Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Guatemala
Guatemala: Life expectancy at birth, male (years) was 70.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 121st out of 218 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 (years) 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% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 70.44 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.59 years, 100% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 70.44 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.59 years, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, male (years) in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +27.0% | 43.58 years | 55.34 years |
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
- 118 Trinidad and Tobago 70.51 years compare
- 119 Iraq 70.5 years compare
- 120 Honduras 70.49 years compare
- 122 Mauritius 70.35 years compare
- 123 American Samoa 70.32 years compare
- 124 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0504 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 121st out of 218 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.