Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guam
Guam: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 77.21 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
77.21 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
90th
of 236 countries
All-time high
77.21 years
in 2023
All-time low
59.57 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guam, 1950–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guam stood at 77.21 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guam peaked at 77.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.57 years, in 1950.
Guam ranks 90th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guam, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 59.57 years | — |
| 1951 | 59.86 years | +0.5% |
| 1952 | 60.21 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 60.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1954 | 60.88 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 61.2 years | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 61.54 years | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 61.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 62.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 62.57 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 62.88 years | +0.5% |
| 1961 | 63.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 63.35 years | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 63.83 years | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 64.1 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 64.37 years | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 64.64 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 64.92 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 65.2 years | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 65.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 65.81 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 66.06 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 66.47 years | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 66.93 years | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 67.53 years | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 68.01 years | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 68.27 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 69.02 years | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 69.57 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 70.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 70.67 years | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 71.18 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 71.68 years | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 72.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 72.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 73.07 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 73.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.47 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.43 years | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.5 years | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.46 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.52 years | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 74 years | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 74.34 years | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.64 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.79 years | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 74.89 years | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 75.19 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.51 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.43 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.4 years | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.14 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.36 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.42 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.44 years | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.45 years | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.46 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.53 years | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 75.43 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.1 years | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 77.21 years | +0.1% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 77.21 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 81 years, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 77.21 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.85 years, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.05 years | 59.57 years | 62.57 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 64.2 years | 62.88 years | 65.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.78 years | 65.81 years | 70.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.51 years | 70.67 years | 73.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.23 years | 73.46 years | 74.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.93 years | 74.89 years | 76.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.38 years | 76.1 years | 76.65 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.32 years | 75.43 years | 77.21 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
- 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
- 91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
- 92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare
- 93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
More health data for Guam
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 946.2 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 5 deaths (2100)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5954 % change on previous year (2090)
- Age population, age 21, female, interpolated 1,124 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 1,173 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 1,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, male, interpolated 1,174 (2025)
- Age population, age 22, female, interpolated 1,104 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 1,140 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guam?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guam was 77.21 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 77.21 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.57 years in 1950.
- How does Guam rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Guam ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.