Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea
Guinea: Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 was 1.28 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
1.28
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
233rd
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.03
in 1970
All-time low
0.6467
in 2000
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea stood at 1.28.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea peaked at 2.03 in 1970 and was at its lowest, 0.6467, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 233rd of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1.78 | — |
| 1951 | 1.8 | +0.9% |
| 1952 | 1.83 | +1.8% |
| 1953 | 1.83 | -0.2% |
| 1954 | 1.81 | -1.0% |
| 1955 | 1.78 | -1.5% |
| 1956 | 1.78 | -0.3% |
| 1957 | 1.72 | -3.3% |
| 1958 | 1.73 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 1.78 | +3.3% |
| 1960 | 1.82 | +1.8% |
| 1961 | 1.85 | +2.1% |
| 1962 | 1.88 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 1.89 | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 1.9 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 1.91 | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 1.86 | -2.4% |
| 1967 | 1.99 | +6.7% |
| 1968 | 2.02 | +1.5% |
| 1969 | 1.98 | -1.9% |
| 1970 | 2.03 | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 2.02 | -0.5% |
| 1972 | 2.02 | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 1.87 | -7.6% |
| 1974 | 1.9 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.91 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 1.88 | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.92 | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 1.89 | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.87 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.85 | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 1.8 | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 1.72 | -4.8% |
| 1983 | 1.65 | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 1.56 | -5.0% |
| 1985 | 1.51 | -3.7% |
| 1986 | 1.41 | -6.2% |
| 1987 | 1.3 | -8.3% |
| 1988 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 1.13 | -5.8% |
| 1990 | 1.07 | -4.8% |
| 1991 | 1.14 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 1.07 | -6.1% |
| 1993 | 1.07 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1.02 | -4.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9515 | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8784 | -7.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7918 | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.7147 | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7089 | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6467 | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.6951 | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 0.67 | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7385 | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 0.8258 | +11.8% |
| 2005 | 0.9309 | +12.7% |
| 2006 | 1.05 | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 1.1 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 1.19 | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 1.27 | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 1.33 | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 1.38 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 1.44 | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 1.45 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.44 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.32 | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.25 | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 1.33 | +6.6% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.28 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 1.73 | +35.7% |
| 2021 | 1.28 | -26.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.28 | -1.9% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 1.28 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.32, 38% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 1.28 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.93, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +35.7% | 1.28 | 1.73 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.78 | 1.72 | 1.83 | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.91 | 1.82 | 2.02 | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.93 | 1.87 | 2.03 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.51 | 1.13 | 1.85 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9411 | 0.7089 | 1.14 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9121 | 0.6467 | 1.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 | 1.25 | 1.45 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4 | 1.28 | 1.73 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea?
- Difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 in Guinea was 1.28 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 in 1970.
- What is the lowest difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6467 in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45?
- Guinea ranks 233rd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in female and male life expectancy at age 45 rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea 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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