Healthy life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau

Healthy life expectancy at birth in Guinea-Bissau was 52.8 years in 2023. The value for 2023 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2000.

Measure: Healthy life expectancy at birth Unit: Years Data: 2000 to 2023 Source: WHO
Guinea-Bissau, 2023 52.8 Years
Change from 2022 +2.5% 2022: 51.5 years
Position in 2023 177th of 185 See the full ranking

Healthy life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau over time

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Years. Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Healthy life expectancy at birth (years), 2000 to 2023
Period Guinea-Bissau
2023 52.8 years
2022 51.5 years
2021 50.7 years
2020 51.3 years
2019 52.0 years
2018 51.6 years
2017 51.4 years
2016 51.1 years
2015 50.6 years
2014 50.2 years
2013 49.9 years
2012 49.4 years
2011 49.0 years
2010 48.5 years
2009 47.9 years
2008 47.5 years
2007 46.9 years
2006 46.3 years
2005 45.8 years
2004 45.3 years
2003 45.0 years
2002 44.5 years
2001 44.1 years
2000 43.7 years

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +2.5% from 51.5 years in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 49.9 years, the figure has changed by +5.8%.
  • Among the 185 countries with data for 2023, Guinea-Bissau has the 177th highest value.

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Source and dates

Original producer
WHO
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Dataset or series code
WHOSIS_000002 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2000 to 2023 for Guinea-Bissau
Provider update
1 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (WHO datasets, with additional terms)
Attribution
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory