Life expectancy at different ages in Guatemala
Guatemala: Life expectancy at different ages was 72.6 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
72.6
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
145th
of 236 countries
All-time high
72.6
in 2023
All-time low
24
in 1900
Years of data
80
1900–2023
Life expectancy at different ages in Guatemala, 1900–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 72.6 for life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at different ages in Guatemala peaked at 72.6 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24, in 1900.
Guatemala ranks 145th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.
Life expectancy at different ages in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 24 | — |
| 1910 | 24 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 25 | +4.2% |
| 1921 | 25.82 | +3.3% |
| 1930 | 25 | -3.2% |
| 1940 | 29 | +16.0% |
| 1950 | 37.8 | +30.3% |
| 1951 | 38.34 | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 38.92 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 39.5 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 40.07 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 40.68 | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 41.29 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 41.92 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 43.14 | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 44.33 | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 45.76 | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 46.12 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 46.49 | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 46.62 | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 47.06 | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 47.19 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 47.51 | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 47.73 | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 47.76 | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.52 | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 48.51 | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 50.28 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 51.82 | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 52.85 | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 53.02 | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 52.83 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 47.62 | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 55.18 | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 56.41 | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 56.6 | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 55.3 | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 54.71 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 48.86 | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 57.91 | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 59.07 | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 59.79 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 60.34 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 60.99 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 61.54 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 61.75 | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 61.77 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.93 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 61.99 | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.44 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 63.03 | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.66 | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 64.54 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 65.25 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65.97 | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 66.63 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 67.1 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.44 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.83 | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 68.2 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 68.24 | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.17 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.79 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.3 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 69.49 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 69.68 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 69.89 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.32 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 70.72 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.88 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.94 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.91 | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.22 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.58 | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.5 | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.64 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.97 | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 67.86 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 71.21 | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 72.6 | +2.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 72.6 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 72.6 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at different ages 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +30.3% | 29 | 37.8 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 1910s | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 1920s | 25.41 | 25 | 25.82 | 2 |
| 1930s | 25 | 25 | 25 | 1 |
| 1940s | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 |
| 1950s | 40.6 | 37.8 | 44.33 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.98 | 45.76 | 47.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.51 | 47.62 | 56.6 | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.03 | 48.86 | 61.75 | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.72 | 61.77 | 66.63 | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.42 | 67.1 | 69.68 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.96 | 69.89 | 71.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.41 | 67.86 | 72.6 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 142 Seychelles 72.86 compare
- 143 American Samoa 72.85 compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 72.7 compare
- 146 Venezuela 72.51 compare
- 147 Uzbekistan 72.39 compare
- 148 Iraq 72.32 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 different ages in Guatemala?
- Life expectancy at different ages in Guatemala was 72.6 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at different ages recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 in 1900.
- How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy at different ages?
- Guatemala ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at different ages rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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