Female life expectancy at birth in Guyana

Guyana: Female life expectancy at birth was 73.94 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
73.94 years
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
159th
of 236 countries
All-time high
73.94 years
in 2023
All-time low
51.66 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Female life expectancy at birth in Guyana, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2023, female life expectancy at birth in Guyana stood at 73.94 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female life expectancy at birth in Guyana peaked at 73.94 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.66 years, in 1950.

That places Guyana 159th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 56.02 years 51.66 years 59.62 years 10
1960s 61.41 years 60.1 years 62.27 years 10
1970s 62.87 years 62.41 years 63.36 years 10
1980s 64.08 years 63.42 years 64.84 years 10
1990s 66.06 years 65.07 years 67.18 years 10
2000s 68.08 years 67.48 years 69.35 years 10
2010s 71.27 years 69.67 years 72.85 years 10
2020s 71.87 years 67.97 years 73.94 years 4

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 156 Iraq 74.06 years compare
  2. 157 Jamaica 73.99 years compare
  3. 158 Tajikistan 73.98 years compare
  4. 160 Vanuatu 73.93 years compare
  5. 161 Egypt 73.81 years compare
  6. 162 Sao Tome and Principe 73.73 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female life expectancy at birth in Guyana?
Female life expectancy at birth in Guyana was 73.94 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 73.94 years in 2023.
What is the lowest female life expectancy at birth recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 51.66 years in 1950.
How does Guyana rank for female life expectancy at birth?
Guyana ranks 159th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is female life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Female life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Female life expectancy at birth
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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