Life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala

Guatemala: Life expectancy at birth, female was 75.04 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
75.04 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
133rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
75.04 years
in 2024
All-time low
45.91 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala, 1960–2024

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Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 75.04 years for life expectancy at birth, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala peaked at 75.04 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.91 years, in 1960.

That places Guatemala 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 47.68 years 45.91 years 49.01 years 10
1970s 54.43 years 48.53 years 59.59 years 10
1980s 61.49 years 55.64 years 64.51 years 10
1990s 66.85 years 64.64 years 69.88 years 10
2000s 71.63 years 70.33 years 72.78 years 10
2010s 73.6 years 72.84 years 74.11 years 10
2020s 73.55 years 70.96 years 75.04 years 5

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 130 Honduras 75.67 years compare
  2. 131 Uzbekistan 75.55 years compare
  3. 132 Bhutan 75.27 years compare
  4. 134 Syria 74.92 years compare
  5. 135 Dominica 74.72 years compare
  6. 136 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 74.48 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala?
Life expectancy at birth, female in Guatemala was 75.04 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 75.04 years in 2024.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, female recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 45.91 years in 1960.
How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy at birth, female?
Guatemala ranks 133rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, female rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala data come from?
The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division
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.