Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guyana
Guyana: Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality was 0.1339 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guyana, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); Aburto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guyana is 0.1339, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guyana peaked at 0.2775 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 0.1339, in 2023.
That places Guyana 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2468 | 0.2203 | 0.2775 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2048 | 0.1976 | 0.2162 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1941 | 0.1911 | 0.1968 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1858 | 0.1803 | 0.1904 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.1718 | 0.1649 | 0.1787 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1588 | 0.153 | 0.1635 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1454 | 0.1391 | 0.1516 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.137 | 0.1339 | 0.1418 | 4 |
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More health data for Guyana
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,225 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 62 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 7,488 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 7,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 7,346 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 7,140 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 7,168 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 6,930 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guyana?
- Life expectancy versus lifespan inequality in Guyana was 0.1339 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2775 in 1950.
- What is the lowest life expectancy versus lifespan inequality recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1339 in 2023.
- How does Guyana rank for life expectancy versus lifespan inequality?
- Guyana ranks 62nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy versus lifespan inequality rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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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The level of inequality in lifespans, measured between 0 and 1.