Life expectancy men women in Guernsey
Guernsey: Life expectancy men women was 85.58 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
85.58
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 236 countries
All-time high
85.58
in 2023
All-time low
74.28
in 1955
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy men women in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 85.58 for life expectancy men women in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy men women in Guernsey peaked at 85.58 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 74.28, in 1955.
That places Guernsey 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy men women in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 74.69 | — |
| 1951 | 75.1 | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 74.86 | -0.3% |
| 1953 | 76.02 | +1.6% |
| 1954 | 75.87 | -0.2% |
| 1955 | 74.28 | -2.1% |
| 1956 | 78.97 | +6.3% |
| 1957 | 76.83 | -2.7% |
| 1958 | 76.35 | -0.6% |
| 1959 | 77.99 | +2.2% |
| 1960 | 77.26 | -0.9% |
| 1961 | 76.03 | -1.6% |
| 1962 | 77.04 | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 79.61 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | 75.95 | -4.6% |
| 1965 | 74.43 | -2.0% |
| 1966 | 75.68 | +1.7% |
| 1967 | 76.21 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 76.02 | -0.2% |
| 1969 | 75.57 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 75.49 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 76.34 | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 75.8 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 77.59 | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 77.78 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 77.3 | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 77.07 | -0.3% |
| 1977 | 77.54 | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 77.2 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 77.24 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 77.73 | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 78.39 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 74.57 | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 78.94 | +5.9% |
| 1984 | 79.02 | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 79.69 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 78.33 | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 79.17 | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 80.18 | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 80.33 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 78.36 | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 80.51 | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 80.74 | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 79.55 | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 78.9 | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 80.74 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 79.94 | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 81.1 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 81.68 | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 81.57 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 81.58 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 81.73 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 81.83 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.79 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 82.54 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 82.77 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 83.26 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 83.36 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 83.57 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.98 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 84.29 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 84.62 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 84.2 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.74 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 84.92 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 84.61 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 84.42 | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.42 | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.1 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.41 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.51 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 84.11 | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 85.38 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 85.58 | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 76.1 | 74.28 | 78.97 | 10 |
| 1960s | 76.38 | 74.43 | 79.61 | 10 |
| 1970s | 76.94 | 75.49 | 77.78 | 10 |
| 1980s | 78.63 | 74.57 | 80.33 | 10 |
| 1990s | 80.31 | 78.36 | 81.68 | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.64 | 81.58 | 83.98 | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.67 | 84.2 | 85.41 | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.14 | 84.11 | 85.58 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guernsey
- 16 Bermuda 85.74 compare
- 17 Australia 85.74 compare
- 18 Martinique 85.62 compare
- 20 Guadeloupe 85.53 compare
- 21 Liechtenstein 85.32 compare
- 22 Malta 85.26 compare
More health data for Guernsey
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1 (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -0.172 % change on previous year (2090)
- Life expectancy vs gdp per capita 83.27 (2023)
- Life expectancy vs electoral democracy index 83.27 (2023)
- Life expectancy marimekko 83.27 (2023)
- Fertility vs child mortality 1.36 (2023)
- Child mortality vs population growth -0.1164 (2023)
- Life expectancy at different ages 83.27 (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.27 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy men women in Guernsey?
- Life expectancy men women in Guernsey was 85.58 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy men women recorded in Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 85.58 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy men women recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.28 in 1955.
- How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy men women?
- Guernsey ranks 19th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy men women rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy men women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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