What is the highest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Guatemala?

The highest recorded value was 72.6 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Guatemala?

The lowest recorded value was 24 years in 1900.

How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?

Guatemala ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Guatemala?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Guatemala 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.

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guatemala

Name: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guatemala
Creator: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Guatemala: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 72.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

72.6 years

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

145th

of 236 countries

All-time high

72.6 years

in 2023

All-time low

24 years

in 1900

Years of data

1900–2023

Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guatemala, 1900–2023

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 Guatemala stood at 72.6 years. That is the highest value across all 80 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guatemala peaked at 72.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24 years, in 1900.

Guatemala ranks 145th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 80 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	24 years	24 years	24 years	1
1910s	24 years	24 years	24 years	1
1920s	25.41 years	25 years	25.82 years	2
1930s	25 years	25 years	25 years	1
1940s	29 years	29 years	29 years	1
1950s	40.6 years	37.8 years	44.33 years	10
1960s	46.98 years	45.76 years	47.76 years	10
1970s	52.51 years	47.62 years	56.6 years	10
1980s	58.03 years	48.86 years	61.75 years	10
1990s	63.72 years	61.77 years	66.63 years	10
2000s	68.42 years	67.1 years	69.68 years	10
2010s	70.96 years	69.89 years	71.64 years	10
2020s	70.41 years	67.86 years	72.6 years	4

Countries ranked near Guatemala

142 Seychelles 72.86 years compare
143 American Samoa 72.85 years compare
144 Saint Lucia 72.7 years compare
146 Venezuela 72.51 years compare
147 Uzbekistan 72.39 years compare
148 Iraq 72.32 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Guatemala

Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,202 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Number of infants who die before age 1 1,022 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 181,604 (2025)
Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 179,134 (2025)
Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 184,967 (2025)
Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 182,162 (2025)
Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 187,153 (2025)
Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 184,024 (2025)

All data for Guatemala →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guatemala?: Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guatemala was 72.6 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 Guatemala?: The highest recorded value was 72.6 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Guatemala?: The lowest recorded value was 24 years in 1900.
How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?: Guatemala ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Guatemala?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.