Life expectancy at birth in Guam

Guam: Life expectancy at birth was 77.21 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
77.21 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
90th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.21 years
in 2023
All-time low
59.57 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Guam, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, life expectancy at birth in Guam stood at 77.21 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 73.45 years 74.79 years 10
2000s 75.93 years 74.89 years 76.48 years 10
2010s 76.38 years 76.09 years 76.64 years 10
2020s 76.32 years 75.43 years 77.21 years 4

Countries ranked near Guam

  1. 88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
  2. 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
  3. 91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
  4. 92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare
  5. 93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Guam?
Life expectancy at birth in Guam was 77.21 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guam?
The highest recorded value was 77.21 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guam?
The lowest recorded value was 59.57 years in 1950.
How does Guam rank for life expectancy at birth?
Guam ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth 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 UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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