Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guernsey

Guernsey: Life expectancy vs. health spending was 83.27 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
83.27 years
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
20th
of 236 countries
All-time high
83.35 years
in 2020
All-time low
71.23 years
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guernsey, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Guernsey recorded 83.27 years for life expectancy vs. health spending in 2023.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy vs. health spending in Guernsey peaked at 83.35 years in 2020 and was at its lowest, 71.23 years, in 1950.

That places Guernsey 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 72.77 years 71.23 years 75.86 years 10
1960s 73.27 years 72.16 years 75.19 years 10
1970s 73.64 years 72.58 years 74.44 years 10
1980s 75.78 years 72.36 years 77.6 years 10
1990s 77.94 years 76.64 years 80.25 years 10
2000s 80.53 years 79.39 years 81.9 years 10
2010s 82.68 years 82.31 years 83.28 years 10
2020s 82.92 years 81.97 years 83.35 years 4

Countries ranked near Guernsey

  1. 17 France 83.33 years compare
  2. 18 Norway 83.31 years compare
  3. 19 Malta 83.3 years compare
  4. 21 Sweden 83.26 years compare
  5. 22 Macao 83.08 years compare
  6. 23 Vatican 82.98 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy vs. health spending in Guernsey?
Life expectancy vs. health spending in Guernsey was 83.27 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 Guernsey?
The highest recorded value was 83.35 years in 2020.
What is the lowest life expectancy vs. health spending recorded in Guernsey?
The lowest recorded value was 71.23 years in 1950.
How does Guernsey rank for life expectancy vs. health spending?
Guernsey ranks 20th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy vs. health spending rising or falling in Guernsey?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guernsey 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

Indicator
Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Period life expectancy at birth.