Life expectancy in Guinea
Guinea: Life expectancy was 60.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
60.74 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
229th
of 236 countries
All-time high
60.74 years
in 2023
All-time low
35.59 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Guinea is 60.74 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Guinea peaked at 60.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.59 years, in 1950.
That places Guinea 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 35.59 years | — |
| 1951 | 35.65 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 35.73 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 35.8 years | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 35.86 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 35.96 years | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 36.06 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 36.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 36.36 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 36.47 years | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 36.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 36.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 37 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 37.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 37.41 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 37.65 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 37.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 38.22 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 38.5 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 38.82 years | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 39.06 years | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 39.37 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 39.68 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 39.94 years | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 40.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 40.61 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 41.03 years | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 41.41 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 41.88 years | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 42.34 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 42.84 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 43.33 years | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 43.86 years | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 44.23 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 44.86 years | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 45.31 years | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 45.72 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 46.11 years | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 46.48 years | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 46.86 years | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 47.25 years | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 47.78 years | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 48.27 years | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 48.82 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 49.19 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 49.84 years | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 50.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 51.11 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 51.61 years | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 51.99 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 52.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 52.67 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 53.2 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 53.59 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.97 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 54.42 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.88 years | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 55.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 55.7 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 56.05 years | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 56.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.12 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 57.46 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 57.58 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.49 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 58.72 years | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.04 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 59.38 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 59.35 years | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.37 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.43 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 60.74 years | +0.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 60.74 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65 years, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 60.74 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1 years, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.97 years | 35.59 years | 36.47 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.62 years | 36.62 years | 38.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.55 years | 39.06 years | 42.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.96 years | 42.84 years | 46.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.64 years | 47.25 years | 51.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.21 years | 52.42 years | 56.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.89 years | 56.43 years | 59.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.97 years | 59.35 years | 60.74 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Guinea?
- Life expectancy in Guinea was 60.74 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.59 years in 1950.
- How does Guinea rank for life expectancy?
- Guinea ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.