Life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala
Guatemala: Life expectancy at birth, female was 75.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.04 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
135th
of 217 countries
All-time high
75.04 years
in 2024
All-time low
45.91 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 75.04 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala peaked at 75.04 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.91 years, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 135th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.91 years | — |
| 1961 | 46.3 years | +0.9% |
| 1962 | 46.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 47.09 years | +0.7% |
| 1964 | 47.65 years | +1.2% |
| 1965 | 47.93 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 48.47 years | +1.1% |
| 1967 | 48.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 49.01 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 48.95 years | -0.1% |
| 1970 | 50.07 years | +2.3% |
| 1971 | 51.98 years | +3.8% |
| 1972 | 53.59 years | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 54.61 years | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 54.87 years | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 54.67 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 48.53 years | -11.2% |
| 1977 | 57.31 years | +18.1% |
| 1978 | 59.04 years | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 59.59 years | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 59.31 years | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 59.59 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 55.64 years | -6.6% |
| 1983 | 60.73 years | +9.1% |
| 1984 | 61.61 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 62.43 years | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 63.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 63.73 years | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 64.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 64.51 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 64.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 64.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.01 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 65.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 66.17 years | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 66.9 years | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 67.78 years | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 68.58 years | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 69.25 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 69.88 years | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 70.33 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 70.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 71.1 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 71.4 years | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 71.54 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.34 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 72.03 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 72.48 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 72.66 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.78 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.84 years | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 73.15 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 73.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 73.58 years | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.62 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 73.82 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 74.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 73.82 years | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.17 years | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 70.96 years | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 73.72 years | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 74.88 years | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 75.04 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 47.68 years | 45.91 years | 49.01 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 54.43 years | 48.53 years | 59.59 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.49 years | 55.64 years | 64.51 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.85 years | 64.64 years | 69.88 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.63 years | 70.33 years | 72.78 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.6 years | 72.84 years | 74.11 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.55 years | 70.96 years | 75.04 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 132 Honduras 75.67 years compare
- 133 Uzbekistan 75.55 years compare
- 134 Bhutan 75.27 years compare
- 136 Syrian Arab Republic 74.92 years compare
- 137 Dominica 74.72 years compare
- 138 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 74.48 years compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,202 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, annual growth rate 3.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, total, per capita 0.0496 units per person (2025)
- Population, female, annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population, female, per capita 0.504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala?
- Life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala was 75.04 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 75.04 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.91 years in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
- Guatemala ranks 135th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.