Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child was 4.71 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guinea-Bissau is 4.71, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 8.67 in 1972 and was at its lowest, 3.26, in 1957.
That places Guinea-Bissau 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.31 | — |
| 1951 | 3.3 | -0.3% |
| 1952 | 3.29 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 3.28 | -0.3% |
| 1954 | 3.27 | -0.3% |
| 1955 | 3.27 | +0.0% |
| 1956 | 3.27 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 3.26 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 3.29 | +0.9% |
| 1959 | 3.3 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 3.31 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 3.31 | -0.1% |
| 1962 | 3.33 | +0.4% |
| 1963 | 7.57 | +127.7% |
| 1964 | 7.79 | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 8.08 | +3.8% |
| 1966 | 8.32 | +2.9% |
| 1967 | 8.41 | +1.1% |
| 1968 | 8.4 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 8.45 | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 8.5 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 8.58 | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 8.67 | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 8.66 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.56 | -58.8% |
| 1975 | 3.58 | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 3.6 | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 3.63 | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 3.65 | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 3.67 | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 3.7 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 3.72 | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 3.73 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 3.69 | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 3.74 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 3.77 | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 3.8 | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 3.84 | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 3.88 | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 3.97 | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 3.98 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 4.03 | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 4.11 | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.18 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.21 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 4.32 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 4.34 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.19 | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.01 | +67.5% |
| 1999 | 6.11 | -12.9% |
| 2000 | 4.35 | -28.8% |
| 2001 | 4.33 | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 4.24 | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 4.2 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 4.16 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 4.04 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 4.15 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 4 | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 3.95 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3.97 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 3.97 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 4 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 4.06 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 4.11 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 4.19 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 4.23 | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 4.27 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 4.34 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.38 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 4.43 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.81 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 4.56 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.65 | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.71 | +1.2% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 4.71 is above the median for low income countries, which is 4.25, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 4.71 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.44, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs … child in Guinea-Bissau 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | +127.7% | 3.33 | 7.57 |
| 1998 | +67.5% | 4.19 | 7.01 |
| 1974 | -58.8% | 8.66 | 3.56 |
| 2000 | -28.8% | 6.11 | 4.35 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 3.28 | 3.26 | 3.31 | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.7 | 3.31 | 8.45 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.61 | 3.56 | 8.67 | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.78 | 3.69 | 3.97 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.65 | 3.98 | 7.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.14 | 3.95 | 4.35 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.2 | 3.97 | 4.43 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.68 | 4.56 | 4.81 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guinea-Bissau?
- Difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child in Guinea-Bissau was 4.71 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 8.67 in 1972.
- What is the lowest difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 in 1957.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 135th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is difference in life expectancy between females and males vs child 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 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.
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