Life Expectancy at Birth in Guam
Guam: Life Expectancy at Birth was 77.42 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.42
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
81st
of 216 countries
All-time high
77.42
in 2024
All-time low
62.88
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Guam, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth in Guam is 77.42, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Guam peaked at 77.42 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.88, in 1960.
That places Guam 81st out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Guam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 62.88 | — |
| 1961 | 63.23 | +0.5% |
| 1962 | 63.35 | +0.2% |
| 1963 | 63.83 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 64.1 | +0.4% |
| 1965 | 64.37 | +0.4% |
| 1966 | 64.64 | +0.4% |
| 1967 | 64.92 | +0.4% |
| 1968 | 65.2 | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 65.5 | +0.5% |
| 1970 | 65.81 | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 66.06 | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 66.47 | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 66.93 | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 67.53 | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 68.01 | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 68.28 | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 69.02 | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 69.57 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 70.12 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 70.67 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 71.18 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 71.68 | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 72.14 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 72.59 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 73.07 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 73.32 | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 73.47 | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 73.43 | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 73.5 | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 73.45 | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 73.52 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 73.63 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 74 | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 74.34 | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.51 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.64 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.7 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 74.75 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 74.79 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 74.89 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 75.19 | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 75.51 | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.89 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.11 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.43 | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.48 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 76.4 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.23 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.14 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.09 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 76.15 | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.24 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 76.36 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.42 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.44 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.45 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.46 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.56 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.64 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.53 | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 75.43 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.1 | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 77.21 | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 77.42 | +0.3% |
Guam compared with similar countries
- Guam's 77.42 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.36, 95% of the median. (85 countries reporting)
- Guam's 77.42 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 72.99, 1.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 64.2 | 62.88 | 65.5 | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.78 | 65.81 | 70.12 | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.51 | 70.67 | 73.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.23 | 73.45 | 74.79 | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.93 | 74.89 | 76.48 | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.38 | 76.09 | 76.64 | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.54 | 75.43 | 77.42 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guam
More gender data for Guam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 42.88 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6925 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 131.76 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 131.76 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 1,382 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 1,476 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 1,389 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 1,483 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 1,399 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Guam?
- Life expectancy at birth in Guam was 77.42 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 77.42 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.88 in 1960.
- How does Guam rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Guam ranks 81st out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.