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Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guinea

Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, by sex was 59.52 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
59.52 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
59.52 years
in 2023
All-time low
34.32 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guinea, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guinea stood at 59.52 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guinea peaked at 59.52 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.32 years, in 1950.

That places Guinea 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guinea, year by year

Year years Change
1950 34.32 years —
1951 34.38 years +0.2%
1952 34.44 years +0.2%
1953 34.53 years +0.3%
1954 34.61 years +0.2%
1955 34.74 years +0.4%
1956 34.84 years +0.3%
1957 35.08 years +0.7%
1958 35.21 years +0.4%
1959 35.27 years +0.2%
1960 35.41 years +0.4%
1961 35.57 years +0.5%
1962 35.73 years +0.5%
1963 35.92 years +0.5%
1964 36.13 years +0.6%
1965 36.37 years +0.7%
1966 36.71 years +1.0%
1967 36.86 years +0.4%
1968 37.11 years +0.7%
1969 37.46 years +1.0%
1970 37.65 years +0.5%
1971 37.96 years +0.8%
1972 38.26 years +0.8%
1973 38.64 years +1.0%
1974 38.9 years +0.7%
1975 39.25 years +0.9%
1976 39.68 years +1.1%
1977 40.02 years +0.8%
1978 40.49 years +1.2%
1979 40.94 years +1.1%
1980 41.44 years +1.2%
1981 41.96 years +1.2%
1982 42.55 years +1.4%
1983 42.96 years +1.0%
1984 43.65 years +1.6%
1985 44.14 years +1.1%
1986 44.63 years +1.1%
1987 45.12 years +1.1%
1988 45.58 years +1.0%
1989 46.02 years +1.0%
1990 46.45 years +0.9%
1991 46.91 years +1.0%
1992 47.45 years +1.1%
1993 47.98 years +1.1%
1994 48.38 years +0.8%
1995 49.07 years +1.4%
1996 49.82 years +1.5%
1997 50.45 years +1.3%
1998 51.01 years +1.1%
1999 51.35 years +0.7%
2000 51.87 years +1.0%
2001 52.03 years +0.3%
2002 52.66 years +1.2%
2003 52.98 years +0.6%
2004 53.27 years +0.6%
2005 53.61 years +0.6%
2006 53.94 years +0.6%
2007 54.23 years +0.5%
2008 54.61 years +0.7%
2009 54.87 years +0.5%
2010 55.19 years +0.6%
2011 55.48 years +0.5%
2012 55.75 years +0.5%
2013 56.07 years +0.6%
2014 56.22 years +0.3%
2015 56.63 years +0.7%
2016 57.28 years +1.1%
2017 57.44 years +0.3%
2018 57.8 years +0.6%
2019 58.16 years +0.6%
2020 57.96 years -0.3%
2021 58.15 years +0.3%
2022 59.19 years +1.8%
2023 59.52 years +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 34.74 years 34.32 years 35.27 years 10
1960s 36.33 years 35.41 years 37.46 years 10
1970s 39.18 years 37.65 years 40.94 years 10
1980s 43.8 years 41.44 years 46.02 years 10
1990s 48.89 years 46.45 years 51.35 years 10
2000s 53.41 years 51.87 years 54.87 years 10
2010s 56.6 years 55.19 years 58.16 years 10
2020s 58.7 years 57.96 years 59.52 years 4

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 224 Côte d'Ivoire 60.02 years compare
  2. 225 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 59.79 years compare
  3. 226 Palestine, State of 59.69 years compare
  4. 228 Benin 59.35 years compare
  5. 229 Mali 59.04 years compare
  6. 230 Burkina Faso 58.92 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guinea?
Life expectancy at birth, by sex in Guinea was 59.52 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 Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 59.52 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, by sex recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 34.32 years in 1950.
How does Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth, by sex?
Guinea ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth, by sex rising or falling in Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guinea 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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Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, by sex
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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