Life expectancy at birth, total in Guatemala
Guatemala: Life expectancy at birth, total was 72.75 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Guatemala, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
Guatemala recorded 72.75 years for life expectancy at birth, total in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Guatemala peaked at 72.75 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.76 years, in 1960.
That places Guatemala 126th 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 | 46.98 years | 45.76 years | 47.76 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 52.51 years | 47.62 years | 56.6 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 58.03 years | 48.86 years | 61.74 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.72 years | 61.77 years | 66.63 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.42 years | 67.1 years | 69.68 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.96 years | 69.89 years | 71.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.88 years | 67.86 years | 72.75 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 123 Honduras 73.04 years compare
- 124 American Samoa 72.99 years compare
- 125 Saint Lucia 72.85 years compare
- 127 Venezuela 72.67 years compare
- 128 Syria 72.56 years compare
- 129 Uzbekistan 72.53 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, total in Guatemala?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Guatemala was 72.75 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 72.75 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.76 years in 1960.
- How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Guatemala ranks 126th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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), 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.