Life expectation at birth by sex in Guam
Guam: Life expectation at birth by sex was 81.42 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
81.42
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
70th
of 236 countries
All-time high
81.42
in 2023
All-time low
61.88
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectation at birth by sex in Guam, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Guam recorded 81.42 for life expectation at birth by sex in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Guam peaked at 81.42 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 61.88, in 1950.
Guam ranks 70th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 63.13 | 61.88 | 64.42 | 10 |
| 1960s | 66.43 | 64.72 | 68.91 | 10 |
| 1970s | 71.48 | 69.44 | 73.52 | 10 |
| 1980s | 75.68 | 73.94 | 76.78 | 10 |
| 1990s | 77.33 | 76.55 | 78.01 | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.93 | 77.85 | 79.65 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.54 | 79.85 | 80.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.64 | 79.52 | 81.42 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Guam
- 67 Slovakia 81.58 compare
- 68 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 81.52 compare
- 69 Albania 81.45 compare
- 71 United States Virgin Islands 81.35 compare
- 72 New Caledonia 81.29 compare
- 73 Falkland Islands 81.24 compare
More population data for Guam
- Population growth rate -0.122 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 10,094 (2100)
- Population density 380.56 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development -0.122 (2100)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 2.75 (2024)
- Fertility vs contraception 2.75 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 2.75 (2024)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 2.72 (2023)
- Comparison of fertility rates 2.78 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 33.39 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Guam?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Guam was 81.42 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Guam?
- The highest recorded value was 81.42 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Guam?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.88 in 1950.
- How does Guam rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Guam ranks 70th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex rising or falling in Guam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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