2 85.9
2025 66.3 64.5 68 84.2 82.3 86.1
2026 66.5 64.7 68.2 84.4 82.5 86.2

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 life. It is a snapshot reflecting mortality rates at a given year that does not account for any future changes in these rates.

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 55.8 years in the Gambia and 71.1 in Switzerland. People who reach age 60 can expect an additional 11.9 healthy years in the Gambia and 19 in Switzerland.

Gambia vs Switzerland life expectancy calculator

This life expectancy calculator assesses the odds of living to 100, 95, 90, and below based on the current age for both males and females in the Gambia and Switzerland, also providing 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 vs 54.9 years

Mean expected age of death:
72.4 vs 84.9 years

Median expected age of death:
75.2 vs 87.3 years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Gambia Switzerland
Male Female Male Female
40 95.9% 96.8% 99.5% 99.7%
50 90.0% 92.0% 98.4% 99.0%
60 79.9% 83.9% 95.3% 97.2%
65 71.9% 77.3% 92.2% 95.3%
70 61.0% 67.5% 87.3% 92.4%
75 47.0% 54.0% 80.1% 87.9%
80 30.9% 37.3% 69.4% 80.4%
85 15.7% 20.2% 52.6% 66.8%
90 5.3% 7.8% 29.9% 44.1%
95 0.9% 1.8% 10.1% 18.4%
100 0.1% 0.2% 1.5% 3.5%

Remaining life expectancy by current age

Life expectancy is often mistaken for the average lifespan of an adult. An adult has already survived early-age mortality causes and is expected to have a longer lifespan than calculated from birth.

The life expectancy from current ages in the Gambia vs Switzerland: 72.4 years vs 84.9 at 30, 79.2 vs 86.9 at 65, 86.1 vs 90.1 at 80 — significantly higher than the 66.5 vs 84.4 years calculated at birth.

The chart and table below account for the remaining lifespan and display total life expectancy by age and gender in the Gambia and Switzerland.

Gambia
Male

Female
Switzerland
Male

Female
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Gambia Switzerland
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 66.5 64.7 68.2 84.4 82.5 86.2
1 68.3 66.8 69.9 84.6 82.7 86.4
2 68.6 67.1 70.1 84.6 82.8 86.5
3 68.8 67.3 70.3 84.6 82.8 86.5
4 69.1 67.6 70.5 84.7 82.8 86.5
5 69.3 67.8 70.7 84.7 82.8 86.5
6 69.5 68 70.9 84.7 82.8 86.5
7 69.6 68.2 71.1 84.7 82.8 86.5
8 69.8 68.3 71.2 84.7 82.8 86.5
9 69.9 68.4 71.3 84.7 82.8 86.5
10 70 68.6 71.4 84.7 82.8 86.5
11 70.1 68.7 71.5 84.7 82.8 86.5
12 70.2 68.7 71.6 84.7 82.8 86.5
13 70.3 68.8 71.7 84.7 82.8 86.5
14 70.4 68.9 71.8 84.7 82.8 86.5
15 70.4 69 71.8 84.7 82.8 86.5
16 70.5 69.1 71.9 84.7 82.8 86.5
17 70.6 69.2 72 84.7 82.8 86.5
18 70.7 69.3 72.1 84.7 82.9 86.5
19 70.9 69.5 72.2 84.7 82.9 86.5
20 71 69.6 72.3 84.8 82.9 86.6
21 71.1 69.8 72.4 84.8 82.9 86.6
22 71.3 70 72.5 84.8 83 86.6
23 71.4 70.1 72.7 84.8 83 86.6
24 71.6 70.3 72.8 84.8 83 86.6
25 71.7 70.5 72.9 84.8 83 86.6
26 71.9 70.6 73 84.9 83 86.6
27 72 70.8 73.1 84.9 83.1 86.6
28 72.1 70.9 73.3 84.9 83.1 86.6
29 72.3 71.1 73.4 84.9 83.1 86.6
30 72.4 71.3 73.5 84.9 83.1 86.6
31 72.6 71.4 73.6 84.9 83.1 86.7
32 72.7 71.6 73.8 84.9 83.2 86.7
33 72.8 71.7 73.9 85 83.2 86.7
34 73 71.9 74 85 83.2 86.7
35 73.1 72 74.1 85 83.2 86.7
36 73.3 72.2 74.3 85 83.3 86.7
37 73.4 72.3 74.4 85 83.3 86.7
38 73.5 72.5 74.5 85.1 83.3 86.7
39 73.7 72.7 74.7 85.1 83.3 86.8
40 73.8 72.8 74.8 85.1 83.4 86.8
41 74 73 74.9 85.1 83.4 86.8
42 74.2 73.2 75.1 85.2 83.4 86.8
43 74.3 73.3 75.2 85.2 83.5 86.8
44 74.5 73.5 75.4 85.2 83.5 86.9
45 74.6 73.7 75.5 85.2 83.5 86.9
46 74.8 73.8 75.7 85.3 83.6 86.9
47 75 74 75.8 85.3 83.6 87
48 75.1 74.2 76 85.4 83.7 87
49 75.3 74.4 76.2 85.4 83.7 87
50 75.5 74.6 76.3 85.5 83.8 87.1
51 75.7 74.8 76.5 85.5 83.8 87.1
52 75.9 75 76.7 85.6 83.9 87.2
53 76.1 75.3 76.9 85.6 84 87.2
54 76.3 75.5 77.1 85.7 84.1 87.3
55 76.6 75.8 77.3 85.8 84.2 87.3
56 76.8 76 77.5 85.9 84.3 87.4
57 77 76.3 77.7 85.9 84.4 87.4
58 77.2 76.5 77.9 86 84.5 87.5
59 77.5 76.8 78.1 86.1 84.6 87.6
60 77.7 77 78.3 86.2 84.7 87.7
61 78 77.3 78.6 86.3 84.8 87.8
62 78.3 77.6 78.8 86.5 85 87.8
63 78.6 78 79.1 86.6 85.1 87.9
64 78.9 78.3 79.4 86.7 85.3 88
65 79.2 78.6 79.7 86.9 85.4 88.1
66 79.5 79 80 87 85.6 88.3
67 79.9 79.4 80.3 87.2 85.8 88.4
68 80.3 79.8 80.7 87.3 86 88.5
69 80.6 80.2 81 87.5 86.2 88.7
70 81 80.6 81.4 87.7 86.4 88.8
71 81.5 81.1 81.8 87.9 86.6 88.9
72 81.9 81.5 82.2 88.1 86.9 89.1
73 82.4 82 82.7 88.3 87.1 89.3
74 82.8 82.5 83.1 88.5 87.4 89.4
75 83.3 83 83.6 88.7 87.7 89.6
76 83.8 83.5 84.1 89 87.9 89.8
77 84.4 84.1 84.6 89.2 88.2 90
78 84.9 84.6 85.2 89.5 88.5 90.2
79 85.5 85.2 85.7 89.8 88.9 90.5
80 86.1 85.8 86.3 90.1 89.2 90.7
81 86.7 86.5 86.9 90.4 89.6 91
82 87.4 87.1 87.6 90.7 90 91.3
83 88 87.8 88.2 91.1 90.4 91.6
84 88.7 88.5 88.9 91.5 90.8 92
85 89.4 89.2 89.6 91.9 91.3 92.4
86 90.1 89.9 90.3 92.4 91.8 92.8
87 90.8 90.6 91.1 92.9 92.3 93.2
88 91.6 91.3 91.8 93.4 92.9 93.7
89 92.4 92.1 92.6 94 93.5 94.2
90 93.1 92.9 93.3 94.5 94.1 94.8
91 93.9 93.7 94.1 95.2 94.8 95.4
92 94.8 94.5 94.9 95.8 95.5 96
93 95.6 95.4 95.7 96.5 96.2 96.6
94 96.4 96.2 96.5 97.2 97 97.3
95 97.3 97.1 97.4 97.9 97.7 98
96 98.2 98 98.2 98.7 98.5 98.8
97 99 98.9 99.1 99.5 99.3 99.5
98 99.9 99.8 100 100.3 100.2 100.3
99 100.9 100.7 100.9 101.1 101 101.2
100 101.8 101.7 101.8 102 101.9 102

Odds of living to age in Gambia vs Switzerland

The chart below shows the odds of living to all ages starting from birth. Of the newborn cohort, 74% in the Gambia and 95.5% in Switzerland are expected to survive till at least 60 years old, 58.1% and 89.2% will live to 70 years or older, 30.9% and 74.4% to 80+ years, and 5.9% and 37% will live past 90 years old.

For longevity rates starting from an age other than 0, use the probability of survival to an age calculator provided above.

Gambia
Male

Female
Switzerland
Male

Female
Age Survival probability
Gambia Switzerland
Average Male Female Average Male Female
1 97.2% 96.9% 97.6% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
2 96.8% 96.4% 97.3% 99.7% 99.7% 99.7%
3 96.5% 96.1% 96.9% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
4 96.2% 95.7% 96.6% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
5 95.9% 95.4% 96.3% 99.7% 99.6% 99.7%
6 95.6% 95.1% 96.1% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
7 95.3% 94.8% 95.8% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
8 95.1% 94.6% 95.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
9 94.9% 94.4% 95.4% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
10 94.7% 94.2% 95.3% 99.6% 99.6% 99.7%
11 94.6% 94% 95.1% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
12 94.4% 93.9% 95% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
13 94.3% 93.8% 94.9% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
14 94.2% 93.6% 94.8% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
15 94% 93.5% 94.6% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
16 93.9% 93.3% 94.5% 99.6% 99.6% 99.6%
17 93.7% 93.1% 94.3% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
18 93.5% 92.9% 94.2% 99.6% 99.5% 99.6%
19 93.3% 92.6% 94% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
20 93.1% 92.3% 93.8% 99.5% 99.5% 99.6%
21 92.8% 92% 93.6% 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
22 92.5% 91.7% 93.4% 99.5% 99.4% 99.6%
23 92.3% 91.4% 93.2% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
24 92% 91% 93% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
25 91.7% 90.7% 92.7% 99.4% 99.3% 99.5%
26 91.4% 90.4% 92.5% 99.4% 99.2% 99.5%
27 91.1% 90.1% 92.3% 99.3% 99.2% 99.5%
28 90.9% 89.7% 92% 99.3% 99.2% 99.5%
29 90.6% 89.4% 91.7% 99.3% 99.1% 99.5%
30 90.3% 89.1% 91.5% 99.3% 99.1% 99.4%
31 90% 88.7% 91.2% 99.2% 99% 99.4%
32 89.6% 88.4% 90.9% 99.2% 99% 99.4%
33 89.3% 88% 90.7% 99.2% 99% 99.4%
34 89% 87.7% 90.4% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
35 88.7% 87.3% 90.1% 99.1% 98.9% 99.3%
36 88.4% 86.9% 89.8% 99.1% 98.8% 99.3%
37 88% 86.6% 89.5% 99% 98.8% 99.3%
38 87.7% 86.2% 89.2% 99% 98.7% 99.2%
39 87.3% 85.8% 88.9% 98.9% 98.7% 99.2%
40 86.9% 85.4% 88.5% 98.9% 98.6% 99.2%
41 86.5% 85% 88.1% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
42 86.1% 84.5% 87.8% 98.8% 98.5% 99.1%
43 85.7% 84% 87.4% 98.7% 98.4% 99%
44 85.2% 83.5% 86.9% 98.6% 98.3% 99%
45 84.8% 83.1% 86.5% 98.5% 98.2% 98.9%
46 84.3% 82.5% 86.1% 98.4% 98.1% 98.8%
47 83.8% 82% 85.6% 98.3% 97.9% 98.8%
48 83.3% 81.4% 85.2% 98.2% 97.8% 98.7%
49 82.7% 80.8% 84.7% 98.1% 97.7% 98.6%
50 82.2% 80.2% 84.2% 98% 97.5% 98.5%
51 81.5% 79.5% 83.6% 97.8% 97.3% 98.4%
52 80.8% 78.7% 83% 97.7% 97.1% 98.2%
53 80.1% 77.9% 82.4% 97.5% 96.9% 98.1%
54 79.4% 77.1% 81.7% 97.3% 96.6% 97.9%
55 78.6% 76.2% 81% 97% 96.3% 97.8%
56 77.7% 75.3% 80.2% 96.8% 96% 97.6%
57 76.9% 74.3% 79.4% 96.5% 95.7% 97.4%
58 76% 73.3% 78.6% 96.2% 95.3% 97.1%
59 75% 72.3% 77.7% 95.9% 94.9% 96.9%
60 74% 71.1% 76.8% 95.5% 94.4% 96.6%
61 72.8% 69.9% 75.8% 95.1% 93.9% 96.3%
62 71.6% 68.6% 74.7% 94.7% 93.4% 96%
63 70.3% 67.2% 73.4% 94.2% 92.7% 95.6%
64 68.9% 65.6% 72.1% 93.6% 92.1% 95.2%
65 67.4% 64% 70.7% 93% 91.3% 94.8%
66 65.7% 62.3% 69.1% 92.4% 90.5% 94.3%
67 64% 60.4% 67.5% 91.7% 89.6% 93.8%
68 62.2% 58.5% 65.7% 90.9% 88.6% 93.2%
69 60.2% 56.5% 63.8% 90.1% 87.6% 92.6%
70 58.1% 54.3% 61.8% 89.2% 86.5% 91.9%
71 55.9% 52.1% 59.6% 88.2% 85.3% 91.2%
72 53.5% 49.7% 57.2% 87.2% 84% 90.4%
73 51.1% 47.2% 54.7% 86% 82.6% 89.5%
74 48.4% 44.6% 52.1% 84.7% 81.1% 88.5%
75 45.7% 41.9% 49.4% 83.4% 79.4% 87.4%
76 42.9% 39.1% 46.5% 81.9% 77.6% 86.2%
77 40% 36.3% 43.5% 80.3% 75.7% 84.9%
78 37% 33.4% 40.5% 78.5% 73.6% 83.4%
79 34% 30.5% 37.3% 76.6% 71.3% 81.8%
80 30.9% 27.5% 34.1% 74.4% 68.8% 79.9%
81 27.8% 24.6% 30.9% 72% 66% 77.9%
82 24.8% 21.8% 27.7% 69.3% 62.9% 75.5%
83 21.8% 19.1% 24.5% 66.3% 59.6% 72.8%
84 19% 16.4% 21.4% 63% 56% 69.8%
85 16.3% 14% 18.5% 59.3% 52.1% 66.4%
86 13.8% 11.7% 15.8% 55.4% 47.9% 62.6%
87 11.5% 9.65% 13.2% 51.1% 43.5% 58.5%
88 9.36% 7.78% 10.9% 46.6% 38.9% 53.9%
89 7.51% 6.13% 8.88% 41.8% 34.3% 49%
90 5.9% 4.71% 7.1% 37% 29.6% 43.9%
91 4.53% 3.52% 5.57% 32.1% 25% 38.6%
92 3.4% 2.55% 4.27% 27.2% 20.7% 33.3%
93 2.48% 1.79% 3.2% 22.6% 16.6% 28.1%
94 1.77% 1.23% 2.33% 18.3% 13.1% 23%
95 1.22% 0.81% 1.65% 14.4% 9.99% 18.3%
96 0.82% 0.52% 1.13% 11% 7.39% 14.2%
97 0.53% 0.33% 0.75% 8.1% 5.27% 10.6%
98 0.34% 0.2% 0.48% 5.76% 3.62% 7.62%
99 0.21% 0.12% 0.3% 3.94% 2.39% 5.27%
100 0.12% 0.07% 0.18% 2.59% 1.52% 3.5%

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Odds of dying by age chart

Mortality rates vary throughout a lifetime. The annual chance of dying is 2.78% in the birth year in the Gambia and 0.3% in Switzerland, 0.34% vs 0.03% at age 30, 1.51% vs 0.43% at 60, and 9.93% vs 3.26% at 80.

Below is a graph displaying the probabilities of dying in the Gambia compared to Switzerland at any given age.

Gambia
Male

Female
Switzerland
Male

Female
Age Probability of dying
Gambia Switzerland
Average Male Female Average Male Female
0 2.78% 3.14% 2.41% 0.3% 0.32% 0.28%
1 0.38% 0.42% 0.34% 0.02% 0.02% 0.02%
2 0.36% 0.4% 0.33% 0.008% 0.008% 0.007%
3 0.34% 0.37% 0.32% 0.007% 0.008% 0.005%
4 0.32% 0.34% 0.3% 0.006% 0.007% 0.004%
5 0.3% 0.31% 0.28% 0.005% 0.006% 0.004%
6 0.27% 0.28% 0.25% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
7 0.24% 0.25% 0.22% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
8 0.2% 0.21% 0.19% 0.005% 0.005% 0.005%
9 0.18% 0.19% 0.17% 0.005% 0.005% 0.004%
10 0.16% 0.17% 0.15% 0.005% 0.004% 0.005%
11 0.14% 0.15% 0.13% 0.005% 0.005% 0.006%
12 0.14% 0.15% 0.13% 0.006% 0.006% 0.006%
13 0.14% 0.15% 0.13% 0.007% 0.008% 0.007%
14 0.15% 0.16% 0.13% 0.009% 0.01% 0.007%
15 0.17% 0.18% 0.15% 0.01% 0.01% 0.007%
16 0.19% 0.21% 0.16% 0.01% 0.02% 0.008%
17 0.21% 0.24% 0.18% 0.02% 0.02% 0.01%
18 0.24% 0.27% 0.2% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
19 0.26% 0.3% 0.21% 0.02% 0.03% 0.01%
20 0.27% 0.33% 0.22% 0.02% 0.04% 0.009%
21 0.28% 0.35% 0.22% 0.02% 0.04% 0.008%
22 0.29% 0.36% 0.23% 0.03% 0.04% 0.01%
23 0.3% 0.36% 0.23% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
24 0.3% 0.36% 0.24% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
25 0.31% 0.36% 0.25% 0.03% 0.04% 0.01%
26 0.31% 0.36% 0.26% 0.03% 0.04% 0.01%
27 0.32% 0.36% 0.27% 0.03% 0.04% 0.01%
28 0.32% 0.37% 0.28% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
29 0.33% 0.37% 0.29% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
30 0.34% 0.38% 0.29% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
31 0.34% 0.39% 0.3% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
32 0.35% 0.4% 0.3% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
33 0.36% 0.4% 0.31% 0.03% 0.04% 0.02%
34 0.36% 0.41% 0.31% 0.03% 0.05% 0.02%
35 0.37% 0.42% 0.32% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
36 0.38% 0.43% 0.33% 0.04% 0.05% 0.03%
37 0.4% 0.44% 0.35% 0.04% 0.06% 0.03%
38 0.41% 0.46% 0.37% 0.05% 0.06% 0.03%
39 0.44% 0.48% 0.39% 0.05% 0.07% 0.03%
40 0.46% 0.51% 0.42% 0.05% 0.07% 0.04%
41 0.48% 0.53% 0.44% 0.06% 0.08% 0.04%
42 0.51% 0.55% 0.46% 0.07% 0.09% 0.05%
43 0.53% 0.58% 0.48% 0.08% 0.09% 0.06%
44 0.54% 0.6% 0.49% 0.08% 0.1% 0.07%
45 0.56% 0.62% 0.5% 0.09% 0.12% 0.07%
46 0.58% 0.65% 0.52% 0.1% 0.13% 0.08%
47 0.61% 0.69% 0.54% 0.11% 0.14% 0.08%
48 0.65% 0.74% 0.57% 0.12% 0.15% 0.1%
49 0.71% 0.8% 0.61% 0.14% 0.17% 0.11%
50 0.77% 0.87% 0.67% 0.16% 0.19% 0.12%
51 0.83% 0.95% 0.72% 0.17% 0.21% 0.13%
52 0.9% 1.02% 0.78% 0.19% 0.23% 0.14%
53 0.95% 1.09% 0.83% 0.21% 0.26% 0.16%
54 1.01% 1.15% 0.88% 0.24% 0.29% 0.18%
55 1.06% 1.21% 0.92% 0.26% 0.33% 0.2%
56 1.11% 1.27% 0.97% 0.29% 0.36% 0.21%
57 1.18% 1.34% 1.04% 0.31% 0.39% 0.23%
58 1.27% 1.44% 1.11% 0.34% 0.42% 0.26%
59 1.38% 1.56% 1.21% 0.38% 0.47% 0.29%
60 1.51% 1.72% 1.33% 0.43% 0.54% 0.31%
61 1.66% 1.89% 1.47% 0.47% 0.6% 0.34%
62 1.84% 2.08% 1.63% 0.52% 0.66% 0.37%
63 2.02% 2.28% 1.8% 0.57% 0.74% 0.41%
64 2.21% 2.49% 1.98% 0.64% 0.82% 0.46%
65 2.42% 2.71% 2.18% 0.71% 0.89% 0.53%
66 2.64% 2.94% 2.39% 0.77% 0.98% 0.57%
67 2.88% 3.19% 2.63% 0.84% 1.08% 0.61%
68 3.16% 3.47% 2.9% 0.9% 1.16% 0.65%
69 3.47% 3.8% 3.21% 0.97% 1.24% 0.72%
70 3.82% 4.16% 3.55% 1.08% 1.37% 0.8%
71 4.21% 4.57% 3.93% 1.2% 1.53% 0.9%
72 4.64% 5.02% 4.35% 1.33% 1.7% 1%
73 5.11% 5.51% 4.8% 1.46% 1.87% 1.1%
74 5.61% 6.05% 5.28% 1.61% 2.05% 1.22%
75 6.17% 6.63% 5.81% 1.78% 2.24% 1.37%
76 6.77% 7.27% 6.38% 1.97% 2.47% 1.53%
77 7.45% 7.97% 7.03% 2.2% 2.76% 1.73%
78 8.2% 8.75% 7.75% 2.49% 3.12% 1.96%
79 9.03% 9.6% 8.56% 2.84% 3.56% 2.24%
80 9.93% 10.5% 9.45% 3.26% 4.07% 2.58%
81 10.9% 11.5% 10.4% 3.75% 4.64% 3.02%
82 12% 12.6% 11.5% 4.31% 5.27% 3.56%
83 13.1% 13.7% 12.6% 5% 6.05% 4.18%
84 14.2% 14.9% 13.7% 5.78% 6.96% 4.88%
85 15.5% 16.2% 14.9% 6.66% 8.02% 5.68%
86 16.8% 17.7% 16.1% 7.67% 9.2% 6.62%
87 18.2% 19.4% 17.4% 8.86% 10.5% 7.78%
88 19.8% 21.2% 18.7% 10.2% 11.9% 9.08%
89 21.4% 23.2% 20.1% 11.6% 13.6% 10.5%
90 23.2% 25.3% 21.6% 13.3% 15.5% 12%
91 25% 27.5% 23.3% 15.1% 17.5% 13.8%
92 26.9% 29.6% 25.1% 17% 19.5% 15.8%
93 28.9% 31.7% 27.1% 19.1% 21.4% 18%
94 30.8% 33.6% 29.2% 21.3% 23.6% 20.3%
95 32.9% 35.5% 31.4% 23.7% 26% 22.7%
96 34.9% 37.5% 33.6% 26.2% 28.7% 25.3%
97 36.8% 39.4% 35.7% 28.9% 31.4% 28%
98 38.7% 41.4% 37.7% 31.6% 33.9% 30.8%
99 40.5% 43.5% 39.5% 34.3% 36.4% 33.7%
100 42.5% 45.4% 41.7% 37% 39.1% 36.3%

Death rate by age in the Gambia compared to Switzerland

In the Gambia, the most common age of death is 80, compared to 90 in Switzerland. The median age of death is 73.4 in the Gambia and 87.2 in Switzerland — only half of the newborns in both countries are expected to live past these ages.

Gambia
Male

Female
Switzerland
Male

Female
Age Death rate
Gambia Switzerland
Total Male Female Total Male Female
0 2,782 3,143 2,411 303 322 283.2
1 373 410 335 22.5 22.6 22.4
2 353 383 321 7.66 8.22 7.07
3 332 357 307 6.53 7.74 5.26
4 310 329 289.5 5.93 7.31 4.48
5 284.1 299.4 268.3 5.21 6.16 4.2
6 255.3 267.4 242.7 4.82 5.05 4.58
7 224.2 234.3 213.7 4.74 4.51 4.98
8 194.1 203.1 184.8 4.69 4.68 4.71
9 167.8 176.4 158.9 4.56 4.64 4.48
10 147.7 156.3 138.9 4.54 4.09 5.02
11 135 143.9 125.8 5.04 4.6 5.51
12 129.7 139.4 119.7 6.05 6.11 5.98
13 131.8 142.9 120.4 7.36 7.93 6.76
14 140.8 154.1 127 8.64 9.9 7.31
15 156 172.7 138.7 10.1 12.7 7.44
16 176 197.5 153.8 12.5 16.6 8.23
17 198.2 226 169.7 17 22.5 11.2
18 220.2 255.3 184.1 21.7 29.1 13.8
19 239.1 281.8 195.1 23.5 34.5 11.8
20 253.7 303 202.9 24 38.2 8.96
21 264 318 208.5 24.5 39.8 8.4
22 270.7 326 213.2 25.4 38.5 11.5
23 275.1 330 218.6 27.1 37.2 16.4
24 278.4 330 225 28 38.3 17
25 281.6 329 232.7 27.5 39.6 14.5
26 285.2 328 241.2 26 38.4 12.5
27 289.5 328 249.6 25 36.6 12.6
28 294.5 331 257.2 26.1 36.1 15.4
29 299.8 335 263.6 27.8 36.1 19.1
30 305 341 268.7 28.2 35.8 20.2
31 310 346 272.9 29.2 37.4 20.6
32 315 352 276.4 32.3 41.8 22.5
33 319 356 280 33.9 44.3 23.1
34 323 361 284.6 34.4 44.5 23.9
35 329 365 291.1 36.1 44.5 27.4
36 337 372 300 39.3 47.2 31.1
37 348 382 313 43.3 54.8 31.6
38 363 396 330 47.4 62.9 31.4
39 381 413 349 49.9 65.1 34.3
40 401 432 369 53.2 67.1 39
41 420 451 388 59.7 75.9 43.1
42 436 468 404 67.9 86.6 48.7
43 450 484 416 74.9 91.8 57.5
44 462 499 425 83.3 101.5 64.7
45 475 515 433 92.2 114.1 69.7
46 490 536 444 99.2 123.3 74.6
47 513 564 461 107.9 132.7 82.6
48 545 601 486 122.7 148.4 96.4
49 584 648 520 139.6 168.2 110.6
50 631 701 560 153.6 188.4 118.4
51 679 756 603 166.4 207.7 124.2
52 725 807 645 182.7 227.9 136.6
53 765 851 683 205.5 252.9 157.2
54 799 887 716 233.1 284.3 180.9
55 831 919 748 257.1 318 194.8
56 865 954 781 277.6 348 205.6
57 907 998 822 299.8 371 227
58 962 1,055 875 328 400 254.4
59 1,032 1,130 942 366 450 278.7
60 1,117 1,220 1,023 409 512 301
61 1,213 1,321 1,115 449 566 326
62 1,315 1,426 1,216 490 619 356
63 1,420 1,532 1,321 540 684 391
64 1,524 1,634 1,429 598 752 439
65 1,628 1,732 1,540 657 812 500
66 1,733 1,828 1,655 715 888 539
67 1,844 1,928 1,777 770 968 568
68 1,962 2,033 1,908 819 1,026 607
69 2,088 2,145 2,048 877 1,088 663
70 2,221 2,262 2,195 962 1,187 736
71 2,355 2,380 2,343 1,061 1,310 818
72 2,485 2,494 2,488 1,160 1,430 899
73 2,608 2,601 2,625 1,260 1,546 986
74 2,720 2,696 2,751 1,364 1,658 1,083
75 2,819 2,777 2,866 1,482 1,780 1,195
76 2,906 2,843 2,968 1,613 1,919 1,321
77 2,979 2,892 3,059 1,770 2,088 1,469
78 3,035 2,921 3,136 1,958 2,296 1,639
79 3,068 2,925 3,194 2,175 2,539 1,829
80 3,071 2,899 3,225 2,424 2,802 2,060
81 3,039 2,838 3,220 2,697 3,059 2,351
82 2,966 2,742 3,172 2,988 3,315 2,686
83 2,853 2,611 3,078 3,312 3,604 3,047
84 2,703 2,452 2,936 3,638 3,899 3,407
85 2,521 2,272 2,753 3,949 4,181 3,771
86 2,314 2,076 2,535 4,245 4,408 4,146
87 2,089 1,868 2,293 4,529 4,563 4,549
88 1,852 1,650 2,039 4,748 4,648 4,894
89 1,610 1,423 1,783 4,875 4,659 5,136
90 1,368 1,193 1,533 4,910 4,590 5,271
91 1,134 967 1,295 4,836 4,388 5,312
92 915 755 1,072 4,634 4,025 5,255
93 717 568 867 4,317 3,568 5,050
94 545 412 682 3,893 3,081 4,667
95 402 289.3 519 3,402 2,594 4,160
96 286.1 196.6 381 2,881 2,120 3,585
97 196.8 129.4 268.7 2,344 1,656 2,970
98 130.6 82.4 182.4 1,820 1,226 2,350
99 83.8 50.6 119.4 1,351 871 1,775
100 0 0 0 811 392 1,166

The chart above shows the number of deaths by age and gender per a 100,000 cohort of newborns, illustrating the distribution of expected mortality throughout life.

Note that the graph above does not represent rates per 100,000 population, as this would be skewed by age distribution and reveal more about the Gambia and Switzerland demographics than the death rate. It also does not represent rates per 100,000 people in an age group, as this would be just the probability of death.

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