Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Guinea
Guinea: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 17.43 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.43 years
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
195th
of 215 countries
All-time high
17.43 years
in 2024
All-time low
14.21 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 17.43 years for life expectancy at age 60, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Guinea peaked at 17.43 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.21 years, in 1960.
Guinea ranks 195th of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.21 years | — |
| 1961 | 14.26 years | +0.4% |
| 1962 | 14.3 years | +0.3% |
| 1963 | 14.34 years | +0.3% |
| 1964 | 14.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 14.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 14.48 years | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 14.58 years | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 14.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 14.7 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 14.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 14.82 years | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 14.88 years | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 14.85 years | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 14.91 years | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 14.99 years | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 15.06 years | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 15.14 years | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 15.23 years | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 15.3 years | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 15.39 years | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 15.46 years | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 15.53 years | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 15.56 years | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 15.64 years | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 15.69 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 15.7 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.7 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 15.69 years | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 15.69 years | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 15.7 years | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 15.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 15.8 years | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 15.86 years | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 15.85 years | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 15.91 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 15.97 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 15.99 years | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 15.99 years | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 15.98 years | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 15.96 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 16.01 years | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 16.07 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.15 years | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.27 years | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.33 years | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 16.43 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 16.51 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 16.68 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 16.78 years | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 16.85 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 16.87 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 16.9 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.99 years | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 17.04 years | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.1 years | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 17.15 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 16.87 years | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 16.83 years | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.37 years | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 17.41 years | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 17.43 years | +0.1% |
Guinea compared with similar countries
- Guinea's 17.43 years is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 18.33 years, 95% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Guinea's 17.43 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17.81 years, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.43 years | 14.21 years | 14.7 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 14.99 years | 14.76 years | 15.3 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.61 years | 15.39 years | 15.7 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.88 years | 15.7 years | 15.99 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.17 years | 15.96 years | 16.51 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9 years | 16.6 years | 17.15 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.18 years | 16.83 years | 17.43 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More gender data for Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 6,504 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 10,303 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 10,303 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.73 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 230,106 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 238,434 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 224,170 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 231,148 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 220,197 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Guinea?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Guinea was 17.43 years in 2024, according to 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023.
- What is the highest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.43 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.21 years in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Guinea ranks 195th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023, published as part of Life expectancy at age 60, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, female is the average number of years that a female at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout her life.