Inequality in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.286 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 0.286 for inequality in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 0.384 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.286, in 2023.
That places Guinea-Bissau 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3451 | 0.3105 | 0.384 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2939 | 0.286 | 0.3024 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 13 Lesotho 0.2999 compare
- 14 Liberia 0.2923 compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 0.289 compare
- 17 Madagascar 0.2857 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 0.285 compare
- 19 Cameroon 0.2794 compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,070 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 28,594 (2025)
- Population, male 49.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female 666,780 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total 862,130 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 28,214 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 28,958 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau was 0.286 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 0.384 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.286 in 2023.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.7%. 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 Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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