Sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea
Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy was 2.38 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
2.38 years
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
228th
of 236 countries
All-time high
2.9 years
in 1972
All-time low
1.06 years
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea stood at 2.38 years.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea peaked at 2.9 years in 1972 and was at its lowest, 1.06 years, in 2002.
Guinea ranks 228th 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.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 2.63 years | — |
| 1951 | 2.63 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 2.66 years | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 2.63 years | -1.2% |
| 1954 | 2.58 years | -2.1% |
| 1955 | 2.51 years | -2.4% |
| 1956 | 2.49 years | -0.9% |
| 1957 | 2.36 years | -5.2% |
| 1958 | 2.36 years | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.45 years | +3.9% |
| 1960 | 2.49 years | +1.5% |
| 1961 | 2.55 years | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 2.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 2.6 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 2.62 years | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 2.62 years | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 2.53 years | -3.3% |
| 1967 | 2.78 years | +9.8% |
| 1968 | 2.85 years | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 2.77 years | -2.5% |
| 1970 | 2.88 years | +3.9% |
| 1971 | 2.88 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 2.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 2.61 years | -9.8% |
| 1974 | 2.68 years | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 2.73 years | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.71 years | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 2.79 years | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 2.79 years | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 2.79 years | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 2.73 years | -2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.6 years | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 2.5 years | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 2.38 years | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 2.3 years | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 2.14 years | -6.9% |
| 1987 | 1.94 years | -9.4% |
| 1988 | 1.77 years | -8.8% |
| 1989 | 1.65 years | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 1.56 years | -5.4% |
| 1991 | 1.7 years | +9.1% |
| 1992 | 1.61 years | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 1.65 years | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 1.59 years | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 1.51 years | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 1.43 years | -5.5% |
| 1997 | 1.3 years | -9.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17 years | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 1.24 years | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 1.09 years | -12.4% |
| 2001 | 1.25 years | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 1.06 years | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 1.19 years | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 1.36 years | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 1.57 years | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 1.81 years | +14.8% |
| 2007 | 1.94 years | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 2.12 years | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 2.3 years | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 2.42 years | +5.2% |
| 2011 | 2.52 years | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.65 years | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 2.7 years | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 2.65 years | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.46 years | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 2.35 years | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.48 years | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.42 years | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.37 years | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.69 years | +13.6% |
| 2021 | 2.39 years | -11.2% |
| 2022 | 2.41 years | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.38 years | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.53 years | 2.36 years | 2.66 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.64 years | 2.49 years | 2.85 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.78 years | 2.61 years | 2.9 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.28 years | 1.65 years | 2.79 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.48 years | 1.17 years | 1.7 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.57 years | 1.06 years | 2.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.5 years | 2.35 years | 2.7 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 years | 2.38 years | 2.69 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 225 Solomon Islands 2.77 years compare
- 226 Kuwait 2.59 years compare
- 227 Liberia 2.57 years compare
- 229 United Arab Emirates 2.23 years compare
- 230 Libya 2.15 years compare
- 231 Wallis and Futuna 1.96 years compare
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 72 (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 567 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Guinea was 2.38 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?
- The highest recorded value was 2.9 years in 1972.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.06 years in 2002.
- How does Guinea rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Guinea ranks 228th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy 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 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.