Guatemala - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy improves in Guatemala

In 2023 the life expectancy in Guatemala increased to 72.6 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 74.88 years and for men 70.31 years.

Guatemala’s position improvened with respect to the 195 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 122th in 2022 to 107th in 2023.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Guatemala over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2022, when it was 71.21 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2013, when it was 70.88 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Guatemala. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Guatemala in Guatemalan economy.

Guatemala - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
2023	74.88	70.31	72.60
2022	73.72	68.71	71.21
2021	70.96	64.94	67.86
2020	73.17	66.95	69.97
2019	74.02	69.28	71.64
2018	73.82	69.19	71.50
2017	74.11	69.09	71.58
2016	73.82	68.64	71.22
2015	73.56	68.31	70.92
2014	73.63	68.29	70.94
2013	73.58	68.21	70.88
2012	73.47	68.00	70.72
2011	73.15	67.52	70.32
2010	72.84	66.98	69.89
2009	72.78	66.64	69.68
2008	72.66	66.40	69.49
2007	72.49	66.20	69.30
2006	72.03	65.65	68.79
2005	71.34	65.09	68.17
2004	71.54	65.06	68.25
2003	71.40	65.11	68.20
2002	71.10	64.69	67.84
2001	70.64	64.36	67.44
2000	70.33	64.01	67.10
1999	69.88	63.53	66.63
1998	69.25	62.86	65.97
1997	68.58	62.11	65.25
1996	67.78	61.50	64.54
1995	66.90	60.64	63.66
1994	66.17	60.10	63.03
1993	65.39	59.69	62.44
1992	65.01	59.19	61.99
1991	64.88	59.18	61.93
1990	64.64	59.11	61.77
1989	64.51	59.19	61.75
1988	64.23	59.05	61.54
1987	63.73	58.47	60.99
1986	63.14	57.77	60.34
1985	62.43	57.35	59.79
1984	61.61	56.74	59.07
1983	60.73	55.34	57.91
1982	55.64	43.58	48.86
1981	59.59	50.61	54.71
1980	59.31	51.85	55.30
1979	59.59	53.94	56.60
1978	59.04	54.05	56.41
1977	57.31	53.25	55.18
1976	48.53	46.77	47.62
1975	54.68	51.16	52.83
1974	54.87	51.34	53.02
1973	54.61	51.25	52.85
1972	53.59	50.21	51.82
1971	51.98	48.74	50.28
1970	50.07	47.10	48.51
1969	48.95	46.22	47.52
1968	49.01	46.61	47.76
1967	48.77	46.76	47.73
1966	48.47	46.62	47.51
1965	47.93	46.47	47.19
1964	47.65	46.47	47.06
1963	47.09	46.15	46.62
1962	46.76	46.20	46.49
1961	46.31	45.91	46.12
1960	45.91	45.58	45.76

Guatemala - Life expectancy at birth