Life expectancy in Guyana: 70.3 years in 2024, ranking 151st of 217 countries. In 2010 it was 66.2 years.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2024
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks life expectancy in Guyana for each year from 2010 to 2024, 15 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in years. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2024 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2010 and 2024, Guyana's life expectancy rose from 66.2 years to 70.3 years, a change of 6.2% (about 0.4% a year on average).
- The highest value in this period was 70.3 years in 2024; the lowest was 64.3 years in 2021.
- Recently, the figure has risen in each of the last two years (2023: 70.2 years; 2024: 70.3 years).
- That is 4% lower than the world figure of 73.5 years.
- Guyana has the 151st-highest value of 217 countries with recent data.
- In South America, Guyana has the 11th-highest value of 12 countries with recent data; the highest is Chile (81.4 years), and the typical (median) value is 76.8 years.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 66.6 years in 2010 to 2014, 68.4 years in 2015 to 2019 and 68.5 years in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 11 of the 14 year-to-year steps and down in 3. The biggest one-year rise came in 2022 (+5.6 years, or 8.7%). The biggest one-year fall came in 2021 (−3.4 years, or 5.1%). Across the period the values varied by about 2% around their average (67.9 years), a fairly steady path.
Guyana and its neighbours
Life expectancy at birth (years) among 12 countries in South America with recent data, ranked from highest to lowest.
| Rank in region | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Argentina | 77.5 years | 2024 |
| 7 | Brazil | 76.0 years | 2024 |
| 8 | Paraguay | 74.0 years | 2024 |
| 9 | Suriname | 73.8 years | 2024 |
| 10 | Venezuela | 72.7 years | 2024 |
| 11 | Guyana | 70.3 years | 2024 |
| 12 | Bolivia | 68.7 years | 2024 |
Guyana on related measures
- Population: 835,986 (2025, 164th-highest of 217 countries)
- Population growth (annual %): 0.59% (2025, 131st-highest of 217 countries)
- Urban population (% of total): 26.5% (2025, 202nd-highest of 217 countries)
- Population density (people per sq. km): 3.9 (2023, 211th-highest of 216 countries)
- Population aged 0 to 14 (% of total): 28.9% (2025, 76th-highest of 217 countries)
Global position: Guyana's figure is higher than 31% of the 217 countries with data for this measure.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in South America, where the typical value is 76.8 years, Guyana is 8% lower than the regional median.
About this statistic
How many years a newborn would be expected to live if current death rates stayed the same. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
For the full definition, caveats and every country ranked, see Life expectancy at birth (years) by country, 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the life expectancy in Guyana?
70.3 years (Life expectancy, 2024 · 151st of 217). Life expectancy in Guyana: 70.3 years in 2024, ranking 151st of 217 countries. In 2010 it was 66.2 years.
How has life expectancy in Guyana changed since 2010?
Between 2010 and 2024, Guyana's life expectancy rose from 66.2 years to 70.3 years, a change of 6.2% (about 0.4% a year on average). The highest value in this period was 70.3 years in 2024; the lowest was 64.3 years in 2021.
How this page was made
Generated by Advanton from World Bank, World Development Indicators (2010–2024), data updated 8 November 2026: chart, ranks, comparisons and text are computed from the published figures; no figures are changed. About the data.
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth (years) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 66.2 years |
| 2011 | 66.5 years |
| 2012 | 66.4 years |
| 2013 | 66.7 years |
| 2014 | 67.3 years |
| 2015 | 67.7 years |
| 2016 | 68.1 years |
| 2017 | 68.5 years |
| 2018 | 68.8 years |
| 2019 | 69.1 years |
| 2020 | 67.8 years |
| 2021 | 64.3 years |
| 2022 | 69.9 years |
| 2023 | 70.2 years |
| 2024 | 70.3 years |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2024. Coverage: Guyana.
How many years a newborn would be expected to live if current death rates stayed the same. A broad indicator of health and living standards.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
- Life expectancy at birth (years) by country, 2024
- Life expectancy in Argentina, 2010–2024
- Life expectancy in Bolivia, 2010–2024
- Life expectancy in Brazil, 2010–2024
- Life expectancy in Chile, 2010–2024
- GDP of Guyana, 2010–2025
- Economic growth (GDP growth) in Guyana, 2010–2025
- GDP per person in Guyana, 2010–2025
- GDP per person, adjusted for prices (PPP, international $) in Guyana, 2010–2024
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