Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guinea

Guinea: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 60.74 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
60.74 years
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
229th
of 236 countries
All-time high
60.74 years
in 2023
All-time low
35.59 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guinea, 1950–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Guinea

  1. 226 Niger 61.18 years compare
  2. 227 Burkina Faso 61.09 years compare
  3. 228 Benin 60.77 years compare
  4. 230 Mali 60.44 years compare
  5. 231 Somalia 58.82 years compare
  6. 232 South Sudan 57.62 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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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

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.