What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Guyana?

Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Guyana was 70.18 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. gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?

The highest recorded value was 70.18 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?

The lowest recorded value was 31.12 years in 1911.

How does Guyana rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?

Guyana ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guyana?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Guyana 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. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Guyana

Name: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Guyana
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)

Guyana: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita was 70.18 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

70.18 years

Change on year

up 0.4%

World rank

168th

of 236 countries

All-time high

70.18 years

in 2023

All-time low

31.12 years

in 1911

Years of data

1911–2023

Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita in Guyana, 1911–2023

Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Guyana is 70.18 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 77 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Guyana peaked at 70.18 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.12 years, in 1911.

Guyana ranks 168th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 77 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1910s	31.12 years	31.12 years	31.12 years	1
1920s	34.62 years	34.62 years	34.62 years	1
1930s	41.42 years	41.42 years	41.42 years	1
1950s	53.52 years	49.21 years	57.01 years	10
1960s	58.88 years	57.51 years	59.83 years	10
1970s	60.34 years	59.96 years	60.73 years	10
1980s	61.36 years	60.81 years	62.05 years	10
1990s	62.9 years	62.25 years	63.77 years	10
2000s	64.74 years	64.07 years	66.03 years	10
2010s	67.54 years	66.2 years	69.07 years	10
2020s	68.04 years	64.32 years	70.18 years	4

Countries ranked near Guyana

165 Cambodia 70.67 years compare
166 Solomon Islands 70.53 years compare
167 Nepal 70.35 years compare
169 Turkmenistan 70.07 years compare
170 Greenland 70.06 years compare
171 Niue 69.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Guyana?: Life expectancy vs. gdp per capita in Guyana was 70.18 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. gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?: The highest recorded value was 70.18 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. gdp per capita recorded in Guyana?: The lowest recorded value was 31.12 years in 1911.
How does Guyana rank for life expectancy vs. gdp per capita?: Guyana ranks 168th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Guyana?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita
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.