Life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala
Guatemala: Life expectancy at birth, male was 70.44 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 70.44 years for life expectancy at birth, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala peaked at 70.44 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.58 years, in 1982.
That places Guatemala 118th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 46.3 years | 45.58 years | 46.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 50.78 years | 46.77 years | 54.05 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 54.99 years | 43.58 years | 59.19 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.79 years | 59.11 years | 63.53 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.32 years | 64.01 years | 66.64 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.35 years | 66.97 years | 69.28 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.27 years | 64.94 years | 70.44 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 115 Trinidad and Tobago 70.51 years compare
- 116 Iraq 70.5 years compare
- 117 Honduras 70.49 years compare
- 119 Mauritius 70.35 years compare
- 120 American Samoa 70.32 years compare
- 121 Kazakhstan 70.27 years compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 190,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 202,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 199,539 (2025)
- Population, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 186,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 205,648 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 199,688 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 196,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 186,242 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Guatemala was 70.44 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 70.44 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.58 years in 1982.
- How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Guatemala ranks 118th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.