Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females was 6.38 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
6.38 years
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
192nd
of 236 countries
All-time high
6.38 years
in 2023
All-time low
5.16 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Guinea-Bissau, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Guinea-Bissau stood at 6.38 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 6.38 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.16 years, in 1950.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 192nd 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.
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.16 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1952 | 5.17 years | +0.1% |
| 1953 | 5.18 years | +0.1% |
| 1954 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.19 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1957 | 5.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1958 | 5.22 years | +0.2% |
| 1959 | 5.24 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 5.25 years | +0.2% |
| 1961 | 5.26 years | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 5.28 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 5.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 5.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1965 | 5.31 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 5.32 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 5.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1968 | 5.36 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 5.37 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 5.39 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 5.41 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 5.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 5.44 years | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 5.46 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 5.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 5.5 years | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 5.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 5.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 5.55 years | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 5.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 5.53 years | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 5.49 years | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.54 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.52 years | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 5.54 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 5.55 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 5.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 5.62 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 5.58 years | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 5.67 years | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 5.67 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.66 years | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 5.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 5.62 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.64 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 5.62 years | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 5.54 years | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 5.61 years | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 5.57 years | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 5.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 5.61 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.63 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5.61 years | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.66 years | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 5.68 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 5.69 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5.74 years | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 5.76 years | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 5.79 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.85 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 5.93 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 5.98 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 6.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.07 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 6.11 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 6.16 years | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 5.8 years | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 5.76 years | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 6.32 years | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 6.38 years | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.19 years | 5.16 years | 5.24 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.31 years | 5.25 years | 5.37 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.47 years | 5.39 years | 5.55 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.55 years | 5.49 years | 5.62 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.63 years | 5.54 years | 5.67 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.64 years | 5.61 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.96 years | 5.76 years | 6.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.07 years | 5.76 years | 6.38 years | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Guinea-Bissau?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females in Guinea-Bissau was 6.38 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 6.38 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.16 years in 1950.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 192nd out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in females. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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