Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guam
Guam: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 77.21 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guam, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy vs. health spending in Guam stood at 77.21 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Guam peaked at 77.21 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 59.57 years, in 1950.
That places Guam 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 61.05 years | 59.57 years | 62.57 years | 10 |
| 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 | 76.32 years | 75.43 years | 77.21 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 88 Ecuador 77.39 years compare
- 89 British Virgin Islands 77.28 years compare
- 91 Turkey 77.16 years compare
- 92 Montenegro 77.09 years compare
- 93 Tokelau 77.05 years compare
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 09, female, interpolated 1,444 (2025)
- Age population, age 10, female, interpolated 1,435 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 1,546 (2025)
- Population, female 49.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Guam?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guam was 77.21 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 77.21 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.57 years in 1950.
- How does Guam rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Guam ranks 90th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy vs. health spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy at birth.