Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Guyana
Guyana: Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) was 20.26 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, female in Guyana, 1960–2024
Source: 2022 World Population Prospects, United Nations Population Division: Retrieved August 31, 2023. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at age 60, female in Guyana is 20.26 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, female in Guyana peaked at 20.54 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.99 years, in 1960.
Guyana ranks 133rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Guyana, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.99 years | — |
| 1961 | 15.1 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 15.18 years | +0.5% |
| 1963 | 15.26 years | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 15.33 years | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 15.3 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 15.35 years | +0.3% |
| 1967 | 15.38 years | +0.2% |
| 1968 | 15.43 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 15.48 years | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 15.52 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 15.57 years | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 15.6 years | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 15.63 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 15.65 years | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 15.67 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 15.69 years | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 15.76 years | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 15.79 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 15.83 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 15.83 years | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 15.88 years | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 15.92 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 16 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 16.05 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 16.1 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 16.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 16.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 16.28 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 16.34 years | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 16.42 years | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 16.5 years | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 16.84 years | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 16.84 years | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 16.79 years | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 16.53 years | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 16.6 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 16.77 years | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.11 years | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 17.24 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.4 years | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 17.58 years | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 17.3 years | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 17.22 years | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 17.34 years | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.33 years | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.44 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 17.84 years | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.01 years | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 18.18 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.34 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 18.53 years | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 18.48 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 18.72 years | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.13 years | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 19.31 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 19.51 years | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 19.78 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 19.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.99 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.01 years | -4.9% |
| 2021 | 16.02 years | -15.7% |
| 2022 | 20.4 years | +27.3% |
| 2023 | 20.54 years | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 20.26 years | -1.4% |
Guyana compared with similar countries
- Guyana's 20.26 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.74 years, 79% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guyana's 20.26 years is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 22.79 years, 89% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at age 60, female (years) in Guyana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +27.3% | 16.02 years | 20.4 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.28 years | 14.99 years | 15.48 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 15.67 years | 15.52 years | 15.83 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.07 years | 15.83 years | 16.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.77 years | 16.42 years | 17.24 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.57 years | 17.22 years | 18.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.17 years | 18.34 years | 19.99 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.25 years | 16.02 years | 20.54 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guyana
- 130 Honduras 20.5 years compare
- 131 Uzbekistan 20.45 years compare
- 132 South Africa 20.32 years compare
- 134 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 20.18 years compare
- 135 India 20.17 years compare
- 136 Syria 20.15 years compare
More gender data for Guyana
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 236.01 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7051 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 625.02 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 625.02 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 7,888 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 8,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 7,912 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 8,158 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 7,973 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, female in Guyana?
- Life expectancy at age 60, female in Guyana was 20.26 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 Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.54 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, female recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.99 years in 1960.
- How does Guyana rank for life expectancy at age 60, female?
- Guyana ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, female rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guyana 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.