Guinea-Bissau - Life expectancy at birth 2012

Life expectancy improves in Guinea-Bissau

In 2012 the life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau increased to 57.69 years.

That year, the life expectancy for women was 59.79 years and for men 55.48 years.

Guinea-Bissau’s position improvened with respect to the 193 countries we publish life expectancy, dropping from the 180th in 2011 to 177th in 2012.

If we look at the change in life expectancy in Guinea-Bissau over the past several years, we find that it is higher than in 2011, when it was 56.97 years, which is the same of what happens compared to 2002, when it was 50.99 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
2012	59.79	55.48	57.69
2011	59.06	54.77	56.97
2010	58.44	53.92	56.23
2009	57.65	53.34	55.54
2008	56.72	52.50	54.65
2007	56.14	52.10	54.16
2006	55.51	51.17	53.37
2005	54.37	50.07	52.25
2004	54.35	49.90	52.15
2003	53.63	49.14	51.41
2002	53.35	48.60	50.99
2001	52.83	48.05	50.45
2000	52.56	47.68	50.12
1999	51.24	44.86	48.01
1998	51.36	44.22	47.72
1997	50.02	45.99	48.00
1996	51.07	47.09	49.07
1995	50.95	46.99	48.95
1994	50.11	46.25	48.16
1993	50.15	46.37	48.23
1992	49.90	46.02	47.92
1991	49.44	45.57	47.47
1990	49.00	45.24	47.08
1989	48.58	44.90	46.70
1988	48.17	44.54	46.32
1987	47.65	44.00	45.79
1986	47.38	43.59	45.45
1985	47.01	43.28	45.10
1984	46.78	42.97	44.83
1983	46.58	42.79	44.64
1982	46.35	42.50	44.37
1981	46.11	42.14	44.07
1980	45.75	41.87	43.75
1979	45.39	41.50	43.39
1978	45.08	41.10	43.03
1977	44.82	40.74	42.72
1976	44.48	40.47	42.42
1975	44.14	40.06	42.05
1974	43.85	39.75	41.76
1973	43.24	35.22	39.03
1972	42.86	34.93	38.70
1971	42.59	34.58	38.37
1970	42.24	34.25	38.03
1969	41.97	34.00	37.75
1968	41.59	33.62	37.36
1967	41.26	33.28	37.02
1966	40.92	32.99	36.70
1965	40.62	32.71	36.38
1964	40.21	32.37	35.98
1963	39.90	32.07	35.66
1962	39.92	36.12	37.93
1961	39.63	35.93	37.70
1960	39.44	35.66	37.46

Guinea-Bissau - Life expectancy at birth