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Life expectancy at birth in Guyana

Guyana: Life expectancy at birth was 70.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
70.18 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
168th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.18 years
in 2023
All-time low
49.21 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy at birth in Guyana, 1950–2023

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

Analysis

Guyana recorded 70.18 years for life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Guyana peaked at 70.18 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 49.21 years, in 1950.

That places Guyana 168th 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.

Life expectancy at birth in Guyana, year by year

Year years Change
1950 49.21 years —
1951 50.23 years +2.1%
1952 51.28 years +2.1%
1953 52.37 years +2.1%
1954 53.32 years +1.8%
1955 54.12 years +1.5%
1956 55.16 years +1.9%
1957 56.1 years +1.7%
1958 56.45 years +0.6%
1959 57.01 years +1.0%
1960 57.51 years +0.9%
1961 57.91 years +0.7%
1962 58.3 years +0.7%
1963 58.64 years +0.6%
1964 58.96 years +0.5%
1965 59.14 years +0.3%
1966 59.33 years +0.3%
1967 59.53 years +0.3%
1968 59.69 years +0.3%
1969 59.84 years +0.2%
1970 59.96 years +0.2%
1971 60.07 years +0.2%
1972 60.13 years +0.1%
1973 60.21 years +0.1%
1974 60.3 years +0.2%
1975 60.38 years +0.1%
1976 60.45 years +0.1%
1977 60.56 years +0.2%
1978 60.65 years +0.1%
1979 60.73 years +0.1%
1980 60.81 years +0.1%
1981 60.91 years +0.2%
1982 61.01 years +0.2%
1983 61.16 years +0.2%
1984 61.26 years +0.2%
1985 61.38 years +0.2%
1986 61.52 years +0.2%
1987 61.7 years +0.3%
1988 61.85 years +0.2%
1989 62.05 years +0.3%
1990 62.25 years +0.3%
1991 62.46 years +0.3%
1992 62.82 years +0.6%
1993 63.02 years +0.3%
1994 63.01 years -0.0%
1995 62.67 years -0.5%
1996 62.69 years +0.0%
1997 62.88 years +0.3%
1998 63.43 years +0.9%
1999 63.77 years +0.5%
2000 64.08 years +0.5%
2001 64.38 years +0.5%
2002 64.18 years -0.3%
2003 64.12 years -0.1%
2004 64.21 years +0.2%
2005 64.39 years +0.3%
2006 64.85 years +0.7%
2007 65.46 years +0.9%
2008 65.72 years +0.4%
2009 66.03 years +0.5%
2010 66.2 years +0.3%
2011 66.47 years +0.4%
2012 66.44 years -0.0%
2013 66.71 years +0.4%
2014 67.33 years +0.9%
2015 67.72 years +0.6%
2016 68.07 years +0.5%
2017 68.54 years +0.7%
2018 68.83 years +0.4%
2019 69.07 years +0.3%
2020 67.75 years -1.9%
2021 64.32 years -5.1%
2022 69.89 years +8.7%
2023 70.18 years +0.4%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 70.18 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 87% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 70.18 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 53.52 years 49.21 years 57.01 years 10
1960s 58.88 years 57.51 years 59.84 years 10
1970s 60.34 years 59.96 years 60.73 years 10
1980s 61.36 years 60.81 years 62.05 years 10
1990s 62.9 years 62.25 years 63.77 years 10
2000s 64.74 years 64.08 years 66.03 years 10
2010s 67.54 years 66.2 years 69.07 years 10
2020s 68.04 years 64.32 years 70.18 years 4

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare
  2. 166 Solomon Islands 70.53 years compare
  3. 167 Nepal 70.35 years compare
  4. 169 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare
  5. 170 Greenland 70.06 years compare
  6. 171 Niue 69.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth in Guyana?
Life expectancy at birth in Guyana was 70.18 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 Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 70.18 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 49.21 years in 1950.
How does Guyana rank for life expectancy at birth?
Guyana ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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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