Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Djibouti

Life expectancy at birth in Djibouti in 2024 — 66.2 years. Ranked 186 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 52.5%.

2024 66.2 years +0.33% vs 2023
World rank 186of 217
Period maximum 66.2 years2024
Period minimum 43.4 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Djibouti, 1960–20244050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 43.4 years1962: 44.1 years1964: 44.8 years1966: 45.6 years1968: 46.6 years1970: 47.5 years1972: 48.5 years1974: 49.5 years1976: 50.3 years1978: 51.2 years1980: 52 years1982: 52.9 years1984: 53.7 years1986: 54.5 years1988: 55.1 years1990: 55.5 years1992: 54.4 years1994: 55.6 years1996: 56.3 years1998: 56.4 years2000: 56.7 years2002: 57.8 years2004: 58.1 years2006: 59 years2008: 59.8 years2010: 60.7 years2012: 61.7 years2014: 62.4 years2016: 63.3 years2018: 64.1 years2020: 64.2 years2022: 65.5 years2024: 66.2 years
Change over the period: +22.8 (+52.47%) Average annual rate: 0.66 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Djibouti

Djibouti 66.2 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Eastern Africa computed 65.9 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Djibouti, by year Djibouti All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 66.2 +0.2 +0.33%
2023 66 +0.4 +0.68%
2022 65.5 +1.7 +2.68%
2021 63.8 −0.4 −0.58%
2020 64.2 −0.2 −0.28%
2019 64.4 +0.3 +0.43%
2018 64.1 +0.4 +0.62%
2017 63.7 +0.4 +0.59%
2016 63.3 +0.5 +0.8%
2015 62.8 +0.4 +0.65%
2014 62.4 +0.3 +0.5%
2013 62.1 +0.4 +0.64%
2012 61.7 +0.4 +0.62%
2011 61.3 +0.6 +0.98%
2010 60.7 +0.4 +0.65%
2009 60.4 +0.5 +0.9%
2008 59.8 +0.5 +0.76%
2007 59.4 +0.4 +0.68%
2006 59 +0.4 +0.71%
2005 58.5 +0.4 +0.77%
2004 58.1 +0.1 +0.11%
2003 58 +0.2 +0.38%
2002 57.8 +0.3 +0.55%
2001 57.5 +0.8 +1.36%
2000 56.7 +0.2 +0.3%
1999 56.6 +0.1 +0.24%
1998 56.4 +0.2 +0.39%
1997 56.2 −0.1 −0.22%
1996 56.3 +0.1 +0.17%
1995 56.2 +0.6 +1.15%
1994 55.6 −0.1 −0.25%
1993 55.7 +1.4 +2.5%
1992 54.4 −0.8 −1.48%
1991 55.2 −0.3 −0.5%
1990 55.5 +0.1 +0.18%
1989 55.4 +0.2 +0.43%
1988 55.1 +0.3 +0.55%
1987 54.8 +0.3 +0.62%
1986 54.5 +0.4 +0.77%
1985 54.1 +0.3 +0.61%
1984 53.7 +0.4 +0.77%
1983 53.3 +0.4 +0.83%
1982 52.9 +0.5 +1.03%
1981 52.4 +0.3 +0.59%
1980 52 +0.4 +0.87%
1979 51.6 +0.4 +0.83%
1978 51.2 +0.4 +0.82%
1977 50.8 +0.4 +0.83%
1976 50.3 +0.4 +0.83%
1975 49.9 +0.4 +0.81%
1974 49.5 +0.4 +0.86%
1973 49.1 +0.6 +1.16%
1972 48.5 +1.3 +2.69%
1971 47.3 −0.3 −0.58%
1970 47.5 +0.5 +1%
1969 47.1 +0.5 +1.11%
1968 46.6 +0.4 +0.97%
1967 46.1 +0.5 +1.06%
1966 45.6 +0.4 +0.85%
1965 45.2 +0.4 +0.94%
1964 44.8 +0.4 +0.83%
1963 44.4 +0.4 +0.79%
1962 44.1 +0.3 +0.71%
1961 43.8 +0.4 +0.83%
1960 43.4

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.