Life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at birth, male was 61.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau is 61.82 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 61.82 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.17 years, in 1963.
That places Guinea-Bissau 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 35.95 years | — |
| 1961 | 36.19 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 36.43 years | +0.7% |
| 1963 | 32.17 years | -11.7% |
| 1964 | 32.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1965 | 32.2 years | -0.1% |
| 1966 | 32.24 years | +0.1% |
| 1967 | 32.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 32.76 years | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 33.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 33.27 years | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 33.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 33.73 years | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 34.07 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 39.85 years | +17.0% |
| 1975 | 40.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 40.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 40.81 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 41.14 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 41.46 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 41.78 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 42.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 42.47 years | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 42.8 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 43.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 43.41 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 43.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 43.96 years | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 44.37 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 44.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 44.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 45.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 45.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 45.77 years | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 45.69 years | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 46.39 years | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 46.61 years | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.94 years | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 44.68 years | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 45.47 years | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 48.37 years | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 48.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 49.46 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 50.06 years | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 50.69 years | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 50.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 51.97 years | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 52.83 years | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 53.28 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 54.26 years | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.96 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 55.6 years | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.17 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 56.76 years | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 57.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 57.89 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 58.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 58.91 years | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 59.39 years | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 59.87 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 58.87 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 59.31 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.2 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 61.66 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.82 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.56 years | 32.17 years | 36.43 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.85 years | 33.27 years | 41.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.23 years | 41.78 years | 44.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.62 years | 44.68 years | 46.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.07 years | 48.37 years | 54.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.53 years | 54.96 years | 59.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.57 years | 58.87 years | 61.82 years | 5 |
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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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 0.9575 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1892 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.9903 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1941 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau was 61.82 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 61.82 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 years in 1963.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 195th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.