Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Senegal

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Senegal was 68.68 years. A difference of +0.89 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Senegal were 66.79 years and 70.75 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Senegal for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Senegal (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Senegal (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	39.67	39.14	40.18
1961	39.72	39.19	40.22
1962	39.74	39.22	40.24
1963	39.74	39.23	40.24
1964	39.76	39.25	40.25
1965	39.76	39.26	40.25
1966	39.85	39.34	40.35
1967	39.99	39.5	40.47
1968	40.15	39.65	40.64
1969	40.4	39.91	40.88
1970	40.79	40.29	41.29
1971	41.24	40.71	41.78
1972	41.77	41.18	42.36
1973	42.43	41.76	43.12
1974	43.1	42.5	43.73
1975	43.94	43.28	44.61
1976	44.81	44.08	45.56
1977	45.71	44.93	46.52
1978	46.6	45.77	47.45
1979	47.48	46.54	48.45
1980	48.29	47.28	49.34
1981	49.08	47.99	50.21
1982	49.86	48.73	51.03
1983	50.81	49.6	52.06
1984	51.69	50.36	53.06
1985	52.59	51.19	54.02
1986	53.72	52.23	55.25
1987	54.63	53.06	56.24
1988	55.55	54.01	57.12
1989	56.21	54.53	57.93
1990	56.67	55.02	58.36
1991	57.04	55.39	58.72
1992	57.29	55.63	58.97
1993	57.35	55.68	59.05
1994	57.48	55.86	59.12
1995	57.34	55.79	58.89
1996	57.13	55.71	58.54
1997	57.11	55.66	58.55
1998	57.08	55.65	58.49
1999	57.32	55.99	58.62
2000	57.62	56.09	59.12
2001	58.16	56.56	59.74
2002	58.91	57.2	60.6
2003	59.47	57.72	61.21
2004	60.31	58.6	62
2005	60.98	59.35	62.59
2006	61.8	60.12	63.47
2007	62.65	60.97	64.31
2008	63.2	61.46	64.93
2009	63.75	61.78	65.72
2010	64.22	62.26	66.18
2011	64.8	62.79	66.82
2012	65.23	63.21	67.25
2013	65.64	63.61	67.66
2014	66	64.04	67.98
2015	66.45	64.59	68.34
2016	66.72	64.94	68.54
2017	67.06	65.28	68.9
2018	67.38	65.59	69.24
2019	67.67	65.86	69.57
2020	67.5	65.49	69.69
2021	66.87	64.92	68.98
2022	67.79	65.87	69.88
2023	68.68	66.79	70.75