Life expectancy at birth in Guernsey
Guernsey: Life expectancy at birth was 83.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth in Guernsey, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guernsey recorded 83.27 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Guernsey peaked at 83.35 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.23 years, in 1950.
That places Guernsey 20th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.77 years | 71.23 years | 75.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.27 years | 72.16 years | 75.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.64 years | 72.58 years | 74.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.78 years | 72.36 years | 77.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.94 years | 76.64 years | 80.25 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.53 years | 79.39 years | 81.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.68 years | 82.31 years | 83.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.92 years | 81.97 years | 83.35 years | 4 |
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More health data for Guernsey
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,277 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 1 deaths (2100)
- Life expectancy 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 83.27 years (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. child mortality 1.36 live births per woman (2023)
- Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy for people of different ages 83.27 years (2023)
- Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate -0.1% (2023)
- Life expectancy 83.27 years (2023)
- Life expectancy at age 15 91.94 years (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Guernsey?
- Life expectancy at birth in Guernsey was 83.27 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 83.35 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.23 years in 1950.
- How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Guernsey ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey 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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