Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Guinea
Guinea: Remaining life expectancy at different ages was 60.74 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
60.74
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
229th
of 236 countries
All-time high
60.74
in 2023
All-time low
35.59
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 60.74 for remaining life expectancy at different ages in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, remaining life expectancy at different ages in Guinea peaked at 60.74 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 35.59, in 1950.
That places Guinea 229th 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 Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 35.59 | — |
| 1951 | 35.65 | +0.2% |
| 1952 | 35.73 | +0.2% |
| 1953 | 35.8 | +0.2% |
| 1954 | 35.86 | +0.2% |
| 1955 | 35.96 | +0.3% |
| 1956 | 36.06 | +0.3% |
| 1957 | 36.23 | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 36.36 | +0.4% |
| 1959 | 36.47 | +0.3% |
| 1960 | 36.62 | +0.4% |
| 1961 | 36.82 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 37 | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 37.2 | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 37.41 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 37.65 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 37.96 | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 38.22 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 38.5 | +0.7% |
| 1969 | 38.82 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 39.06 | +0.6% |
| 1971 | 39.37 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 39.68 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 39.94 | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 40.23 | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 40.61 | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 41.03 | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 41.41 | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 41.88 | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 42.34 | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 42.84 | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 43.33 | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 43.86 | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 44.23 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 44.86 | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 45.31 | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 45.72 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 46.11 | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 46.48 | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 46.86 | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 47.25 | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 47.78 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 48.27 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 48.82 | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 49.19 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 49.84 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 50.55 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 51.11 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 51.61 | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 51.99 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 52.42 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 52.67 | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 53.2 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 53.59 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 53.97 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 54.42 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.88 | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 55.23 | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 55.7 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 56.05 | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 56.43 | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.78 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 57.12 | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 57.46 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 57.58 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 57.9 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 58.49 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 58.72 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.04 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 59.38 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 59.35 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 59.37 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.43 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 60.74 | +0.5% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 60.74 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 67.65, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 60.74 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.1, 95% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 35.97 | 35.59 | 36.47 | 10 |
| 1960s | 37.62 | 36.62 | 38.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.55 | 39.06 | 42.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.96 | 42.84 | 46.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.64 | 47.25 | 51.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.21 | 52.42 | 56.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.89 | 56.43 | 59.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.97 | 59.35 | 60.74 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 11,190 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0754 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is remaining life expectancy at different ages in Guinea?
- Remaining life expectancy at different ages in Guinea was 60.74 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.74 in 2023.
- What is the lowest remaining life expectancy at different ages recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.59 in 1950.
- How does Guinea rank for remaining life expectancy at different ages?
- Guinea ranks 229th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is remaining life expectancy at different ages 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Remaining life expectancy at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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