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Average number of years a newborn is expected to live if current mortality rates continue throughout their lifetime. · World Bank

65.9 +1.0 from 2022 G20 rank: 185th · all-time high: 65.9 (2023)

Gambia, The's life expectancy was 65.9 in 2023, an increase of +1.0 from 64.9 in 2022. This ranked 185th in the G20.

APA

Gambia, The Life Expectancy. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 12, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/gambia-the/life-expectancy

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_gambia-the_life-expectancy,
  title = {Gambia, The Life Expectancy},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/gambia-the/life-expectancy},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Gambia, The Life Expectancy – Historical Data
Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	66.3	–	–
2025* trend	66.0	–	–
2023	65.9	+1.0	185th
2022	64.9	+1.0	187th
2021	63.8	−0.6	181st
2020	64.4	−0.0	181st
2019	64.4	+0.4	183rd
2018	64.0	+0.3	186th
2017	63.7	+0.3	186th
2016	63.4	+0.4	184th
2015	63.0	+0.4	185th
2014	62.6	+0.3	184th
2013	62.3	+0.4	184th
2012	61.9	+0.3	182nd
2011	61.6	+0.4	182nd
2010	61.2	+0.4	180th
2009	60.7	+0.3	181st
2008	60.5	+0.5	180th
2007	60.0	+0.3	180th
2006	59.7	+0.6	179th
2005	59.1	+0.4	179th
2004	58.7	+0.5	178th
2003	58.2	+0.5	180th
2002	57.7	+0.5	181st
2001	57.3	+0.4	181st
2000	56.9	+0.4	180th
1999	56.5	+0.5	180th
1998	56.0	+0.8	181st
1997	55.2	+0.4	184th
1996	54.8	+0.6	186th
1995	54.3	+0.5	188th
1994	53.8	+0.6	188th
1993	53.2	+0.7	190th
1992	52.5	+0.6	189th
1991	51.9	+0.6	191st
1990	51.3	+0.6	193rd
1989	50.7	+0.6	192nd
1988	50.1	+0.8	194th
1987	49.4	+0.6	195th
1986	48.8	+0.6	196th
1985	48.2	+0.6	197th
1984	47.5	+0.6	198th
1983	46.9	+0.6	198th
1982	46.3	+1.8	199th
1981	44.5	−0.5	202nd
1980	45.0	+0.5	200th
1979	44.5	+0.9	199th
1978	43.6	+0.2	200th
1977	43.4	+0.5	200th
1976	42.9	+0.7	199th
1975	42.2	+0.5	202nd
1974	41.7	+0.6	202nd
1973	41.1	+0.5	202nd
1972	40.5	+0.5	202nd
1971	40.0	+0.5	202nd
1970	39.5	+0.5	204th
1969	39.0	+0.5	204th
1968	38.5	+0.5	205th
1967	38.1	+0.5	205th
1966	37.6	+0.4	206th
1965	37.1	+0.5	205th
1964	36.6	+0.5	205th
1963	36.1	+0.5	206th
1962	35.6	+0.5	208th
1961	35.1	+0.5	209th
1960	34.6	–	207th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points

Detected Pattern▾

Orthodox Tightening Cycle

Inflation above 40%, lending rate above 30%, rate-inflation gap narrowing, reserves stable or rising. Signals credible monetary tightening.

Inflation 17.0% Rate 20.8% Gap +3.8pp Reserves YoY +1.5%

This pattern occurred 271 times in G20 history, 157 successful

Angola 2024

Inflation

28.2%

Rate

19.4%

Gap

-8.8pp

Reserves YoY

+2.2%

Argentina 2024

Inflation

219.9%

Rate

61.7%

Gap

-158.2pp

Reserves YoY

+28.1%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2024

Inflation

28.3%

Rate

24.3%

Gap

-4.0pp

Reserves YoY

+35.8%

Egypt, Arab Republic of 2023

Inflation

33.9%

Rate

17.8%

Gap

-16.1pp

Reserves YoY

+2.9%

Gambia, The 2023

Inflation

17.0%

Rate

20.8%

Gap

+3.8pp

Reserves YoY

+1.5%

Hungary 2023

Inflation

17.1%

Rate

15.3%

Gap

-1.8pp

Reserves YoY

+10.9%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

Gambia, The matched the Orthodox Tightening Cycle pattern in 2023. Historically, 58% of countries showing this pattern (157 out of 271) saw life expectancy improve within 24 months. View full analysis →