Sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Sex gap in life expectancy was 4.71 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
4.71 years
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
135th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.67 years
in 1972
All-time low
3.26 years
in 1957
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy 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 4.71 years for sex gap in life expectancy in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 8.67 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3.26 years, in 1957.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.31 years | — |
| 1951 | 3.3 years | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 3.29 years | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.28 years | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 3.27 years | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.27 years | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 3.27 years | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.26 years | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 3.29 years | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 3.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 3.31 years | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 3.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 3.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.57 years | +127.7% |
| 1964 | 7.79 years | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 8.08 years | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 8.32 years | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 8.41 years | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 8.4 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 8.45 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 8.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 8.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 8.67 years | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8.66 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.56 years | -58.8% |
| 1975 | 3.58 years | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 3.6 years | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.63 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 3.65 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.72 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.73 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.69 years | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 3.74 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.77 years | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.84 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 3.88 years | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.97 years | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.98 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.03 years | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.11 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.18 years | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.21 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.32 years | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.19 years | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.01 years | +67.5% |
| 1999 | 6.11 years | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 4.35 years | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 4.33 years | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.24 years | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.16 years | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.04 years | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.15 years | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4 years | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.95 years | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.97 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4 years | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.06 years | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.11 years | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.19 years | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.23 years | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.27 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.34 years | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.38 years | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.43 years | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.81 years | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 4.56 years | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.65 years | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.71 years | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.28 years | 3.26 years | 3.31 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.7 years | 3.31 years | 8.45 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.61 years | 3.56 years | 8.67 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.78 years | 3.69 years | 3.97 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 years | 3.98 years | 7.01 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.14 years | 3.95 years | 4.35 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 years | 3.97 years | 4.43 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.68 years | 4.56 years | 4.81 years | 4 |
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- 132 Zambia 4.74 years compare
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- 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)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0215 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau was 4.71 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 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 years in 1957.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.