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Male life expectancy at birth in Somalia

Male life expectancy at birth in Somalia was 56.4 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 4.6 from 2022. That is the 210th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

2023, years56.4
Change on 2022+4.6
Rank210th of 215Countries ranked
Series high56.42023
Series low23.71991

Male life expectancy at birth in Somalia, 1960 to 2023

203040506019601970198019902000201020231960: 42.1 years1961: 42.2 years1962: 42.5 years1963: 42.7 years1964: 42.9 years1965: 43.2 years1966: 43.4 years1967: 43.6 years1968: 43.8 years1969: 44 years1970: 44.2 years1971: 44.4 years1972: 44.6 years1973: 44.8 years1974: 42.9 years1975: 43.1 years1976: 43.3 years1977: 45.6 years1978: 45.4 years1979: 46 years1980: 46.2 years1981: 46.4 years1982: 46.6 years1983: 46.8 years1984: 47 years1985: 46.9 years1986: 47 years1987: 47.6 years1988: 39.9 years1989: 42.9 years1990: 43.1 years1991: 23.7 years1992: 23.9 years1993: 49.1 years1994: 48.8 years1995: 49.1 years1996: 49 years1997: 48.8 years1998: 49.3 years1999: 49.1 years2000: 49.3 years2001: 49.4 years2002: 49.4 years2003: 49.2 years2004: 49.2 years2005: 49.4 years2006: 49.3 years2007: 49.2 years2008: 49.8 years2009: 50.5 years2010: 47.1 years2011: 31.3 years2012: 47.3 years2013: 52.1 years2014: 52.4 years2015: 53 years2016: 53.1 years2017: 50.2 years2018: 52.7 years2019: 55.2 years2020: 55.1 years2021: 53.7 years2022: 51.8 years2023: 56.4 years
years. Source: World Bank, Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-08.
All 64 values
Periodyears
202356.4
202251.8
202153.7
202055.1
201955.2
201852.7
201750.2
201653.1
201553
201452.4
201352.1
201247.3
201131.3
201047.1
200950.5
200849.8
200749.2
200649.3
200549.4
200449.2
200349.2
200249.4
200149.4
200049.3
199949.1
199849.3
199748.8
199649
199549.1
199448.8
199349.1
199223.9
199123.7
199043.1
198942.9
198839.9
198747.6
198647
198546.9
198447
198346.8
198246.6
198146.4
198046.2
197946
197845.4
197745.6
197643.3
197543.1
197442.9
197344.8
197244.6
197144.4
197044.2
196944
196843.8
196743.6
196643.4
196543.2
196442.9
196342.7
196242.5
196142.2
196042.1

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Definition

Average number of years a newborn boy would live at current age-specific mortality.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the male life expectancy at birth in Somalia?

Male life expectancy at birth in Somalia was 56.4 years in 2023, according to the World Bank. That is up 4.6 from 2022. That is the 210th highest of 215 countries in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

World Bank. Life expectancy at birth, male, years (SP.DYN.LE00.MA.IN). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest male life expectancy at birth in Somalia?

56.4 years in 2023, the highest value since 1960 in this series.

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