Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Guam
Guam: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 7.98 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
7.98
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.72
in 2020
All-time low
2.86
in 1962
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guam, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guam stood at 7.98.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guam peaked at 8.72 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.86, in 1962.
That places Guam 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.35 | — |
| 1951 | 3.41 | +1.9% |
| 1952 | 3.35 | -1.9% |
| 1953 | 3.31 | -1.3% |
| 1954 | 3.23 | -2.3% |
| 1955 | 3.18 | -1.4% |
| 1956 | 3.17 | -0.5% |
| 1957 | 3.07 | -3.1% |
| 1958 | 3.06 | -0.2% |
| 1959 | 2.99 | -2.4% |
| 1960 | 3 | +0.3% |
| 1961 | 2.96 | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 2.86 | -3.3% |
| 1963 | 2.98 | +4.1% |
| 1964 | 3.12 | +4.9% |
| 1965 | 3.37 | +7.9% |
| 1966 | 3.83 | +13.6% |
| 1967 | 4.45 | +16.1% |
| 1968 | 5.18 | +16.4% |
| 1969 | 5.8 | +12.1% |
| 1970 | 6.22 | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 6.38 | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 6.63 | +3.8% |
| 1973 | 6.76 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 6.89 | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 6.78 | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 6.51 | -4.0% |
| 1977 | 6.53 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 6.36 | -2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.19 | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 6 | -3.0% |
| 1981 | 5.91 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 5.81 | -1.7% |
| 1983 | 5.78 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 5.56 | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 5.75 | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 5.87 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 6.1 | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 5.89 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 5.92 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.71 | -3.6% |
| 1991 | 5.61 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 5.4 | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 5.58 | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 5.75 | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 5.82 | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 5.94 | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 6.1 | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 6.15 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.84 | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 5.67 | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 5.51 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 5.49 | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 5.32 | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.37 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 5.48 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 5.7 | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 5.91 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 6.27 | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 6.63 | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 7.09 | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 7.44 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 7.71 | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 7.82 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.98 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.04 | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 8.02 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 8.03 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 8.01 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 8.72 | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 7.71 | -11.6% |
| 2022 | 8.05 | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 7.98 | -0.9% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 7.98 is above the median for high income countries, which is 4.98, 1.6× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 7.98 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 5, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.21 | 2.99 | 3.41 | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.76 | 2.86 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.52 | 6.19 | 6.89 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.86 | 5.56 | 6.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.79 | 5.4 | 6.15 | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.74 | 5.32 | 6.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.81 | 7.09 | 8.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.12 | 7.71 | 8.72 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More health data for Guam
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 5 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 1,077 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 1,196 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 1,181 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 1,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 1,081 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guam?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guam was 7.98 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 8.72 in 2020.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.86 in 1962.
- How does Guam rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Guam ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 74 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).