Life expectancy at birth — all countries

Life expectancy at birth — Guyana

Life expectancy at birth in Guyana in 2024 — 70.3 years. Ranked 151 in the world out of 217. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 22.3%.

2024 70.3 years +0.2% vs 2023
World rank 151of 217
Period maximum 70.3 years2024
Period minimum 57.5 years1960

Trend over time

1960–2024 · years

Life expectancy at birth — Guyana, 1960–2024556065707519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 57.5 years1962: 58.3 years1964: 59 years1966: 59.3 years1968: 59.7 years1970: 60 years1972: 60.1 years1974: 60.3 years1976: 60.4 years1978: 60.6 years1980: 60.8 years1982: 61 years1984: 61.3 years1986: 61.5 years1988: 61.8 years1990: 62.3 years1992: 62.8 years1994: 63 years1996: 62.7 years1998: 63.4 years2000: 64.1 years2002: 64.2 years2004: 64.2 years2006: 64.8 years2008: 65.7 years2010: 66.2 years2012: 66.4 years2014: 67.3 years2016: 68.1 years2018: 68.8 years2020: 67.8 years2022: 69.9 years2024: 70.3 years
Change over the period: +12.8 (+22.27%) Average annual rate: 0.31 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Guyana 70.3 years
World 73.5 years
South America computed 76.4 years
High-income countries computed 80.4 years
Life expectancy at birth — Guyana, by year Guyana All countries CSV XLSX
Year years Change Change, %
2024 70.3 +0.1 +0.2%
2023 70.2 +0.3 +0.42%
2022 69.9 +5.6 +8.65%
2021 64.3 −3.4 −5.06%
2020 67.8 −1.3 −1.91%
2019 69.1 +0.2 +0.35%
2018 68.8 +0.3 +0.42%
2017 68.5 +0.5 +0.7%
2016 68.1 +0.4 +0.52%
2015 67.7 +0.4 +0.57%
2014 67.3 +0.6 +0.94%
2013 66.7 +0.3 +0.4%
2012 66.4 −0 −0.04%
2011 66.5 +0.3 +0.4%
2010 66.2 +0.2 +0.26%
2009 66 +0.3 +0.47%
2008 65.7 +0.3 +0.4%
2007 65.5 +0.6 +0.95%
2006 64.8 +0.5 +0.71%
2005 64.4 +0.2 +0.28%
2004 64.2 +0.1 +0.15%
2003 64.1 −0.1 −0.1%
2002 64.2 −0.2 −0.31%
2001 64.4 +0.3 +0.48%
2000 64.1 +0.3 +0.48%
1999 63.8 +0.3 +0.54%
1998 63.4 +0.6 +0.87%
1997 62.9 +0.2 +0.3%
1996 62.7 +0 +0.04%
1995 62.7 −0.3 −0.54%
1994 63 −0 −0.01%
1993 63 +0.2 +0.32%
1992 62.8 +0.4 +0.57%
1991 62.5 +0.2 +0.34%
1990 62.3 +0.2 +0.32%
1989 62.1 +0.2 +0.33%
1988 61.8 +0.2 +0.24%
1987 61.7 +0.2 +0.29%
1986 61.5 +0.1 +0.23%
1985 61.4 +0.1 +0.2%
1984 61.3 +0.1 +0.16%
1983 61.2 +0.1 +0.24%
1982 61 +0.1 +0.16%
1981 60.9 +0.1 +0.17%
1980 60.8 +0.1 +0.12%
1979 60.7 +0.1 +0.15%
1978 60.6 +0.1 +0.15%
1977 60.6 +0.1 +0.18%
1976 60.4 +0.1 +0.12%
1975 60.4 +0.1 +0.12%
1974 60.3 +0.1 +0.16%
1973 60.2 +0.1 +0.13%
1972 60.1 +0.1 +0.11%
1971 60.1 +0.1 +0.18%
1970 60 +0.1 +0.21%
1969 59.8 +0.1 +0.24%
1968 59.7 +0.2 +0.27%
1967 59.5 +0.2 +0.34%
1966 59.3 +0.2 +0.32%
1965 59.1 +0.2 +0.3%
1964 59 +0.3 +0.54%
1963 58.6 +0.3 +0.58%
1962 58.3 +0.4 +0.68%
1961 57.9 +0.4 +0.7%
1960 57.5

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.