Life Expectancy at Birth in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life Expectancy at Birth was 64.25 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.25
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
192nd
of 216 countries
All-time high
64.25
in 2024
All-time low
35.64
in 1963
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Life Expectancy at Birth in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Guinea-Bissau recorded 64.25 for life expectancy at birth 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 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 64.25 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.64, in 1963.
That places Guinea-Bissau 192nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Guinea-Bissau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 37.55 | — |
| 1961 | 37.79 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 38.03 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 35.64 | -6.3% |
| 1964 | 35.81 | +0.5% |
| 1965 | 35.92 | +0.3% |
| 1966 | 36.08 | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 36.34 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 36.67 | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 36.96 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 37.26 | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 37.54 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 37.82 | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 38.17 | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 41.61 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 41.93 | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 42.25 | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 42.58 | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 42.91 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 43.24 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 43.57 | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 43.93 | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 44.29 | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 44.6 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 44.94 | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 45.27 | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 45.52 | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 45.84 | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 46.28 | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 46.61 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 46.89 | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 47.2 | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 47.52 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 47.84 | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 47.77 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.53 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 48.77 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 48.03 | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 48.12 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 48.49 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 50.56 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 51.05 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 51.61 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 52.19 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 52.8 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 52.95 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 54.09 | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 54.87 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 55.3 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.3 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 57.66 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 58.27 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 58.88 | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.48 | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 60.07 | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 60.62 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 61.15 | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.65 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 62.16 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 61.34 | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 61.65 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.6 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 64.08 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 64.25 | +0.3% |
Guinea-Bissau compared with similar countries
- Guinea-Bissau's 64.25 is above the median for low income countries, which is 63.84, 1.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Guinea-Bissau's 64.25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.68 | 35.64 | 38.03 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.53 | 37.26 | 43.24 | 10 |
| 1980s | 45.09 | 43.57 | 46.61 | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.92 | 46.89 | 48.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.17 | 50.56 | 56.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.69 | 57 | 62.16 | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.99 | 61.34 | 64.25 | 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)
- Population 1,594 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,594 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life expectancy at birth in Guinea-Bissau was 64.25 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 64.25 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.64 in 1963.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 192nd out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.