Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Guinea
Guinea: Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males was 59.52 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
59.52 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
227th
of 236 countries
All-time high
59.52 years
in 2023
All-time low
34.32 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Guinea, 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 males in Guinea stood at 59.52 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Guinea peaked at 59.52 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.32 years, in 1950.
That places Guinea 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 males in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 34.32 years | — |
| 1951 | 34.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 34.44 years | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 34.53 years | +0.3% |
| 1954 | 34.61 years | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 34.74 years | +0.4% |
| 1956 | 34.84 years | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 35.08 years | +0.7% |
| 1958 | 35.21 years | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 35.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1960 | 35.41 years | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 35.57 years | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 35.73 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 35.93 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 36.13 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 36.37 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 36.71 years | +1.0% |
| 1967 | 36.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 37.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 37.46 years | +1.0% |
| 1970 | 37.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 37.96 years | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 38.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 38.64 years | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 38.9 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 39.25 years | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 39.68 years | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 40.02 years | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 40.49 years | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 40.94 years | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 41.44 years | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 41.96 years | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 42.55 years | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 42.96 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 43.65 years | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 44.14 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 44.63 years | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 45.12 years | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 45.58 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 46.02 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 46.45 years | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 46.91 years | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 47.44 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 47.98 years | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 48.38 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 49.07 years | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 49.82 years | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 50.45 years | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 51.01 years | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 51.35 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 51.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 52.03 years | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 52.66 years | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 52.98 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 53.27 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 53.61 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53.94 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.61 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 54.87 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 55.19 years | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 55.48 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 55.75 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 56.07 years | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 56.22 years | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 56.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 57.28 years | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 57.44 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 57.8 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 58.16 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 57.96 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 58.14 years | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 59.19 years | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 59.52 years | +0.6% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 59.52 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 65.33 years, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 59.52 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.07 years, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 34.74 years | 34.32 years | 35.27 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 36.33 years | 35.41 years | 37.46 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.18 years | 37.65 years | 40.94 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.8 years | 41.44 years | 46.02 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.89 years | 46.45 years | 51.35 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.41 years | 51.87 years | 54.87 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.6 years | 55.19 years | 58.16 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7 years | 57.96 years | 59.52 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
- 224 Cote d'Ivoire 60.02 years compare
- 225 Democratic Republic of Congo 59.79 years compare
- 226 Palestine 59.69 years compare
- 228 Benin 59.35 years compare
- 229 Mali 59.04 years compare
- 230 Burkina Faso 58.92 years compare
More health data for Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.65 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.8529 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 113 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.9852 % 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 0.0731 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9785 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Guinea?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males in Guinea was 59.52 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 males recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 59.52 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.32 years in 1950.
- How does Guinea rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males?
- Guinea ranks 227th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages, in males rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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 males. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth among males, in a given year.