Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Guinea-Bissau

Life expectancy at birth in Guinea-Bissau in 2024 — 64.3 years. Ranked 193 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 71.1%.

2024 64.3 years +0.26% vs 2023
World rank 193of 217
Period maximum 64.3 years2024
Period minimum 35.6 years1963

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 37.6 years1962: 38 years1964: 35.8 years1966: 36.1 years1968: 36.7 years1970: 37.3 years1972: 37.8 years1974: 41.6 years1976: 42.3 years1978: 42.9 years1980: 43.6 years1982: 44.3 years1984: 44.9 years1986: 45.5 years1988: 46.3 years1990: 46.9 years1992: 47.5 years1994: 47.8 years1996: 48.8 years1998: 48.1 years2000: 50.6 years2002: 51.6 years2004: 52.8 years2006: 54.1 years2008: 55.3 years2010: 57 years2012: 58.3 years2014: 59.5 years2016: 60.6 years2018: 61.7 years2020: 61.3 years2022: 63.6 years2024: 64.3 years
Change over the period: +26.7 (+71.1%) Average annual rate: 0.84 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Guinea-Bissau 64.3 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Western Africa computed 58.7 years
Low-income countries computed 65.2 years
Life expectancy at birth — Guinea-Bissau, by year Guinea-Bissau All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 64.3 +0.2 +0.26%
2023 64.1 +0.5 +0.75%
2022 63.6 +2 +3.17%
2021 61.7 +0.3 +0.51%
2020 61.3 −0.8 −1.32%
2019 62.2 +0.5 +0.83%
2018 61.7 +0.5 +0.82%
2017 61.1 +0.5 +0.87%
2016 60.6 +0.5 +0.91%
2015 60.1 +0.6 +1%
2014 59.5 +0.6 +1.01%
2013 58.9 +0.6 +1.05%
2012 58.3 +0.6 +1.05%
2011 57.7 +0.7 +1.16%
2010 57 +0.7 +1.25%
2009 56.3 +1 +1.8%
2008 55.3 +0.4 +0.78%
2007 54.9 +0.8 +1.44%
2006 54.1 +1.1 +2.15%
2005 52.9 +0.1 +0.28%
2004 52.8 +0.6 +1.18%
2003 52.2 +0.6 +1.12%
2002 51.6 +0.6 +1.09%
2001 51.1 +0.5 +0.97%
2000 50.6 +2.1 +4.27%
1999 48.5 +0.4 +0.77%
1998 48.1 +0.1 +0.19%
1997 48 −0.7 −1.52%
1996 48.8 +0.2 +0.5%
1995 48.5 +0.8 +1.58%
1994 47.8 −0.1 −0.14%
1993 47.8 +0.3 +0.68%
1992 47.5 +0.3 +0.67%
1991 47.2 +0.3 +0.66%
1990 46.9 +0.3 +0.59%
1989 46.6 +0.3 +0.72%
1988 46.3 +0.4 +0.95%
1987 45.8 +0.3 +0.71%
1986 45.5 +0.3 +0.57%
1985 45.3 +0.3 +0.72%
1984 44.9 +0.3 +0.77%
1983 44.6 +0.3 +0.69%
1982 44.3 +0.4 +0.84%
1981 43.9 +0.4 +0.82%
1980 43.6 +0.3 +0.77%
1979 43.2 +0.3 +0.77%
1978 42.9 +0.3 +0.78%
1977 42.6 +0.3 +0.77%
1976 42.3 +0.3 +0.76%
1975 41.9 +0.3 +0.77%
1974 41.6 +3.4 +9.02%
1973 38.2 +0.4 +0.93%
1972 37.8 +0.3 +0.75%
1971 37.5 +0.3 +0.75%
1970 37.3 +0.3 +0.81%
1969 37 +0.3 +0.78%
1968 36.7 +0.3 +0.9%
1967 36.3 +0.3 +0.72%
1966 36.1 +0.2 +0.45%
1965 35.9 +0.1 +0.32%
1964 35.8 +0.2 +0.46%
1963 35.6 −2.4 −6.28%
1962 38 +0.2 +0.65%
1961 37.8 +0.2 +0.62%
1960 37.6

About the indicator

Life expectancy at birth is the average number of years a newborn would live if age-specific mortality rates stayed the same as in the year of calculation. It is not a forecast for any individual but a summary measure of the current mortality regime: the indicator falls sharply in years of epidemics and wars and recovers just as fast.

Important: The indicator is highly sensitive to infant mortality: a decline there adds more years than an improvement in the health of the elderly.

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