Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guatemala
Guatemala: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 72.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala stood at 72.6 years. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Guatemala peaked at 72.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 37.8 years, in 1950.
Guatemala ranks 145th of 236 countries on this measure, 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 | 40.6 years | 37.8 years | 44.33 years | 10 |
| 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 | 70.41 years | 67.86 years | 72.6 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guatemala
- 142 Seychelles 72.86 years compare
- 143 American Samoa 72.85 years compare
- 144 Saint Lucia 72.7 years compare
- 146 Venezuela 72.51 years compare
- 147 Uzbekistan 72.39 years compare
- 148 Iraq 72.32 years compare
More health data for Guatemala
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 186,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 199,539 (2025)
- Age dependency ratio 56.2% (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 186,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 190,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 199,688 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 190,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, male, interpolated 205,648 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 202,919 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,663 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Guatemala?
- Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guatemala was 72.6 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.8 years in 1950.
- How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
- Guatemala ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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.