Inequality in life expectancy in Guinea
Guinea: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.3537 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Inequality in life expectancy in Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, inequality in life expectancy in Guinea stood at 0.3537. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Guinea peaked at 0.4127 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3537, in 2023.
That places Guinea 6th 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 | 0.394 | 0.3735 | 0.4127 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.361 | 0.3537 | 0.3683 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 3 Chad 0.374 compare
- 4 Somalia 0.3721 compare
- 5 South Sudan 0.3667 compare
- 7 Sierra Leone 0.3512 compare
- 8 Central African Republic 0.3496 compare
- 9 Mali 0.3403 compare
More health data for Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 134,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 132,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 137,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 134,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 139,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 136,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inequality in life expectancy in Guinea?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Guinea was 0.3537 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4127 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3537 in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Atkinson index measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality. Inequality is measured here in terms of the number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.