Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guernsey
Guernsey: Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 83.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
83.27 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.35 years
in 2020
All-time low
71.23 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guernsey, 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 Guernsey stood at 83.27 years.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guernsey peaked at 83.35 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.23 years, in 1950.
That places Guernsey 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Guernsey, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 71.23 years | — |
| 1951 | 71.71 years | +0.7% |
| 1952 | 72.68 years | +1.3% |
| 1953 | 71.46 years | -1.7% |
| 1954 | 73.07 years | +2.2% |
| 1955 | 71.58 years | -2.0% |
| 1956 | 75.86 years | +6.0% |
| 1957 | 72.61 years | -4.3% |
| 1958 | 73.58 years | +1.3% |
| 1959 | 73.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 75.19 years | +1.7% |
| 1961 | 72.88 years | -3.1% |
| 1962 | 73.58 years | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 73.83 years | +0.4% |
| 1964 | 73.12 years | -1.0% |
| 1965 | 72.16 years | -1.3% |
| 1966 | 73.72 years | +2.2% |
| 1967 | 73.43 years | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 72.39 years | -1.4% |
| 1969 | 72.38 years | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 72.58 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 73.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 72.89 years | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 74.22 years | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 73.56 years | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 73.58 years | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 73.64 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 74.12 years | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 74.44 years | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 74.31 years | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 75.49 years | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 74.68 years | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 72.37 years | -3.1% |
| 1983 | 76.21 years | +5.3% |
| 1984 | 76.23 years | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 76.03 years | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 76.03 years | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 76.43 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 76.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 77.6 years | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 76.64 years | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 76.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 77.82 years | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 76.8 years | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 77.02 years | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 78.12 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 78.09 years | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 78.7 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 79.16 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 80.26 years | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 79.39 years | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 79.49 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 79.61 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.68 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 80.43 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 80.73 years | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 81.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 81.31 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 81.56 years | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 81.9 years | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 82.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 82.64 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.35 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 82.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 83.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 82.75 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 82.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 82.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 82.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 83.35 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 81.97 years | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 83.11 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 83.27 years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 72.77 years | 71.23 years | 75.86 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 73.27 years | 72.16 years | 75.19 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 73.64 years | 72.58 years | 74.44 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.78 years | 72.37 years | 77.6 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.94 years | 76.64 years | 80.26 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.53 years | 79.39 years | 81.9 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.68 years | 82.31 years | 83.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.92 years | 81.97 years | 83.35 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guernsey?
- Life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index in Guernsey was 83.27 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 Guernsey?
- The highest recorded value was 83.35 years in 2020.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Guernsey?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.23 years in 1950.
- How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index?
- Guernsey ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Guernsey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guernsey 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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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.