Guatemala vs Honduras: Life expectancy at birth, total

Guatemala
72.75 years
in 2024
Honduras
73.04 years
in 2024
Guatemala rank
126th
Honduras rank
123rd

Life expectancy at birth, total over time

  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
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How they compare

Honduras currently reports 73.04 years against 72.75 years in Guatemala, a difference of 0.298 years.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Honduras ahead.

Globally, Guatemala ranks 126th and Honduras ranks 123rd of 215 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.