Life expectancy in Guatemala
Guatemala: Life expectancy was 72.6 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy in Guatemala, 1900–2023
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectancy in Guatemala stood at 72.6 years. That is the highest value across all 80 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 in Guatemala peaked at 72.6 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24 years, in 1900.
That places Guatemala 145th 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 80 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 24 years | 24 years | 24 years | 1 |
| 1910s | 24 years | 24 years | 24 years | 1 |
| 1920s | 25.41 years | 25 years | 25.82 years | 2 |
| 1930s | 25 years | 25 years | 25 years | 1 |
| 1940s | 29 years | 29 years | 29 years | 1 |
| 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 | 61.75 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 07, male, interpolated 202,919 (2025)
- Population, female 9.42 million (2025)
- Age population, age 20, female, interpolated 186,376 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, male, interpolated 190,031 (2025)
- Age population, age 19, female, interpolated 186,242 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 205,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, female, interpolated 186,826 (2025)
- Age population, age 18, male, interpolated 190,947 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 196,766 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 199,539 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy in Guatemala?
- Life expectancy in Guatemala was 72.6 years in 2023, according to Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy recorded in Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 24 years in 1900.
- How does Guatemala rank for life expectancy?
- Guatemala ranks 145th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy 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 Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.