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Life expectancy at birth in Guinea

Guinea: Life expectancy at birth 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 at birth in Guinea, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Guinea recorded 60.74 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth 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 at birth 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 53.98 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 226 Niger 61.18 years compare
  2. 227 Burkina Faso 61.09 years compare
  3. 228 Benin 60.77 years compare
  4. 230 Mali 60.44 years compare
  5. 231 Somalia 58.82 years compare
  6. 232 South Sudan 57.62 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Guinea?
Life expectancy at birth in Guinea was 60.74 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 Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 60.74 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 35.59 years in 1950.
How does Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth?
Guinea ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth 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 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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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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