Life Expectancy at Birth in Guinea
Guinea: Life Expectancy at Birth was 60.9 in 2024. β² Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Guinea, 1960β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Guinea recorded 60.9 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Guinea peaked at 60.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.62, in 1960.
Guinea ranks 209th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 37.62 | 36.62 | 38.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 40.55 | 39.06 | 42.34 | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.96 | 42.84 | 46.86 | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.64 | 47.25 | 51.99 | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.21 | 52.42 | 56.05 | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.89 | 56.43 | 59.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.16 | 59.35 | 60.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guinea
More gender data for Guinea
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 226,786 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 216,532 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 222,856 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 212,963 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 219,099 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Guinea?
- Life expectancy at birth in Guinea was 60.9 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.62 in 1960.
- How does Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Guinea ranks 209th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea 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.