Life expectancy at age 15 in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at age 15 was 75.89 in 2100. ▲ Rising
Latest (2100)
75.89
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
214th
of 236 countries
All-time high
75.89
in 2100
All-time low
55.49
in 1966
Years of data
151
1950–2100
Life expectancy at age 15 in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2100
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 15 in Guinea-Bissau is 75.89, measured in 2100. That is the highest value across all 151 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 15 in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 75.89 in 2100 and was at its lowest, 55.49, in 1966.
That places Guinea-Bissau 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2100, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 151 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 15 in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.13 | — |
| 1951 | 59.19 | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 59.24 | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 59.3 | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 59.35 | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 59.4 | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 59.46 | +0.1% |
| 1957 | 59.52 | +0.1% |
| 1958 | 59.58 | +0.1% |
| 1959 | 59.65 | +0.1% |
| 1960 | 59.72 | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 59.79 | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 59.88 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 55.76 | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 55.7 | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 55.56 | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 55.49 | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 55.58 | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 55.76 | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 55.88 | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 56.01 | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 56.11 | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 56.22 | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 56.41 | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 61.22 | +8.5% |
| 1975 | 61.33 | +0.2% |
| 1976 | 61.43 | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 61.53 | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 61.65 | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 61.76 | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 61.87 | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 62.06 | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 62.26 | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 62.34 | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 62.49 | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 62.6 | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 62.64 | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 62.7 | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 62.8 | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 62.86 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 62.76 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 62.76 | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 62.75 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 62.74 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 62.43 | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 62.75 | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 62.68 | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 61.87 | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 60.88 | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 61.18 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 63.03 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 63.14 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.33 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 63.52 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 63.75 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 63.65 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 64.24 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 64.62 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 64.74 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 65.26 | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 65.58 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 65.89 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 66.18 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 66.49 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 66.81 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.15 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.47 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 67.78 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 68.08 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 68.39 | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 67.26 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 67.38 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 69.29 | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 69.6 | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.69 | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 69.77 | +0.1% |
| 2026 | 69.86 | +0.1% |
| 2027 | 69.94 | +0.1% |
| 2028 | 70.02 | +0.1% |
| 2029 | 70.1 | +0.1% |
| 2030 | 70.18 | +0.1% |
| 2031 | 70.26 | +0.1% |
| 2032 | 70.34 | +0.1% |
| 2033 | 70.42 | +0.1% |
| 2034 | 70.51 | +0.1% |
| 2035 | 70.58 | +0.1% |
| 2036 | 70.66 | +0.1% |
| 2037 | 70.74 | +0.1% |
| 2038 | 70.81 | +0.1% |
| 2039 | 70.89 | +0.1% |
| 2040 | 70.97 | +0.1% |
| 2041 | 71.05 | +0.1% |
| 2042 | 71.12 | +0.1% |
| 2043 | 71.19 | +0.1% |
| 2044 | 71.27 | +0.1% |
| 2045 | 71.34 | +0.1% |
| 2046 | 71.42 | +0.1% |
| 2047 | 71.5 | +0.1% |
| 2048 | 71.56 | +0.1% |
| 2049 | 71.63 | +0.1% |
| 2050 | 71.71 | +0.1% |
| 2051 | 71.78 | +0.1% |
| 2052 | 71.85 | +0.1% |
| 2053 | 71.92 | +0.1% |
| 2054 | 71.99 | +0.1% |
| 2055 | 72.05 | +0.1% |
| 2056 | 72.13 | +0.1% |
| 2057 | 72.2 | +0.1% |
| 2058 | 72.27 | +0.1% |
| 2059 | 72.33 | +0.1% |
| 2060 | 72.41 | +0.1% |
| 2061 | 72.48 | +0.1% |
| 2062 | 72.55 | +0.1% |
| 2063 | 72.63 | +0.1% |
| 2064 | 72.7 | +0.1% |
| 2065 | 72.78 | +0.1% |
| 2066 | 72.85 | +0.1% |
| 2067 | 72.92 | +0.1% |
| 2068 | 73 | +0.1% |
| 2069 | 73.07 | +0.1% |
| 2070 | 73.15 | +0.1% |
| 2071 | 73.23 | +0.1% |
| 2072 | 73.31 | +0.1% |
| 2073 | 73.4 | +0.1% |
| 2074 | 73.47 | +0.1% |
| 2075 | 73.56 | +0.1% |
| 2076 | 73.65 | +0.1% |
| 2077 | 73.74 | +0.1% |
| 2078 | 73.82 | +0.1% |
| 2079 | 73.9 | +0.1% |
| 2080 | 73.98 | +0.1% |
| 2081 | 74.07 | +0.1% |
| 2082 | 74.14 | +0.1% |
| 2083 | 74.22 | +0.1% |
| 2084 | 74.31 | +0.1% |
| 2085 | 74.4 | +0.1% |
| 2086 | 74.49 | +0.1% |
| 2087 | 74.59 | +0.1% |
| 2088 | 74.68 | +0.1% |
| 2089 | 74.77 | +0.1% |
| 2090 | 74.86 | +0.1% |
| 2091 | 74.96 | +0.1% |
| 2092 | 75.07 | +0.1% |
| 2093 | 75.17 | +0.1% |
| 2094 | 75.27 | +0.1% |
| 2095 | 75.37 | +0.1% |
| 2096 | 75.48 | +0.1% |
| 2097 | 75.58 | +0.1% |
| 2098 | 75.69 | +0.1% |
| 2099 | 75.79 | +0.1% |
| 2100 | 75.89 | +0.1% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 75.89 is above the median for low income countries, which is 75.89, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 75.89 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.32, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.38 | 59.13 | 59.65 | 10 |
| 1960s | 56.91 | 55.49 | 59.88 | 10 |
| 1970s | 59.37 | 56.01 | 61.76 | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.46 | 61.87 | 62.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.28 | 60.88 | 62.76 | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.93 | 63.03 | 65.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.98 | 65.58 | 68.39 | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.29 | 67.26 | 70.1 | 10 |
| 2030s | 70.54 | 70.18 | 70.89 | 10 |
| 2040s | 71.3 | 70.97 | 71.63 | 10 |
| 2050s | 72.02 | 71.71 | 72.33 | 10 |
| 2060s | 72.74 | 72.41 | 73.07 | 10 |
| 2070s | 73.52 | 73.15 | 73.9 | 10 |
| 2080s | 74.37 | 73.98 | 74.77 | 10 |
| 2090s | 75.32 | 74.86 | 75.79 | 10 |
| 2100s | 75.89 | 75.89 | 75.89 | 1 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 941 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.899 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0664 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.8987 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0683 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 15 in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life expectancy at age 15 in Guinea-Bissau was 75.89 in 2100, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 75.89 in 2100.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 15 recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.49 in 1966.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life expectancy at age 15?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 214th out of 236 countries with data for 2100.
- Is life expectancy at age 15 rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at age 15. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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