Life Expectancy at Birth in Guinea

Guinea: Life Expectancy at Birth was 60.9 in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
60.9
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
209th
of 216 countries
All-time high
60.9
in 2024
All-time low
36.62
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life Expectancy at Birth in Guinea, 1960–2024

0204060196019922024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 206 Niger 61.43 compare
  2. 207 Burkina Faso 61.29 compare
  3. 208 Benin 60.96 compare
  4. 210 Mali 60.67 compare
  5. 211 Somalia 58.97 compare
  6. 212 Lesotho, Kingdom of 57.8 compare

See the full ranking of 217 places β†’

More gender data for Guinea

All data for Guinea β†’

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.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 65 observations, free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Life Expectancy at Birth in Guinea. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/life-expectancy-at-birth/guinea/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://gender.statizoid.com/stat/life-expectancy-at-birth/guinea/">Life Expectancy at Birth in Guinea</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Life Expectancy at Birth
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
217 places, 14,065 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.