Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 was 3.05 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
3.05 years
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
179th
of 236 countries
All-time high
4.09 years
in 1973
All-time low
1.62 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 3.05 years for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in 2023.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.09 years in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.62 years, in 1950.
That places Guinea-Bissau 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.62 years | — |
| 1951 | 1.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 1.63 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 1.7 years | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 1.69 years | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.72 years | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 1.75 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 1.77 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 1.8 years | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 3.57 years | +99.0% |
| 1964 | 3.65 years | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 3.79 years | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 3.9 years | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 3.95 years | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.95 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 3.95 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 3.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 4.01 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 4.08 years | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 4.09 years | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.17 years | -47.0% |
| 1975 | 2.21 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.27 years | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.3 years | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.33 years | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.36 years | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.37 years | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.41 years | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.5 years | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.53 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.56 years | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.6 years | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.65 years | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.68 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.72 years | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.77 years | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.78 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.79 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.79 years | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.77 years | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.54 years | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 3.26 years | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 2.69 years | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 2.65 years | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.59 years | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.55 years | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.53 years | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.49 years | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.48 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.43 years | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.44 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.46 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.52 years | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.58 years | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.63 years | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.68 years | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.73 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.79 years | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.82 years | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.42 years | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 2.94 years | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 3 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.05 years | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.65 years | 1.62 years | 1.72 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.21 years | 1.75 years | 3.95 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 years | 2.17 years | 4.09 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 years | 2.36 years | 2.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 years | 2.65 years | 3.54 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 years | 2.42 years | 2.69 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 years | 2.44 years | 2.83 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 years | 2.94 years | 3.42 years | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0255 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau was 3.05 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 years in 1973.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 years in 1950.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sex gap in life expectancy at age 45?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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 Sex gap in life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.