Life expectancy at birth in Guinea-Bissau
Life expectancy at birth in Guinea-Bissau was 64.3 years in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1960.
Guinea-Bissau, 2024
64.3
Change from 2023
+0.3%
World, 2024
73.5 years
Position in 2024
193rd of 217
Life expectancy at birth in Guinea-Bissau over time
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Years. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Guinea-Bissau | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 64.3 years | 73.5 years |
| 2023 | 64.1 years | 73.3 years |
| 2022 | 63.6 years | 73.0 years |
| 2021 | 61.7 years | 71.2 years |
| 2020 | 61.3 years | 72.2 years |
| 2019 | 62.2 years | 72.9 years |
| 2018 | 61.7 years | 72.6 years |
| 2017 | 61.1 years | 72.4 years |
| 2016 | 60.6 years | 72.2 years |
| 2015 | 60.1 years | 72.0 years |
| 2014 | 59.5 years | 71.8 years |
| 2013 | 58.9 years | 71.5 years |
| 2012 | 58.3 years | 71.3 years |
| 2011 | 57.7 years | 71.0 years |
| 2010 | 57.0 years | 70.7 years |
| 2009 | 56.3 years | 70.4 years |
| 2008 | 55.3 years | 70.0 years |
| 2007 | 54.9 years | 69.8 years |
| 2006 | 54.1 years | 69.5 years |
| 2005 | 52.9 years | 69.1 years |
| 2004 | 52.8 years | 68.8 years |
| 2003 | 52.2 years | 68.5 years |
| 2002 | 51.6 years | 68.2 years |
| 2001 | 51.1 years | 67.9 years |
| 2000 | 50.6 years | 67.7 years |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.3% from 64.1 years in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 59.5 years, the figure has changed by +8.0%.
- Among the 217 countries with data for 2024, Guinea-Bissau has the 193rd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 73.5 years.
More for Guinea-Bissau
All statistics for Guinea-Bissau
Life expectancy at birth, women
66.5 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth, men
61.8 years
2024 · World Bank
Life expectancy estimates and projections
64.1 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Life expectancy at 65, estimates and projections
13.7 years
2023 · UN Population Division
Healthy life expectancy
52.8 years
2023 · WHO
UHC service coverage
43
2023 · WHO