Sex gap in life expectancy in Guyana
Guyana: Sex gap in life expectancy was 7.44 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.44 years
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
27th
of 236 countries
All-time high
7.89 years
in 2020
All-time low
4.65 years
in 1969
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Guyana, 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 Guyana stood at 7.44 years.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Guyana peaked at 7.89 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.65 years, in 1969.
That places Guyana 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Guyana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.7 years | — |
| 1951 | 4.68 years | -0.6% |
| 1952 | 4.72 years | +1.0% |
| 1953 | 4.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1954 | 4.91 years | +3.5% |
| 1955 | 4.74 years | -3.5% |
| 1956 | 4.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 4.73 years | -0.6% |
| 1958 | 5.04 years | +6.6% |
| 1959 | 5.02 years | -0.5% |
| 1960 | 4.98 years | -0.8% |
| 1961 | 5.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 4.97 years | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 4.95 years | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.89 years | -1.3% |
| 1965 | 4.73 years | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 4.74 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 4.66 years | -1.6% |
| 1968 | 4.65 years | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 4.65 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 4.66 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 4.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 4.74 years | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 4.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 4.77 years | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 4.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 4.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 4.91 years | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.95 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 4.99 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 4.97 years | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 5.07 years | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 5.12 years | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 5.19 years | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 5.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 5.17 years | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 5.25 years | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 5.31 years | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 5.33 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 5.39 years | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 5.46 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.92 years | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 5.81 years | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 5.88 years | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 5.97 years | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 6.25 years | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 6.5 years | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 6.56 years | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 6.46 years | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 6.47 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.55 years | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 6.32 years | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 6.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 6.66 years | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 6.31 years | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 6.09 years | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 6.18 years | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.23 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 6.34 years | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 6.61 years | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 6.78 years | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 6.87 years | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 7.2 years | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 7.33 years | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.31 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 7.38 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 7.42 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 7.38 years | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.32 years | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 7.89 years | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 7 years | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 7.45 years | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 7.44 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.81 years | 4.68 years | 5.04 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.82 years | 4.65 years | 5.01 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.81 years | 4.66 years | 4.99 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.17 years | 4.97 years | 5.33 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.02 years | 5.39 years | 6.56 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.35 years | 6.09 years | 6.66 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.16 years | 6.61 years | 7.42 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.45 years | 7 years | 7.89 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 7.49 years compare
- 25 Poland 7.48 years compare
- 26 Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.45 years compare
- 28 Guadeloupe 7.4 years compare
- 29 Bahamas 7.28 years compare
- 30 Puerto Rico 7.21 years compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Guyana?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Guyana was 7.44 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.89 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 years in 1969.
- How does Guyana rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Guyana ranks 27th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.