Life expectancy at birth in Guinea
Guinea: Life expectancy at birth was 61.26 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Guinea is 61.26, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Guinea peaked at 61.26 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54.2, in 2000.
Guinea ranks 168th of 184 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.16 | 54.2 | 57.86 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.46 | 58.26 | 61.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.21 | 61.16 | 61.26 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 165 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.63 compare
- 166 Equatorial Guinea 61.61 compare
- 167 South Africa 61.5 compare
- 169 Botswana 61.23 compare
- 170 Sierra Leone 61.02 compare
- 171 Zambia 60.97 compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 1,123 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 193,609 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 181,139 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 190,353 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 194,686 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 189,269 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 199,145 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Guinea?
- Life expectancy at birth in Guinea was 61.26 in 2021, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 61.26 in 2021.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2 in 2000.
- How does Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Guinea ranks 168th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Life expectancy at birth (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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