Life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.44 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
120th
of 217 countries
All-time high
70.44 years
in 2024
All-time low
43.58 years
in 1982
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 70.44 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala peaked at 70.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.58 years, in 1982.
That places Guatemala 120th 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, male in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 45.58 years | — |
| 1961 | 45.91 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 46.2 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 46.15 years | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 46.47 years | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 46.47 years | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 46.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 46.76 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 46.61 years | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 46.22 years | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.1 years | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 48.74 years | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 50.21 years | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 51.24 years | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 51.34 years | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 51.16 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 46.77 years | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 53.25 years | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 54.05 years | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 53.94 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.85 years | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 50.61 years | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 43.58 years | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 55.34 years | +27.0% |
| 1984 | 56.73 years | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 57.35 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 57.77 years | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 58.47 years | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 59.05 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 59.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 59.11 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 59.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 59.19 years | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.69 years | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 60.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 60.64 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 61.5 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 62.11 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 62.86 years | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 63.53 years | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.01 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 64.36 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.69 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.11 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.06 years | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.09 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.65 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.19 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.4 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.97 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.52 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68 years | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.21 years | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.29 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 68.31 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.64 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.08 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.19 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.28 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.95 years | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 64.94 years | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 68.71 years | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 70.31 years | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 70.44 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.3 years | 45.58 years | 46.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.78 years | 46.77 years | 54.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.99 years | 43.58 years | 59.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.79 years | 59.11 years | 63.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.32 years | 64.01 years | 66.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.35 years | 66.97 years | 69.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.27 years | 64.94 years | 70.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 117 Trinidad and Tobago 70.51 years compare
- 118 Iraq 70.5 years compare
- 119 Honduras 70.49 years compare
- 121 Mauritius 70.35 years compare
- 122 American Samoa 70.32 years compare
- 123 Kazakhstan 70.27 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 0-14, total, annual growth rate -0.2426 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, total, per capita 0.3103 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 15-64, female, per capita 0.3238 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala was 70.44 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 70.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.58 years in 1982.
- How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Guatemala ranks 120th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, male (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.