Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guernsey
Guernsey: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 81.01 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.01 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.17 years
in 2020
All-time low
67.15 years
in 1953
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guernsey is 81.01 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guernsey peaked at 81.17 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 67.15 years, in 1953.
Guernsey ranks 19th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 67.81 years | — |
| 1951 | 68.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1952 | 70.4 years | +3.0% |
| 1953 | 67.15 years | -4.6% |
| 1954 | 70.2 years | +4.5% |
| 1955 | 68.83 years | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 72.66 years | +5.6% |
| 1957 | 68.54 years | -5.7% |
| 1958 | 70.69 years | +3.1% |
| 1959 | 69.93 years | -1.1% |
| 1960 | 72.89 years | +4.2% |
| 1961 | 69.65 years | -4.4% |
| 1962 | 70.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 68.46 years | -2.3% |
| 1964 | 70.15 years | +2.5% |
| 1965 | 69.73 years | -0.6% |
| 1966 | 71.54 years | +2.6% |
| 1967 | 70.51 years | -1.4% |
| 1968 | 68.75 years | -2.5% |
| 1969 | 69.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1970 | 69.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 69.62 years | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 69.89 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 70.77 years | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 69.42 years | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 69.86 years | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 70.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.64 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 71.53 years | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 71.28 years | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 73.03 years | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 70.98 years | -2.8% |
| 1982 | 70.05 years | -1.3% |
| 1983 | 73.29 years | +4.6% |
| 1984 | 73.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 72.36 years | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 73.53 years | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 73.51 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 73.16 years | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 74.65 years | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 74.65 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 73.06 years | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 74.7 years | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 73.89 years | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 74.89 years | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 75.29 years | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 75.98 years | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 76.08 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 76.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 78.64 years | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 76.99 years | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 77.07 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 77.23 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 77.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 78.15 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 79.08 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 79.38 years | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 79.67 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 80.17 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 80.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.38 years | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 80.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 80.99 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 80.8 years | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 80.64 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 80.21 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 80.41 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.17 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 79.87 years | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 80.88 years | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 81.01 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 69.46 years | 67.15 years | 72.66 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 70.09 years | 68.46 years | 72.89 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 70.27 years | 69.42 years | 71.53 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.78 years | 70.05 years | 74.65 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.36 years | 73.06 years | 78.64 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.24 years | 76.99 years | 79.67 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6 years | 80.17 years | 81.12 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.73 years | 79.87 years | 81.17 years | 4 |
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- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.172 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,277 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.27 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 83.27 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guernsey?
- Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guernsey was 81.01 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 81.17 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.15 years in 1953.
- How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
- Guernsey ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey 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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