Life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at birth, total was 64.25 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau stood at 64.25 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 64.25 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.64 years, in 1963.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.68 years | 35.64 years | 38.03 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.53 years | 37.26 years | 43.24 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.09 years | 43.57 years | 46.61 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.92 years | 46.89 years | 48.77 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.17 years | 50.56 years | 56.3 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.69 years | 57 years | 62.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.99 years | 61.34 years | 64.25 years | 5 |
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More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 19,574 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 19,474 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 20,114 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 19,976 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 20,705 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 20,531 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Guinea-Bissau was 64.25 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 64.25 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.64 years in 1963.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 191st out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.