Guinea-Bissau - Life expectancy at birth

Life expectancy decreases in Guinea-Bissau

In 1997 the life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau decreased to 48.03 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 50.13 years and for men 45.94 years.

Guinea-Bissau’s position worsened with respect to the 195 countries we publish said data, dropping from the 178th in 1996 to 182th in 1997.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau over the past several years, we find that it is lower than in 1996, when it was 48.77 years, which is the opposite of what happens compared to 1987, when it was 45.84 years.

In this page we show you the progression of the life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau. You can see the life expectancy in other countries in life expectancy and see all the information about Guinea-Bissau in Bissau-guinean economy.

Guinea-Bissau - Life expectancy at birth

Date	Life expectancy - Women	Life expectancy - Men	Life expectancy
1997	50.13	45.94	48.03
1996	50.95	46.61	48.77
1995	50.71	46.39	48.53
1994	49.90	45.69	47.78
1993	49.96	45.78	47.84
1992	49.61	45.49	47.52
1991	49.25	45.22	47.20
1990	48.92	44.94	46.89
1989	48.63	44.66	46.61
1988	48.26	44.37	46.28
1987	47.79	43.96	45.84
1986	47.46	43.66	45.52
1985	47.19	43.41	45.27
1984	46.85	43.11	44.94
1983	46.48	42.80	44.60
1982	46.20	42.47	44.29
1981	45.84	42.12	43.93
1980	45.48	41.78	43.57
1979	45.14	41.46	43.24
1978	44.79	41.14	42.91
1977	44.44	40.81	42.58
1976	44.09	40.49	42.25
1975	43.76	40.18	41.93
1974	43.42	39.85	41.61
1973	42.73	34.07	38.17
1972	42.41	33.73	37.82
1971	42.09	33.51	37.54
1970	41.77	33.28	37.26
1969	41.46	33.02	36.96
1968	41.16	32.76	36.67
1967	40.85	32.44	36.34
1966	40.56	32.24	36.08
1965	40.28	32.20	35.92
1964	40.01	32.23	35.81
1963	39.74	32.17	35.64
1962	39.76	36.43	38.03
1961	39.51	36.19	37.79
1960	39.27	35.95	37.55

Guinea-Bissau - Life expectancy at birth