Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guinea
Guinea: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.228 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.228
Change on year
down 1.2%
World rank
6th
of 236 countries
All-time high
0.4866
in 1950
All-time low
0.228
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 0.228 for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guinea peaked at 0.4866 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.228, in 2023.
Guinea ranks 6th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.4866 | — |
| 1951 | 0.4861 | -0.1% |
| 1952 | 0.4854 | -0.2% |
| 1953 | 0.4849 | -0.1% |
| 1954 | 0.4846 | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 0.484 | -0.1% |
| 1956 | 0.4831 | -0.2% |
| 1957 | 0.4821 | -0.2% |
| 1958 | 0.4808 | -0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.4793 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 0.4776 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 0.4755 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4735 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 0.4715 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 0.4692 | -0.5% |
| 1965 | 0.4668 | -0.5% |
| 1966 | 0.4643 | -0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.4607 | -0.8% |
| 1968 | 0.4577 | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.4549 | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 0.452 | -0.6% |
| 1971 | 0.449 | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 0.4458 | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4442 | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 0.4409 | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 0.4369 | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 0.433 | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 0.4288 | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 0.4241 | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 0.4195 | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.4146 | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 0.41 | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.4053 | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.4018 | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.396 | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.3915 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.3876 | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3839 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 0.3801 | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.376 | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0.3717 | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3655 | -1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.3603 | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.3541 | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 0.3495 | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3428 | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.3355 | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.3295 | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3241 | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.3188 | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 0.3141 | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3096 | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3045 | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.2995 | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2946 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.2893 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.2842 | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.28 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.275 | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 0.271 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2672 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2636 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2603 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.2571 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2561 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2538 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.249 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.2463 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2435 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2406 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.2363 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2356 | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2309 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.228 | -1.2% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 0.228 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.1501, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 0.228 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1766, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4837 | 0.4793 | 0.4866 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4672 | 0.4549 | 0.4776 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4374 | 0.4195 | 0.452 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3947 | 0.376 | 0.4146 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3452 | 0.3188 | 0.3717 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2922 | 0.271 | 0.3141 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2537 | 0.2406 | 0.2672 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2327 | 0.228 | 0.2363 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guinea?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guinea was 0.228 in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4866 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.228 in 2023.
- How does Guinea rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Guinea ranks 6th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.