Female life expectancy — all countries

Female life expectancy — Guinea-Bissau

Female life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau in 2024 — 66.55 years. Ranked 194 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 69.5%.

2024 66.55 years +0.28% vs 2023
World rank 194of 217
Period maximum 66.55 years2024
Period minimum 39.27 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Female life expectancy — Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 39.27 years1962: 39.76 years1964: 40.01 years1966: 40.56 years1968: 41.16 years1970: 41.77 years1972: 42.41 years1974: 43.42 years1976: 44.09 years1978: 44.79 years1980: 45.48 years1982: 46.2 years1984: 46.85 years1986: 47.46 years1988: 48.26 years1990: 48.92 years1992: 49.61 years1994: 49.9 years1996: 50.95 years1998: 51.69 years2000: 52.72 years2002: 53.71 years2004: 54.85 years2006: 56.13 years2008: 57.23 years2010: 58.93 years2012: 60.24 years2014: 61.51 years2016: 62.69 years2018: 63.77 years2020: 63.68 years2022: 65.85 years2024: 66.55 years
Change over the period: +27.28 (+69.47%) Average annual rate: 0.83 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau 66.55 years
World 75.97 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 64.96 years
Western Africa computed 59.77 years
Low-income countries computed 67.66 years
Female life expectancy — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 66.55 +0.18 +0.28%
2023 66.36 +0.51 +0.77%
2022 65.85 +1.98 +3.11%
2021 63.87 +0.19 +0.29%
2020 63.68 −0.62 −0.97%
2019 64.31 +0.54 +0.84%
2018 63.77 +0.52 +0.83%
2017 63.25 +0.56 +0.89%
2016 62.69 +0.57 +0.91%
2015 62.12 +0.61 +1%
2014 61.51 +0.63 +1.04%
2013 60.87 +0.63 +1.05%
2012 60.24 +0.64 +1.07%
2011 59.6 +0.67 +1.14%
2010 58.93 +0.7 +1.2%
2009 58.23 +1 +1.75%
2008 57.23 +0.4 +0.71%
2007 56.83 +0.7 +1.25%
2006 56.13 +1.2 +2.18%
2005 54.93 +0.08 +0.15%
2004 54.85 +0.59 +1.09%
2003 54.26 +0.55 +1.03%
2002 53.71 +0.51 +0.95%
2001 53.2 +0.48 +0.9%
2000 52.72 +1.15 +2.23%
1999 51.57 −0.12 −0.24%
1998 51.69 +1.57 +3.12%
1997 50.13 −0.82 −1.62%
1996 50.95 +0.24 +0.48%
1995 50.71 +0.81 +1.62%
1994 49.9 −0.06 −0.11%
1993 49.96 +0.35 +0.71%
1992 49.61 +0.35 +0.72%
1991 49.25 +0.33 +0.68%
1990 48.92 +0.29 +0.59%
1989 48.63 +0.38 +0.78%
1988 48.26 +0.46 +0.97%
1987 47.79 +0.34 +0.71%
1986 47.46 +0.27 +0.57%
1985 47.19 +0.34 +0.72%
1984 46.85 +0.36 +0.78%
1983 46.48 +0.29 +0.62%
1982 46.2 +0.36 +0.79%
1981 45.84 +0.36 +0.78%
1980 45.48 +0.34 +0.76%
1979 45.14 +0.35 +0.78%
1978 44.79 +0.35 +0.78%
1977 44.44 +0.34 +0.78%
1976 44.09 +0.34 +0.77%
1975 43.76 +0.34 +0.78%
1974 43.42 +0.68 +1.59%
1973 42.73 +0.33 +0.78%
1972 42.41 +0.32 +0.75%
1971 42.09 +0.31 +0.75%
1970 41.77 +0.31 +0.75%
1969 41.46 +0.31 +0.74%
1968 41.16 +0.31 +0.75%
1967 40.85 +0.3 +0.73%
1966 40.56 +0.28 +0.69%
1965 40.28 +0.27 +0.66%
1964 40.01 +0.27 +0.68%
1963 39.74 −0.01 −0.04%
1962 39.76 +0.25 +0.64%
1961 39.51 +0.24 +0.6%
1960 39.27

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth for women. The female advantage holds almost everywhere and is explained by both biology and behavior: men die more often from external causes, smoke and drink more, and turn to doctors less. Where maternal mortality is high the advantage narrows — the only factor that works in the opposite direction.

Important: The aggregate is weighted by the female population rather than by the whole population. The difference from male life expectancy is the gap that is usually asked about.

Source: World Population Prospects (UN), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.