Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guinea
Guinea: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.228 in 2023. ▼ Falling
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.
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 |
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More health data for Guinea
- 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)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 134,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 132,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 137,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 134,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 139,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 136,370 (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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About this data
The level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.