Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 3.05 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 3.05 for difference in female and male 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, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 4.09 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.62, 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.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.62 | — |
| 1951 | 1.62 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 1.62 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 1.62 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.63 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 1.63 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 1.65 | +0.7% |
| 1957 | 1.7 | +3.1% |
| 1958 | 1.69 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.72 | +1.7% |
| 1960 | 1.75 | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 1.77 | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 1.8 | +1.7% |
| 1963 | 3.57 | +99.0% |
| 1964 | 3.65 | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 3.79 | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 3.9 | +3.0% |
| 1967 | 3.95 | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 3.95 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 3.95 | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 3.98 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 4.01 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 4.08 | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 4.09 | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 2.17 | -47.0% |
| 1975 | 2.21 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.23 | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 2.27 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.3 | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 2.33 | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 2.36 | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 2.38 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 2.37 | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.41 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 2.44 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 2.47 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.5 | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 2.53 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 2.56 | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.6 | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 2.65 | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.68 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.72 | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.77 | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 2.78 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 2.79 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 2.79 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 2.77 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.54 | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 3.26 | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 2.69 | -17.5% |
| 2001 | 2.65 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 2.59 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.55 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.53 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.49 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.48 | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.43 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.42 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 2.42 | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.44 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 2.46 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 2.52 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 2.58 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.63 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 2.68 | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 2.73 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.79 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 2.82 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 2.83 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.42 | +20.5% |
| 2021 | 2.94 | -13.9% |
| 2022 | 3 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.05 | +1.9% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.05 is above the median for low income countries, which is 2.68, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 3.05 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +99.0% | 1.8 | 3.57 |
| 1974 | -47.0% | 4.09 | 2.17 |
| 1998 | +27.9% | 2.77 | 3.54 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.65 | 1.62 | 1.72 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.21 | 1.75 | 3.95 | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.97 | 2.17 | 4.09 | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.46 | 2.36 | 2.6 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.88 | 2.65 | 3.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.52 | 2.42 | 2.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.65 | 2.44 | 2.83 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.1 | 2.94 | 3.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea-Bissau was 3.05 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 4.09 in 1973.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 in 1950.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 179th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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