Gambia
19502100
2025
Life expectancy
66.3 years
Infant mortality
28.3 per 1,000 births
Under-5 mortality
42.3 per 1,000 births
Crude death rate
6.2 per 1,000 people
Average number of years a newborn is expected to live
Remaining years of life at ages 0, 15, 65 and 80
Gender gap at birth and key age milestones
No gender comparison data available.
Total deaths by sex with crude death rate overlay
Mortality rates for children under five
No infant or child mortality data available.
Probability of dying before or between key adult ages
No age-specific mortality data available.
Life expectancy in Gambia is 66.3 years, below the global average of roughly 73 years. This represents remarkable progress—a gain of 35 years since 1950. By 2100, life expectancy is projected to reach 76.5 years.