Life expectancy at age 60, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at age 60, male was 17.61 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at age 60, male in Guinea-Bissau, 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, male in Guinea-Bissau is 17.61 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at age 60, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 17.61 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.03 years, in 1966.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th 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, male in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.82 years | — |
| 1961 | 13.84 years | +0.2% |
| 1962 | 13.86 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 13.1 years | -5.5% |
| 1964 | 13.08 years | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 13.05 years | -0.2% |
| 1966 | 13.03 years | -0.1% |
| 1967 | 13.04 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 13.08 years | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 13.13 years | +0.4% |
| 1970 | 13.15 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 13.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 13.17 years | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 13.2 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 14.08 years | +6.7% |
| 1975 | 14.1 years | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 14.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 14.14 years | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 14.17 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 14.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 14.21 years | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 14.23 years | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 14.27 years | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 14.29 years | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 14.31 years | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 14.33 years | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 14.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 14.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 14.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 14.32 years | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 14.31 years | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 14.29 years | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.26 years | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 14.23 years | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 14.13 years | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 14.19 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 14.17 years | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 13.96 years | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 13.83 years | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 13.86 years | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 14.22 years | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 14.24 years | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 14.3 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 14.34 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 14.38 years | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.36 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 14.5 years | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 14.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 14.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 14.74 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 14.81 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 14.88 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 14.95 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.01 years | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 15.08 years | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 15.16 years | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 15.23 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 15.31 years | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.39 years | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 15.5 years | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 14.07 years | -9.2% |
| 2021 | 14.75 years | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 15.75 years | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 15.84 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.61 years | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.3 years | 13.03 years | 13.86 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.75 years | 13.15 years | 14.19 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.3 years | 14.21 years | 14.35 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.12 years | 13.83 years | 14.31 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.43 years | 14.22 years | 14.74 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.13 years | 14.81 years | 15.5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.6 years | 14.07 years | 17.61 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea-Bissau
More gender data for Guinea-Bissau
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 894.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.69 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 30,905 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 31,871 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 30,253 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 31,136 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,772 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,621 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,362 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at age 60, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life expectancy at age 60, male in Guinea-Bissau was 17.61 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, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 17.61 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at age 60, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.03 years in 1966.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life expectancy at age 60, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at age 60, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at age 60, male is the average number of years that a male at age 60 would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of age 60 were to stay the same throughout his life.