What is life expectancy in Guinea?

Life expectancy in Guinea was 60.74 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 Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 60.74 years in 2023.

What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 35.59 years in 1950.

How does Guinea rank for life expectancy?

Guinea ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is life expectancy 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 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 Guinea

Name: Life expectancy in Guinea
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)

Guinea: Life expectancy 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

1950–2023

Life expectancy in Guinea, 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 Guinea stood at 60.74 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy in Guinea peaked at 60.74 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.59 years, in 1950.

Guinea ranks 229th of 236 countries on this measure, 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

Countries ranked near Guinea

226 Niger 61.18 years compare
227 Burkina Faso 61.09 years compare
228 Benin 60.77 years compare
230 Mali 60.44 years compare
231 Somalia 58.82 years compare
232 South Sudan 57.62 years compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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)

All data for Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy in Guinea?: Life expectancy in Guinea was 60.74 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 Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 60.74 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 35.59 years in 1950.
How does Guinea rank for life expectancy?: Guinea ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy 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 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.