Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Guyana

Updated on March 17, 2026.

According to data from the World Bank, in 2023, the total life expectancy at birth for Guyana was 70.18 years. A difference of +0.29 compared to 2022. The most recent figures on male and female life expectancies at birth for Guyana were 66.51 years and 73.94 years respectively in 2023.

You can see similar information for other countries.

The World Bank defines life expectancy at birth as "the average number of years a newborn is expected to live if mortality patterns at the time of its birth remain constant in the future".

The chart and table below shows the total, male, and female life expectancies of Guyana for recent years.

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Data Source: World Bank.

Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Guyana (Years)

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Trend of Life Expectancy at Birth for Guyana (Years)

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Year	Total (Yrs)	Male (Yrs)	Female (Yrs)
1960	57.51	55.12	60.1
1961	57.91	55.53	60.54
1962	58.3	55.94	60.91
1963	58.64	56.29	61.24
1964	58.96	56.64	61.52
1965	59.14	56.89	61.62
1966	59.33	57.08	61.81
1967	59.53	57.31	61.97
1968	59.69	57.48	62.13
1969	59.84	57.62	62.27
1970	59.96	57.74	62.41
1971	60.07	57.84	62.53
1972	60.13	57.88	62.62
1973	60.21	57.94	62.72
1974	60.31	58.04	62.81
1975	60.38	58.1	62.9
1976	60.45	58.16	62.98
1977	60.56	58.23	63.15
1978	60.65	58.3	63.25
1979	60.74	58.37	63.36
1980	60.81	58.45	63.43
1981	60.91	58.53	63.56
1982	61.01	58.61	63.68
1983	61.16	58.73	63.85
1984	61.26	58.79	63.98
1985	61.38	58.9	64.12
1986	61.52	59.06	64.23
1987	61.7	59.2	64.45
1988	61.85	59.32	64.63
1989	62.05	59.51	64.84
1990	62.25	59.68	65.07
1991	62.46	59.85	65.32
1992	62.82	60.01	65.92
1993	63.02	60.25	66.06
1994	63.01	60.21	66.09
1995	62.67	59.83	65.81
1996	62.69	59.74	65.98
1997	62.88	59.82	66.32
1998	63.43	60.34	66.9
1999	63.77	60.72	67.18
2000	64.08	61.02	67.49
2001	64.38	61.29	67.84
2002	64.18	61.19	67.51
2003	64.12	61.1	67.48
2004	64.21	61.07	67.74
2005	64.39	61.4	67.7
2006	64.85	61.94	68.03
2007	65.46	62.51	68.69
2008	65.72	62.74	68.98
2009	66.03	63.01	69.35
2010	66.2	63.07	69.67
2011	66.47	63.25	70.04
2012	66.44	63.19	70.06
2013	66.71	63.3	70.5
2014	67.33	63.84	71.17
2015	67.72	64.21	71.53
2016	68.07	64.51	71.9
2017	68.54	64.95	72.37
2018	68.83	65.24	72.61
2019	69.07	65.53	72.85
2020	67.75	63.99	71.88
2021	64.32	60.98	67.97
2022	69.89	66.22	73.67
2023	70.18	66.51	73.94