Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Guinea

Life expectancy at birth in Guinea in 2024 — 60.9 years. Ranked 210 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 66.3%.

2024 60.9 years +0.27% vs 2023
World rank 210of 217
Period maximum 60.9 years2024
Period minimum 36.6 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Guinea, 1960–2024304050607019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 36.6 years1962: 37 years1964: 37.4 years1966: 38 years1968: 38.5 years1970: 39.1 years1972: 39.7 years1974: 40.2 years1976: 41 years1978: 41.9 years1980: 42.8 years1982: 43.9 years1984: 44.9 years1986: 45.7 years1988: 46.5 years1990: 47.3 years1992: 48.3 years1994: 49.2 years1996: 50.5 years1998: 51.6 years2000: 52.4 years2002: 53.2 years2004: 54 years2006: 54.9 years2008: 55.7 years2010: 56.4 years2012: 57.1 years2014: 57.6 years2016: 58.5 years2018: 59 years2020: 59.4 years2022: 60.4 years2024: 60.9 years
Change over the period: +24.3 (+66.3%) Average annual rate: 0.8 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Guinea 60.9 years
World 73.5 years
Sub-Saharan Africa 62.8 years
Western Africa computed 58.7 years
Lower-middle-income countries computed 70.1 years
Life expectancy at birth — Guinea, by year Guinea All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 60.9 +0.2 +0.27%
2023 60.7 +0.3 +0.51%
2022 60.4 +1.1 +1.78%
2021 59.4 +0 +0.04%
2020 59.4 −0 −0.05%
2019 59.4 +0.3 +0.57%
2018 59 +0.3 +0.56%
2017 58.7 +0.2 +0.38%
2016 58.5 +0.6 +1.02%
2015 57.9 +0.3 +0.55%
2014 57.6 +0.1 +0.21%
2013 57.5 +0.3 +0.6%
2012 57.1 +0.3 +0.6%
2011 56.8 +0.3 +0.61%
2010 56.4 +0.4 +0.68%
2009 56.1 +0.3 +0.63%
2008 55.7 +0.5 +0.85%
2007 55.2 +0.4 +0.65%
2006 54.9 +0.5 +0.83%
2005 54.4 +0.4 +0.83%
2004 54 +0.4 +0.72%
2003 53.6 +0.4 +0.73%
2002 53.2 +0.5 +1.01%
2001 52.7 +0.2 +0.48%
2000 52.4 +0.4 +0.83%
1999 52 +0.4 +0.73%
1998 51.6 +0.5 +0.97%
1997 51.1 +0.6 +1.12%
1996 50.5 +0.7 +1.42%
1995 49.8 +0.6 +1.32%
1994 49.2 +0.4 +0.76%
1993 48.8 +0.6 +1.15%
1992 48.3 +0.5 +1.02%
1991 47.8 +0.5 +1.12%
1990 47.3 +0.4 +0.84%
1989 46.9 +0.4 +0.82%
1988 46.5 +0.4 +0.8%
1987 46.1 +0.4 +0.85%
1986 45.7 +0.4 +0.9%
1985 45.3 +0.5 +1.01%
1984 44.9 +0.6 +1.43%
1983 44.2 +0.4 +0.83%
1982 43.9 +0.5 +1.23%
1981 43.3 +0.5 +1.14%
1980 42.8 +0.5 +1.18%
1979 42.3 +0.5 +1.1%
1978 41.9 +0.5 +1.14%
1977 41.4 +0.4 +0.93%
1976 41 +0.4 +1.04%
1975 40.6 +0.4 +0.94%
1974 40.2 +0.3 +0.73%
1973 39.9 +0.3 +0.64%
1972 39.7 +0.3 +0.79%
1971 39.4 +0.3 +0.8%
1970 39.1 +0.2 +0.61%
1969 38.8 +0.3 +0.84%
1968 38.5 +0.3 +0.72%
1967 38.2 +0.3 +0.7%
1966 38 +0.3 +0.81%
1965 37.7 +0.2 +0.64%
1964 37.4 +0.2 +0.59%
1963 37.2 +0.2 +0.54%
1962 37 +0.2 +0.49%
1961 36.8 +0.2 +0.53%
1960 36.6

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.