Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guernsey

Guernsey: Life expectancy vs. health spending 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. health spending in Guernsey, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Guernsey recorded 83.27 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending 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. health spending in Guernsey, year by year

Annual values for Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guernsey, 1950 to 2023.
Year years Change
1950 71.23 years
1951 71.72 years +0.7%
1952 72.68 years +1.3%
1953 71.47 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 72.36 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 80.25 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 82.83 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 72.36 years 77.6 years 10
1990s 77.94 years 76.64 years 80.25 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

Countries ranked near Guernsey

  1. 17 France 83.33 years compare
  2. 18 Norway 83.31 years compare
  3. 19 Malta 83.3 years compare
  4. 21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
  5. 22 Macao 83.08 years compare
  6. 23 Vatican 82.98 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Guernsey?
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guernsey was 83.27 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 Guernsey?
The highest recorded value was 83.35 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Guernsey?
The lowest recorded value was 71.23 years in 1950.
How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Guernsey ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending 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 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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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
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Period life expectancy at birth.