Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 78.13 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
78.13 years
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
52nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
78.13 years
in 2023
All-time low
50.83 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guadeloupe, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guadeloupe recorded 78.13 years for life expectancy at birth, by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guadeloupe peaked at 78.13 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.83 years, in 1950.
That places Guadeloupe 52nd 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.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guadeloupe, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 50.83 years | — |
| 1951 | 51.56 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 51.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 52.55 years | +1.3% |
| 1954 | 53.62 years | +2.0% |
| 1955 | 54.75 years | +2.1% |
| 1956 | 55.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1957 | 55.87 years | +0.9% |
| 1958 | 56.59 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 57.63 years | +1.8% |
| 1960 | 58.6 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 59.23 years | +1.1% |
| 1962 | 59.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 60.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 59.84 years | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 60.19 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 60.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 60.57 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 60.78 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 61.02 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 61.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1971 | 62.02 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 62.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 62.98 years | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 63.5 years | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 63.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 64.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 64.95 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 65.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 65.94 years | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 66.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 66.82 years | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 67.26 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 67.67 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 68.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 68.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 68.85 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 69.14 years | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 69.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 69.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 70.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 70.45 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 70.75 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 71.05 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 71.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 71.65 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 71.95 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 72.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 72.55 years | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 72.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 73.18 years | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 73.43 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 74.04 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 74.28 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 74.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 73.92 years | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 74.2 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 75.48 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 75.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.16 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.55 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.87 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 76.55 years | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 77.53 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.39 years | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 77.4 years | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 76.42 years | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 73.47 years | -3.9% |
| 2022 | 76.98 years | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 78.13 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 54.06 years | 50.83 years | 57.63 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 60.03 years | 58.6 years | 61.02 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 63.72 years | 61.58 years | 65.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 68.18 years | 66.41 years | 69.81 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.5 years | 70.1 years | 72.86 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.33 years | 73.18 years | 75.61 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.9 years | 76.16 years | 77.79 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.25 years | 73.47 years | 78.13 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guadeloupe
- 49 Bermuda 78.86 years compare
- 50 Oman 78.49 years compare
- 51 Faroe Islands 78.17 years compare
- 53 Costa Rica 78.13 years compare
- 54 Puerto Rico 78.03 years compare
- 55 Cayman Islands 77.98 years compare
More health data for Guadeloupe
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.3681 % change on previous year (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,173 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Life expectancy 82.05 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 82.05 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 82.05 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 82.05 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guadeloupe?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guadeloupe was 78.13 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The highest recorded value was 78.13 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Guadeloupe?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.83 years in 1950.
- How does Guadeloupe rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Guadeloupe ranks 52nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Guadeloupe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guadeloupe data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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