Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guatemala
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
80
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.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1900 | 24 years | — |
| 1910 | 24 years | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 25 years | +4.2% |
| 1921 | 25.82 years | +3.3% |
| 1930 | 25 years | -3.2% |
| 1940 | 29 years | +16.0% |
| 1950 | 37.8 years | +30.3% |
| 1951 | 38.34 years | +1.4% |
| 1952 | 38.92 years | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 39.5 years | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 40.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 40.68 years | +1.5% |
| 1956 | 41.29 years | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 41.92 years | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 43.14 years | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 44.33 years | +2.8% |
| 1960 | 45.76 years | +3.2% |
| 1961 | 46.12 years | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 46.49 years | +0.8% |
| 1963 | 46.62 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 47.06 years | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 47.19 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 47.51 years | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 47.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 47.76 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 47.52 years | -0.5% |
| 1970 | 48.51 years | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 50.28 years | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 51.82 years | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 52.85 years | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 53.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 52.83 years | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 47.62 years | -9.9% |
| 1977 | 55.18 years | +15.9% |
| 1978 | 56.41 years | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 56.6 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 55.3 years | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 54.71 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 48.86 years | -10.7% |
| 1983 | 57.91 years | +18.5% |
| 1984 | 59.07 years | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 59.79 years | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 60.34 years | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 60.99 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 61.54 years | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 61.75 years | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 61.77 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 61.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 61.99 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.44 years | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 63.03 years | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 64.54 years | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 65.25 years | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 65.97 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 66.63 years | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 67.1 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.44 years | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.83 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 68.2 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 68.24 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 68.17 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 68.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.3 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 69.49 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 69.68 years | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 69.89 years | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 70.32 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 70.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 70.88 years | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.94 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 70.91 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 71.22 years | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 71.58 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 71.5 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 71.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 69.97 years | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 67.86 years | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 71.21 years | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 72.6 years | +2.0% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 72.6 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.42 years, 98% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 72.6 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 75.34 years, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | +30.3% | 29 years | 37.8 years |
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
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % 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 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % 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 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
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.