Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guinea
Guinea: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 60.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 60.74 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Guinea peaked at 60.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.59 years, in 1950.
That places Guinea 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.97 years | 35.59 years | 36.47 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.62 years | 36.62 years | 38.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.55 years | 39.06 years | 42.34 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.96 years | 42.84 years | 46.86 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.64 years | 47.25 years | 51.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.21 years | 52.42 years | 56.05 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.89 years | 56.43 years | 59.38 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.97 years | 59.35 years | 60.74 years | 4 |
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More health data for Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,123 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 11,190 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 134,499 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 132,088 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 137,041 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 134,485 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 139,065 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 136,370 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Guinea?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guinea was 60.74 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.74 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.59 years in 1950.
- How does Guinea rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Guinea ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.