Life expectancy at age 15 in Somalia
Somalia: Life expectancy at age 15 was 72.1 years in 2100. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 15 in Somalia, 1950–2100
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2100, life expectancy at age 15 in Somalia stood at 72.1 years. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Somalia peaked at 72.1 years in 2100 and was at its lowest, 50.49 years, in 1991.
That places Somalia 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.8 years | 59.32 years | 60.28 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.89 years | 60.39 years | 61.38 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 61.61 years | 60.94 years | 62.32 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.8 years | 57.21 years | 63.05 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.69 years | 50.49 years | 63.8 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.84 years | 63.61 years | 64.34 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.87 years | 55.64 years | 66.61 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.65 years | 64.09 years | 67.53 years | 10 |
| 2030s | 67.93 years | 67.61 years | 68.23 years | 10 |
| 2040s | 68.6 years | 68.3 years | 68.91 years | 10 |
| 2050s | 69.26 years | 68.98 years | 69.55 years | 10 |
| 2060s | 69.88 years | 69.62 years | 70.15 years | 10 |
| 2070s | 70.5 years | 70.22 years | 70.78 years | 10 |
| 2080s | 71.11 years | 70.83 years | 71.39 years | 10 |
| 2090s | 71.75 years | 71.45 years | 72.04 years | 10 |
| 2100s | 72.1 years | 72.1 years | 72.1 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Somalia
More health data for Somalia
- Age population, age 16, male, interpolated 216,347 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.3% (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 230,125 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 213,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 17, female, interpolated 207,650 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 216,965 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 221,749 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 210,685 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total 514,457 (2025)
- Age population, age 16, female, interpolated 210,219 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Somalia?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Somalia was 72.1 years in 2100, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Somalia?
- The highest recorded value was 72.1 years in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Somalia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.49 years in 1991.
- How does Somalia rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Somalia ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Somalia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Somalia data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The total period life expectancy at age 15, in a given year.