Life expectancy at birth, total in Guam

Guam: Life expectancy at birth, total was 77.42 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
77.42 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
80th
of 215 countries
All-time high
77.42 years
in 2024
All-time low
62.88 years
in 1960
Years of data
65
1960–2024

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

020406080196019922024

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Guam

  1. 77 Ecuador 77.58 years compare
  2. 78 Argentina 77.54 years compare
  3. 79 British Virgin Islands 77.43 years compare
  4. 81 Turkey 77.42 years compare
  5. 82 Lithuania 77.2 years compare
  6. 83 Curacao 76.99 years compare

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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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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.