Life expectancy in Guam
Guam: Life expectancy was 77.21 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Guam, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guam recorded 77.21 years for life expectancy in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Guam peaked at 77.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.57 years, in 1950.
That places Guam 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.05 years | 59.57 years | 62.57 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.2 years | 62.88 years | 65.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.78 years | 65.81 years | 70.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.51 years | 70.67 years | 73.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.23 years | 73.46 years | 74.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.93 years | 74.89 years | 76.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.38 years | 76.1 years | 76.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.32 years | 75.43 years | 77.21 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
- 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
- 91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
- 92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare
- 93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
More health data for Guam
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 1,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 1,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 1,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 1,394 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 1,517 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,435 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, female 11,936 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Guam?
- Life expectancy in Guam was 77.21 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 77.21 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.57 years in 1950.
- How does Guam rank for life expectancy?
- Guam ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The period life expectancy at birth among totals, in a given year.