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Somalia life expectancy & odds of living to calculator

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Somalia ranks 192/197 for average life expectancy at birth, with 56.8 years for males, 61.9 years for females, and 59.3 years for both sexes combined.

Somalia life expectancy at birth by year

Average
Male
Female
1x
Year Life expectancy, years
Total Male Female
2026 59.3 56.8 61.9
2025 59.1 56.6 61.7
2024 59 56.5 61.6
2023 58.8 56.3 61.4
2022 53.9 51.8 56.2
2021 55.7 53.7 57.8
2020 57.1 55.1 59.2
2019 57.2 55.2 59.3
2018 54.8 52.7 56.9
2017 52.2 50.2 54.3
2016 55.3 53.1 57.6
2015 55.1 53 57.1
2014 54.4 52.4 56.6
2013 54 52.1 56
2012 49.1 47.3 51
2011 32.5 31.3 33.7
2010 48.9 47.1 50.8
2009 52.1 50.5 53.7
2008 51.5 49.8 53.2
2007 50.9 49.2 52.6
2006 50.9 49.3 52.6
2005 50.9 49.4 52.4
2004 50.7 49.2 52.2
2003 50.7 49.2 52.2
2002 50.8 49.4 52.3
2001 50.8 49.4 52.3
2000 50.7 49.3 52.2
1999 50.6 49.1 52.1
1998 50.8 49.3 52.2
1997 50.3 48.8 51.8
1996 50.5 49 52.1
1995 50.6 49.1 52.2
1994 50.3 48.8 51.8
1993 50.6 49.1 52.1
1992 25 23.9 26.3
1991 25.4 23.7 27.3
1990 46.9 43.1 51.2
1989 46.6 42.9 50.9
1988 43.9 39.9 48.8
1987 49 47.6 50.5
1986 48.4 47 49.9
1985 48.3 46.9 49.7
1984 48.4 47 49.9
1983 48.2 46.8 49.7
1982 48 46.6 49.5
1981 47.8 46.4 49.3
1980 47.6 46.2 49.1
1979 47.4 46 48.9
1978 47 45.4 48.7
1977 47 45.6 48.5
1976 44.7 43.3 46.2
1975 44.5 43.1 45.9
1974 44.3 42.9 45.7
1973 46.2 44.8 47.7
1972 46 44.6 47.5
1971 45.8 44.4 47.3
1970 45.6 44.2 47.1
1969 45.5 44 46.9
1968 45.3 43.8 46.7
1967 45.1 43.6 46.5
1966 44.8 43.4 46.3
1965 44.6 43.2 46.1
1964 44.4 42.9 45.9
1963 44.2 42.7 45.7
1962 44 42.5 45.5
1961 43.7 42.2 45.2
1960 43.5 42.1 45
1959 43.3 41.9 44.8
1958 43.1 41.7 44.6
1957 42.9 41.5 44.4
1956 42.7 41.3 44.2
1955 42.5 41.1 44
1954 42.3 40.8 43.8
1953 42.1 40.6 43.6
1952 41.9 40.4 43.4
1951 41.7 40.2 43.1
1950 41.5 40 42.9

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 Somalia, 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 46.2 years for men and 48.7 for women, with a combined average of 47.4 years. People who reach 60 can expect an additional 9.46 healthy years, 8.88 for males and 10 for females.

Somalia 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 Somalia, 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: 40.2 Years

Mean expected age of death: 70.2 Years

Median expected age of death: 73.2 Years

Odds of living to

Target age Survival probability
Average Male Female
40 94.6% 93.5% 95.8%
50 87.8% 85.6% 89.9%
60 77.3% 73.7% 80.7%
65 69.3% 65.1% 73.4%
70 58.6% 54.0% 63.1%
75 44.8% 40.3% 49.2%
80 29.2% 25.4% 32.9%
85 14.7% 12.2% 17.1%
90 5.0% 3.8% 6.2%
95 1.0% 0.7% 1.4%
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 40.6% 44.1% 39.5%
99 38.9% 42.2% 37.8%
98 37.3% 40.4% 36.1%
97 35.6% 38.6% 34.4%
96 33.9% 36.7% 32.7%
95 32.2% 34.8% 31%
94 30.5% 33% 29.3%
93 28.8% 31.1% 27.6%
92 27.1% 29.3% 25.9%
91 25.5% 27.5% 24.3%
90 23.8% 25.8% 22.7%
89 22.2% 24% 21.1%
88 20.7% 22.3% 19.6%
87 19.2% 20.7% 18.2%
86 17.8% 19.1% 16.9%
85 16.4% 17.6% 15.7%
84 15.2% 16.2% 14.5%
83 13.9% 14.8% 13.3%
82 12.8% 13.6% 12.2%
81 11.7% 12.4% 11.2%
80 10.7% 11.4% 10.2%
79 9.73% 10.4% 9.23%
78 8.88% 9.52% 8.38%
77 8.1% 8.72% 7.63%
76 7.41% 8% 6.95%
75 6.78% 7.33% 6.35%
74 6.21% 6.72% 5.8%
73 5.68% 6.16% 5.29%
72 5.18% 5.63% 4.82%
71 4.73% 5.15% 4.38%
70 4.3% 4.71% 3.97%
69 3.92% 4.31% 3.6%
68 3.58% 3.96% 3.26%
67 3.28% 3.65% 2.96%
66 3.01% 3.37% 2.7%
65 2.77% 3.11% 2.47%
64 2.54% 2.88% 2.25%
63 2.33% 2.65% 2.05%
62 2.13% 2.44% 1.87%
61 1.95% 2.24% 1.7%
60 1.79% 2.06% 1.54%
59 1.64% 1.9% 1.41%
58 1.52% 1.77% 1.3%
57 1.43% 1.66% 1.21%
56 1.35% 1.57% 1.14%
55 1.28% 1.5% 1.08%
54 1.22% 1.43% 1.03%
53 1.16% 1.36% 0.97%
52 1.1% 1.29% 0.91%
51 1.03% 1.21% 0.85%
50 0.96% 1.13% 0.8%
49 0.9% 1.06% 0.74%
48 0.84% 1% 0.7%
47 0.8% 0.95% 0.66%
46 0.77% 0.9% 0.64%
45 0.75% 0.87% 0.62%
44 0.73% 0.85% 0.61%
43 0.71% 0.82% 0.6%
42 0.69% 0.8% 0.58%
41 0.67% 0.77% 0.56%
40 0.64% 0.75% 0.54%
39 0.61% 0.72% 0.51%
38 0.59% 0.7% 0.48%
37 0.57% 0.68% 0.46%
36 0.56% 0.67% 0.44%
35 0.55% 0.66% 0.43%
34 0.54% 0.66% 0.42%
33 0.53% 0.65% 0.41%
32 0.53% 0.65% 0.4%
31 0.52% 0.65% 0.39%
30 0.51% 0.64% 0.38%
29 0.51% 0.64% 0.37%
28 0.5% 0.64% 0.36%
27 0.5% 0.64% 0.35%
26 0.49% 0.64% 0.34%
25 0.49% 0.64% 0.33%
24 0.48% 0.65% 0.32%
23 0.48% 0.64% 0.31%
22 0.47% 0.64% 0.3%
21 0.45% 0.61% 0.29%
20 0.42% 0.56% 0.28%
19 0.38% 0.49% 0.27%
18 0.34% 0.42% 0.26%
17 0.3% 0.37% 0.24%
16 0.27% 0.32% 0.23%
15 0.24% 0.27% 0.21%
14 0.22% 0.23% 0.2%
13 0.2% 0.21% 0.19%
12 0.2% 0.2% 0.19%
11 0.2% 0.21% 0.19%
10 0.21% 0.22% 0.2%
9 0.24% 0.25% 0.22%
8 0.27% 0.29% 0.26%
7 0.32% 0.35% 0.3%
6 0.4% 0.42% 0.37%
5 0.5% 0.53% 0.46%
4 0.63% 0.67% 0.59%
3 0.81% 0.85% 0.77%
2 1.05% 1.08% 1.02%
1 1.37% 1.39% 1.35%
0 6.43% 6.96% 5.9%

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 Somalia, the risk of dying is lowest at age 12 and increases afterward. The annual chance of dying is 6.43% in the birth year, 0.51% at age 30, 1.79% at 60, and 10.7% at 80.

Aging is often defined as the increasing probability of death with age. If a 20-year-old in Somalia never aged and faced the same risk of dying every year, their life expectancy would be 238 years — 179 for males and 355 for females.

Life expectancy by current age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Current age, years Total life expectancy, years
Average Male Female
100 101.8 101.7 101.9
99 100.9 100.8 101
98 100 99.9 100.1
97 99.1 99 99.2
96 98.2 98.1 98.3
95 97.4 97.2 97.4
94 96.5 96.3 96.6
93 95.6 95.4 95.7
92 94.8 94.6 94.9
91 93.9 93.7 94.1
90 93.1 92.9 93.3
89 92.3 92.1 92.5
88 91.5 91.3 91.7
87 90.8 90.5 90.9
86 90 89.7 90.2
85 89.3 89 89.4
84 88.5 88.3 88.7
83 87.8 87.6 88
82 87.2 86.9 87.4
81 86.5 86.2 86.7
80 85.9 85.6 86.1
79 85.2 84.9 85.5
78 84.6 84.3 84.9
77 84.1 83.7 84.3
76 83.5 83.1 83.8
75 83 82.6 83.3
74 82.4 82 82.7
73 81.9 81.5 82.3
72 81.4 81 81.8
71 81 80.5 81.3
70 80.5 80 80.9
69 80.1 79.6 80.5
68 79.7 79.2 80.1
67 79.3 78.7 79.7
66 78.9 78.3 79.4
65 78.5 77.9 79
64 78.2 77.5 78.7
63 77.8 77.2 78.4
62 77.5 76.8 78.1
61 77.2 76.5 77.8
60 76.9 76.1 77.5
59 76.6 75.8 77.3
58 76.3 75.5 77
57 76.1 75.2 76.8
56 75.8 74.9 76.6
55 75.5 74.6 76.3
54 75.3 74.3 76.1
53 75 74 75.9
52 74.8 73.8 75.7
51 74.5 73.5 75.5
50 74.3 73.2 75.3
49 74.1 73 75.1
48 73.9 72.7 74.9
47 73.6 72.5 74.7
46 73.4 72.3 74.5
45 73.2 72 74.4
44 73 71.8 74.2
43 72.8 71.6 74
42 72.6 71.3 73.8
41 72.4 71.1 73.6
40 72.2 70.9 73.5
39 72 70.7 73.3
38 71.8 70.4 73.1
37 71.6 70.2 73
36 71.4 70 72.8
35 71.2 69.7 72.6
34 71 69.5 72.5
33 70.8 69.3 72.3
32 70.6 69 72.2
31 70.4 68.8 72
30 70.2 68.6 71.8
29 70 68.3 71.7
28 69.8 68 71.5
27 69.6 67.8 71.4
26 69.4 67.5 71.2
25 69.2 67.3 71.1
24 68.9 67 70.9
23 68.7 66.7 70.8
22 68.5 66.4 70.6
21 68.3 66.1 70.5
20 68.1 65.9 70.3
19 67.9 65.7 70.2
18 67.7 65.5 70.1
17 67.6 65.3 69.9
16 67.4 65.1 69.8
15 67.3 65 69.7
14 67.2 64.9 69.6
13 67.1 64.8 69.5
12 67 64.7 69.4
11 66.9 64.6 69.3
10 66.8 64.4 69.1
9 66.6 64.3 69
8 66.5 64.1 68.9
7 66.3 63.9 68.7
6 66 63.7 68.4
5 65.7 63.4 68.1
4 65.3 63 67.8
3 64.8 62.5 67.3
2 64.2 61.8 66.6
1 63.3 61 65.7
0 59.3 56.8 61.9

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 Somalia, a 65-year-old has a total life expectancy of 78.5 years, rising to 80.5 at 70, 83 at 75, and 85.9 at 80 — all higher than the 59.3 years calculated at birth.

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

Probability of surviving to a given age

Average
Male
Female
1x
Age Survival probability
Average Male Female
100 0.09% 0.05% 0.14%
99 0.15% 0.08% 0.23%
98 0.24% 0.14% 0.35%
97 0.38% 0.22% 0.54%
96 0.57% 0.35% 0.8%
95 0.85% 0.53% 1.16%
94 1.22% 0.8% 1.65%
93 1.71% 1.16% 2.27%
92 2.35% 1.64% 3.07%
91 3.15% 2.26% 4.06%
90 4.13% 3.04% 5.25%
89 5.31% 4% 6.65%
88 6.69% 5.15% 8.27%
87 8.28% 6.5% 10.1%
86 10.1% 8.03% 12.2%
85 12.1% 9.75% 14.4%
84 14.2% 11.6% 16.9%
83 16.5% 13.6% 19.5%
82 18.9% 15.8% 22.2%
81 21.4% 18% 25%
80 24% 20.3% 27.8%
79 26.6% 22.7% 30.6%
78 29.2% 25.1% 33.4%
77 31.8% 27.5% 36.2%
76 34.3% 29.9% 38.9%
75 36.8% 32.2% 41.5%
74 39.2% 34.6% 44.1%
73 41.6% 36.8% 46.5%
72 43.9% 39% 48.9%
71 46% 41.1% 51.1%
70 48.1% 43.2% 53.2%
69 50.1% 45.1% 55.2%
68 51.9% 47% 57.1%
67 53.7% 48.8% 58.8%
66 55.4% 50.5% 60.5%
65 56.9% 52.1% 62%
64 58.4% 53.6% 63.4%
63 59.8% 55.1% 64.8%
62 61.1% 56.5% 66%
61 62.3% 57.8% 67.1%
60 63.5% 59% 68.2%
59 64.5% 60.1% 69.1%
58 65.5% 61.2% 70.1%
57 66.5% 62.2% 70.9%
56 67.4% 63.2% 71.7%
55 68.3% 64.2% 72.5%
54 69.1% 65.1% 73.3%
53 69.9% 66% 74%
52 70.7% 66.9% 74.7%
51 71.4% 67.7% 75.3%
50 72.1% 68.5% 75.9%
49 72.8% 69.2% 76.5%
48 73.4% 69.9% 77%
47 74% 70.6% 77.6%
46 74.6% 71.2% 78.1%
45 75.1% 71.9% 78.5%
44 75.7% 72.5% 79%
43 76.2% 73.1% 79.5%
42 76.7% 73.7% 80%
41 77.2% 74.2% 80.4%
40 77.7% 74.8% 80.8%
39 78.2% 75.3% 81.3%
38 78.7% 75.9% 81.7%
37 79.1% 76.4% 82%
36 79.6% 76.9% 82.4%
35 80% 77.4% 82.7%
34 80.5% 77.9% 83.1%
33 80.9% 78.4% 83.4%
32 81.3% 79% 83.8%
31 81.7% 79.5% 84.1%
30 82.2% 80% 84.4%
29 82.6% 80.5% 84.7%
28 83% 81% 85.1%
27 83.4% 81.5% 85.4%
26 83.8% 82.1% 85.6%
25 84.2% 82.6% 85.9%
24 84.6% 83.1% 86.2%
23 85.1% 83.7% 86.5%
22 85.5% 84.2% 86.7%
21 85.8% 84.7% 87%
20 86.2% 85.2% 87.2%
19 86.5% 85.6% 87.5%
18 86.8% 86% 87.7%
17 87.1% 86.3% 87.9%
16 87.3% 86.6% 88.1%
15 87.5% 86.8% 88.3%
14 87.7% 87% 88.5%
13 87.9% 87.2% 88.7%
12 88.1% 87.4% 88.8%
11 88.3% 87.6% 89%
10 88.4% 87.7% 89.2%
9 88.7% 88% 89.4%
8 88.9% 88.2% 89.6%
7 89.2% 88.5% 89.9%
6 89.5% 88.9% 90.2%
5 90% 89.4% 90.6%
4 90.6% 90% 91.2%
3 91.3% 90.7% 91.9%
2 92.3% 91.7% 92.8%
1 93.6% 93% 94.1%

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 Somalia, 63.5% of newborns are expected to live past 60, 48.1% past 70, 24% past 80, 4.13% past 90, and only 0.09% past 100.

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

Compare Somalia Life expectancy vs other countries

Death rate by age in Somalia

Total
Male
Female
1x
Age Death rate
Total Male Female
100 0 0 0
99 59.7 34 85.8
98 91 54.6 128.2
97 134.9 84.8 186
96 194.3 127.5 262.5
95 272.3 185.8 361
94 371 262.4 482
93 493 360 628
92 637 479 797
91 802 621 985
90 984 783 1,190
89 1,179 961 1,405
88 1,383 1,151 1,624
87 1,589 1,345 1,844
86 1,791 1,535 2,058
85 1,981 1,715 2,260
84 2,154 1,879 2,441
83 2,302 2,022 2,594
82 2,420 2,143 2,711
81 2,507 2,240 2,788
80 2,562 2,312 2,824
79 2,588 2,361 2,826
78 2,590 2,388 2,802
77 2,573 2,397 2,759
76 2,542 2,389 2,703
75 2,496 2,364 2,635
74 2,436 2,323 2,555
73 2,362 2,268 2,462
72 2,274 2,199 2,355
71 2,176 2,119 2,237
70 2,071 2,033 2,113
69 1,964 1,945 1,985
68 1,859 1,860 1,862
67 1,760 1,778 1,744
66 1,665 1,699 1,633
65 1,575 1,622 1,528
64 1,485 1,544 1,427
63 1,395 1,462 1,328
62 1,305 1,379 1,231
61 1,217 1,295 1,139
60 1,134 1,215 1,053
59 1,060 1,143 977
58 998 1,082 913
57 948 1,033 861
56 908 994 820
55 875 962 785
54 844 931 753
53 811 898 720
52 775 861 683
51 734 819 644
50 693 776 604
49 654 734 568
48 620 697 537
47 593 667 514
46 574 644 499
45 560 627 489
44 550 613 482
43 540 601 475
42 528 587 465
41 514 573 451
40 497 558 433
39 481 544 413
38 465 532 394
37 453 523 377
36 443 517 364
35 437 514 354
34 433 514 347
33 430 514 341
32 427 514 335
31 424 514 330
30 422 515 324
29 419 516 317
28 417 519 310
27 415 522 302
26 413 526 294.2
25 412 532 286
24 410 537 278
23 407 539 270.2
22 402 535 262.5
21 388 515 254.5
20 363 475 245.7
19 331 422 235.7
18 296.4 365 224.4
17 264.8 315 211.9
16 236.8 272.8 199.1
15 211.2 234.4 187
14 190.6 203.7 177.1
13 177.2 183.6 170.5
12 172.6 176.5 168.5
11 176.6 181 172.1
10 188.6 194.5 182.4
9 209.9 218.5 200.9
8 242.6 254.9 229.7
7 289.8 307 272.2
6 356 377 333
5 447 473 420
4 572 601 542
3 742 770 712
2 972 995 947
1 1,286 1,297 1,274
0 6,435 6,958 5,895

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 Somalia, the most probable age of death — the age at which the highest number of deaths occur — is 0 for both sexes combined, 0 for males, and 0 for females. Vertical lines mark the median age of death: 66.3 for men, 71.5 for women, and 69 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 Somalia'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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