Life expectancy at birth, male in Guam

Guam: Life expectancy at birth, male was 73.66 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
73.66 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
90th
of 215 countries
All-time high
73.81 years
in 2005
All-time low
61.72 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, male in Guam, 1960–2024

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

Analysis

Guam recorded 73.66 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Guam peaked at 73.81 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61.72 years, in 1960.

That places Guam 90th 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 62.67 years 61.72 years 63.11 years 10
1970s 64.96 years 63.22 years 67.33 years 10
1980s 69.82 years 67.94 years 70.8 years 10
1990s 71.54 years 70.85 years 72.02 years 10
2000s 73.2 years 72.18 years 73.81 years 10
2010s 72.72 years 72.63 years 72.88 years 10
2020s 72.75 years 71.54 years 73.66 years 5

Countries ranked near Guam

  1. 87 Barbados 73.75 years compare
  2. 88 Hungary 73.7 years compare
  3. 88 Serbia 73.7 years compare
  4. 91 Brunei 73.49 years compare
  5. 92 Morocco 73.35 years compare
  6. 93 Bangladesh 73.3 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy at birth, male in Guam?
Life expectancy at birth, male in Guam was 73.66 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Guam?
The highest recorded value was 73.81 years in 2005.
What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Guam?
The lowest recorded value was 61.72 years in 1960.
How does Guam rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
Guam ranks 90th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Guam?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guam 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, male (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.