Mens life expectancy at birth in Guatemala
Guatemala: Mens life expectancy at birth was 70.31 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
70.31
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
137th
of 236 countries
All-time high
70.31
in 2023
All-time low
37.72
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Mens life expectancy at birth in Guatemala, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 70.31 for mens life expectancy at birth in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mens life expectancy at birth in Guatemala peaked at 70.31 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.72, in 1950.
That places Guatemala 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Mens life expectancy at birth in Guatemala, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 37.72 | — |
| 1951 | 38.19 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 38.76 | +1.5% |
| 1953 | 39.34 | +1.5% |
| 1954 | 39.89 | +1.4% |
| 1955 | 40.52 | +1.6% |
| 1956 | 41.13 | +1.5% |
| 1957 | 41.76 | +1.5% |
| 1958 | 42.97 | +2.9% |
| 1959 | 44.14 | +2.7% |
| 1960 | 45.58 | +3.3% |
| 1961 | 45.91 | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 46.2 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 46.15 | -0.1% |
| 1964 | 46.47 | +0.7% |
| 1965 | 46.47 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 46.62 | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 46.76 | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 46.61 | -0.3% |
| 1969 | 46.22 | -0.8% |
| 1970 | 47.1 | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 48.74 | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 50.21 | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 51.24 | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 51.34 | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 51.16 | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 46.77 | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 53.25 | +13.9% |
| 1978 | 54.05 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 53.94 | -0.2% |
| 1980 | 51.85 | -3.9% |
| 1981 | 50.61 | -2.4% |
| 1982 | 43.58 | -13.9% |
| 1983 | 55.34 | +27.0% |
| 1984 | 56.73 | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 57.35 | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 57.77 | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 58.47 | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 59.05 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 59.19 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 59.11 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 59.18 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 59.19 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 59.69 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 60.1 | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 60.64 | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 61.5 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 62.11 | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 62.86 | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 63.53 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 64.01 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 64.36 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 64.69 | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 65.11 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.06 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 65.09 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.65 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 66.19 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 66.4 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.64 | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 66.97 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.52 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 68 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 68.21 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 68.29 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 68.31 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.64 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.08 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.19 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.28 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 66.95 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 64.94 | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 68.71 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 70.31 | +2.3% |
Guatemala compared with similar countries
- Guatemala's 70.31 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 70.5, 100% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Guatemala's 70.31 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 72.33, 97% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mens life expectancy at birth in Guatemala changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +27.0% | 43.58 | 55.34 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 40.44 | 37.72 | 44.14 | 10 |
| 1960s | 46.3 | 45.58 | 46.76 | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.78 | 46.77 | 54.05 | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.99 | 43.58 | 59.19 | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.79 | 59.11 | 63.53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.32 | 64.01 | 66.64 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.35 | 66.97 | 69.28 | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.73 | 64.94 | 70.31 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 134 Iraq 70.43 compare
- 135 Trinidad and Tobago 70.38 compare
- 136 Honduras 70.35 compare
- 138 American Samoa 70.2 compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 70.11 compare
- 140 Seychelles 69.94 compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.92 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7968 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 1,022 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -0.4059 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0487 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.3488 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0504 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mens life expectancy at birth in Guatemala?
- Mens life expectancy at birth in Guatemala was 70.31 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mens life expectancy at birth recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 70.31 in 2023.
- What is the lowest mens life expectancy at birth recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.72 in 1950.
- How does Guatemala rank for mens life expectancy at birth?
- Guatemala ranks 137th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mens life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mens life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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