Life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau: Life expectancy at birth, male was 61.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau is 61.82 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau peaked at 61.82 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.17 years, in 1963.
That places Guinea-Bissau 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 33.56 years | 32.17 years | 36.43 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.85 years | 33.27 years | 41.46 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 43.23 years | 41.78 years | 44.66 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.62 years | 44.68 years | 46.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.07 years | 48.37 years | 54.26 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.53 years | 54.96 years | 59.87 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.57 years | 58.87 years | 61.82 years | 5 |
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- Age population, age 13, male, interpolated 27,360 (2025)
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- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 25,481 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 26,671 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 26,132 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, male, interpolated 27,955 (2025)
- Age population, age 11, male, interpolated 28,322 (2025)
- Age population, age 12, female, interpolated 27,336 (2025)
- Population ages 65 and above, male 2.5% (2025)
- Age population, age 13, female, interpolated 26,778 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Guinea-Bissau was 61.82 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 Guinea-Bissau?
- The highest recorded value was 61.82 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Guinea-Bissau?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.17 years in 1963.
- How does Guinea-Bissau rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 193rd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Guinea-Bissau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guinea-Bissau 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.