What is life expectancy in Guadeloupe?

Life expectancy in Guadeloupe was 82.05 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 recorded in Guadeloupe?

The highest recorded value was 82.05 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guadeloupe?

The lowest recorded value was 53.1 years in 1950.

How does Guadeloupe rank for life expectancy?

Guadeloupe ranks 37th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy rising or falling in Guadeloupe?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Guadeloupe 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Life expectancy in Guadeloupe

Name: Life expectancy in Guadeloupe
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)

Guadeloupe: Life expectancy was 82.05 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)

82.05 years

Change on year

up 1.4%

Rank

37th

of 236 regions

All-time high

82.05 years

in 2023

All-time low

53.1 years

in 1950

Years of data

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Guadeloupe, 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 in Guadeloupe stood at 82.05 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Guadeloupe peaked at 82.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.1 years, in 1950.

Guadeloupe ranks 37th of 236 regions on this measure, in the top 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	56.5 years	53.1 years	60.27 years	10
1960s	62.77 years	61.06 years	64.2 years	10
1970s	66.99 years	64.69 years	69.43 years	10
1980s	71.92 years	69.92 years	73.6 years	10
1990s	75.36 years	73.93 years	76.74 years	10
2000s	78.37 years	77.08 years	79.75 years	10
2010s	81.1 years	80.12 years	81.75 years	10
2020s	80.45 years	78.21 years	82.05 years	4

Countries ranked near Guadeloupe

34 Netherlands 82.16 years compare
35 Belgium 82.11 years compare
36 New Zealand 82.09 years compare
38 Austria 81.96 years compare
39 Denmark 81.93 years compare
40 Finland 81.91 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

More health data for Guadeloupe

Number of infants who die before age 1 4 deaths (2100)
Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,173 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
Natural population growth rate vs. child mortality rate 0.2% (2023)
Life expectancy for people of different ages 82.05 years (2023)
Fertility rate vs. child mortality 2.09 live births per woman (2023)
Life expectancy vs. GDP per capita 82.05 years (2023)
Life expectancy vs. Electoral Democracy Index 82.05 years (2023)
Life expectancy 82.05 years (2023)
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index 0.9734 index (1994)
Life expectancy at birth, projections 90.74 years (2100)

All data for Guadeloupe →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Guadeloupe?: Life expectancy in Guadeloupe was 82.05 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 recorded in Guadeloupe?: The highest recorded value was 82.05 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guadeloupe?: The lowest recorded value was 53.1 years in 1950.
How does Guadeloupe rank for life expectancy?: Guadeloupe ranks 37th out of 236 regions with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy rising or falling in Guadeloupe?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guadeloupe 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
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: 06 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.