Life expectancy at birth, total in Guam
Guam: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Guam, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, life expectancy at birth, total in Guam stood at 77.42 years. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
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, total in Guam peaked at 77.42 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.88 years, in 1960.
That places Guam 80th 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 | 64.2 years | 62.88 years | 65.5 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 67.78 years | 65.81 years | 70.12 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 72.51 years | 70.67 years | 73.5 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.23 years | 73.45 years | 74.79 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.93 years | 74.89 years | 76.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.38 years | 76.09 years | 76.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.54 years | 75.43 years | 77.42 years | 5 |
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More health data for Guam
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 1,547 (2025)
- Population, male 85,537 (2025)
- Population, male 50.6% (2025)
- Age population, age 06, female, interpolated 1,443 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 1,539 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 1,448 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 1,549 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 1,444 (2025)
- Population, female 49.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Guam?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Guam was 77.42 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 77.42 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.88 years in 1960.
- How does Guam rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Guam ranks 80th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.