Life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy was 60 years in 2020. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau, 1870–2020
Source: Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau is 60 years, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 60 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25 years, in 1870.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1870 | 25 years | — |
| 1880 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 25 years | +0.0% |
| 1900 | 26.37 years | +5.5% |
| 1913 | 26.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1925 | 26.48 years | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 28.67 years | +8.3% |
| 1933 | 28.67 years | +0.0% |
| 1938 | 28 years | -2.3% |
| 1950 | 32.55 years | +16.2% |
| 1955 | 33.5 years | +2.9% |
| 1960 | 34.06 years | +1.7% |
| 1965 | 35.06 years | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 36.06 years | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 37.09 years | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 40.17 years | +8.3% |
| 1985 | 42.46 years | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 47.08 years | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 48.95 years | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 50.12 years | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 52.25 years | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 56.23 years | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 59.13 years | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 60 years | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1880s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1890s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1900s | 26.37 years | 26.37 years | 26.37 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 26.48 years | 26.48 years | 26.48 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 27.58 years | 26.48 years | 28.67 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 28.33 years | 28 years | 28.67 years | 2 |
| 1950s | 33.02 years | 32.55 years | 33.5 years | 2 |
| 1960s | 34.56 years | 34.06 years | 35.06 years | 2 |
| 1970s | 36.58 years | 36.06 years | 37.09 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.31 years | 40.17 years | 42.46 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 48.02 years | 47.08 years | 48.95 years | 2 |
| 2000s | 51.19 years | 50.12 years | 52.25 years | 2 |
| 2010s | 57.68 years | 56.23 years | 59.13 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 60 years | 60 years | 60 years | 1 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
- 148 Cameroon 60.83 years compare
- 149 Equatorial Guinea 60.71 years compare
- 150 Benin 60.09 years compare
- 152 Sierra Leone 59.76 years compare
- 153 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 59.74 years compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 59.73 years compare
More health data for Guinea-Bissau
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7721 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,070 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 941 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 65-69, male, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 65-69, male, per capita 0.0053 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 70-74, female, per capita 0.006 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau was 60 years in 2020, according to Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 60 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 25 years in 1870.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life expectancy?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 151st out of 162 countries with data for 2020.
- Is life expectancy rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Leandro Prados de la Escosura (2021) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates in the current year were to stay the same throughout its life.