Guinea-Bissau vs Senegal: Life expectancy

Life expectancy in 2023: 64.1 years in Guinea-Bissau and 68.7 years in Senegal, by UN estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Senegal, by 4.6 years, or 1.07 times that in Guinea-Bissau.

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What the numbers say

Senegal has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
In 2023, Guinea-Bissau ranked 205 and Senegal ranked 172 of 229 countries, counting from the highest.
The UN projection (medium variant) puts Guinea-Bissau at 74.1 years and Senegal at 80.9 years in 2100.
The world as a whole: 73.2 years in 2023.

Every year

years · UN

Year	Guinea-Bissau	Senegal	World
2023	64.1	68.7	73.2
2022	63.6	67.8	72.6
2021	61.7	66.9	70.9
2020	61.3	67.5	71.9
2019	62.2	67.7	72.6
2018	61.7	67.4	72.4
2017	61.2	67.1	72.1
2016	60.6	66.7	71.9
2015	60.1	66.5	71.6
2014	59.5	66	71.4
2013	58.9	65.6	71.1
2012	58.3	65.2	70.8
2011	57.7	64.8	70.4
2010	57	64.2	70.1
2009	56.3	63.8	69.7
2008	55.3	63.2	69.3
2007	54.9	62.7	69
2006	54.1	61.8	68.6
2005	53	61	68.1
2004	52.8	60.3	67.7
2003	52.2	59.5	67.4
2002	51.6	58.9	67.1
2001	51.1	58.2	66.8
2000	50.6	57.6	66.4
1999	48.5	57.3	66
1998	48.1	57.1	65.7
1997	48	57.1	65.5
1996	48.8	57.1	65.2
1995	48.5	57.3	64.9
1994	47.8	57.5	64.3
1993	47.8	57.4	64.4
1992	47.5	57.3	64.3
1991	47.2	57	64.1
1990	46.9	56.7	64
1989	46.6	56.2	63.8
1988	46.3	55.6	63.4
1987	45.8	54.6	63.2
1986	45.5	53.7	62.7
1985	45.3	52.6	62.2
1984	44.9	51.7	61.9
1983	44.6	50.8	61.5
1982	44.3	49.9	61.3
1981	43.9	49.1	60.9
1980	43.6	48.3	60.5
1979	43.2	47.5	60.2
1978	42.9	46.6	59.5
1977	42.6	45.7	59.2
1976	42.3	44.8	58.6
1975	41.9	43.9	58.3
1974	41.6	43.1	58.1
1973	38.2	42.4	57.7
1972	37.8	41.8	57.2
1971	37.5	41.2	56
1970	37.3	40.8	56.3
1969	37	40.4	56
1968	36.7	40.2	55.6
1967	36.3	40	55.1
1966	36.1	39.9	54.6
1965	35.9	39.8	54
1964	35.8	39.8	54.3
1963	35.6	39.7	53.7
1962	38	39.7	53.2
1961	37.8	39.7	50.4
1960	37.6	39.7	47.8
1959	37.3	39.5	49.6
1958	37.1	39.4	51.6
1957	37	39.1	51.1
1956	36.8	38.9	50.7
1955	36.6	38.5	50.2
1954	36.4	38.2	49.7
1953	36.3	37.8	48.8
1952	36.1	37.4	48.2
1951	35.9	36.9	47.1
1950	35.7	36.5	46.4
1945	–	28.8	–
1937	–	26.4	–
1927	–	23.9	–

12.3Estimates, Our World in Data

UN projection (medium variant) · 2024–2100

Year	Guinea-Bissau	Senegal	World
2024	64.362.9–65.7	68.967.6–70.4	73.3
2025	64.462.3–66.4	69.267.1–71.2	73.5
2026	64.661.9–67.1	69.466.9–71.8	73.8
2027	64.761.7–67.7	69.666.8–72.4	73.9
2028	64.961.6–68.2	69.866.7–72.8	74.1
2029	6561.5–68.6	70.166.7–73.3	74.2
2030	65.261.4–69.2	70.366.7–73.8	74.4
2031	65.361.4–69.3	70.566.5–74.1	74.5
2032	65.561.4–69.8	70.766.6–74.6	74.7
2033	65.761.2–70.2	70.966.6–75	74.8
2034	65.861–70.4	71.166.5–75.4	75
2035	65.960.8–70.7	71.366.6–75.7	75.1
2036	66.160.7–71.1	71.466.6–76	75.3
2037	66.260.7–71.3	71.666.6–76.4	75.4
2038	66.460.7–71.8	71.866.9–76.6	75.5
2039	66.560.5–72	7266.8–77	75.7
2040	66.760.5–72.5	72.267–77.3	75.8
2041	66.860.4–72.6	72.366.9–77.7	75.9
2042	66.960.5–72.8	72.566.9–78.2	76.1
2043	67.160.4–73.2	72.767.1–78.1	76.2
2044	67.260.6–73.5	72.867.1–78.5	76.3
2045	67.360.5–73.7	7367–78.8	76.5
2046	67.460.5–74	73.267.3–79	76.6
2047	67.660.3–74.4	73.367.2–79.2	76.7
2048	67.760.4–74.6	73.567.3–79.6	76.8
2049	67.860.4–74.7	73.667.1–79.7	76.9
2050	6860.2–75	73.867.3–79.9	77
2051	68.160–75.1	73.967.4–80.2	77.1
2052	68.260.1–75.3	74.167.3–80.5	77.2
2053	68.360.5–75.7	74.267.5–80.8	77.3
2054	68.560.2–75.9	74.467.4–80.9	77.4
2055	68.660.3–76.3	74.567.5–81.2	77.6
2056	68.760.2–76.5	74.767.5–81.5	77.7
2057	68.860.1–76.8	74.867.6–81.6	77.8
2058	6960.1–77.1	7567.7–81.8	77.9
2059	69.160.3–77.3	75.167.6–81.9	78
2060	69.260.6–77.3	75.367.6–82.1	78.1
2061	69.360.4–77.7	75.467.6–82.3	78.2
2062	69.460.4–77.9	75.667.8–82.7	78.3
2063	69.660.4–78.2	75.767.7–82.8	78.4
2064	69.760.2–78.4	75.967.6–83	78.5
2065	69.860.1–78.5	7667.9–83.4	78.6
2066	69.960.3–78.6	76.267.9–83.4	78.7
2067	7060.3–78.9	76.368.1–83.8	78.8
2068	70.160.2–79.3	76.568.1–83.9	78.9
2069	70.360.4–79.5	76.668.2–84.2	79
2070	70.460.4–79.6	76.768.4–84.5	79.1
2071	70.560.4–79.7	76.968.6–84.9	79.2
2072	70.660.3–79.9	7768.7–84.9	79.3
2073	70.860.4–80	77.268.8–85.3	79.4
2074	70.960.3–80.3	77.368.6–85	79.4
2075	7160.4–80.6	77.468.8–85.2	79.5
2076	71.160.4–80.8	77.668.7–85.3	79.6
2077	71.360.8–81	77.768.8–85.7	79.7
2078	71.460.6–81.4	77.968.9–85.7	79.8
2079	71.560.7–81.6	7868.9–85.7	79.9
2080	71.660.7–81.9	78.269.1–86.1	80
2081	71.760.7–82.1	78.369.2–86.2	80.1
2082	71.860.5–82.2	78.469.2–86.3	80.2
2083	7260.5–82.4	78.669.1–86.5	80.3
2084	72.160.8–82.9	78.769–86.6	80.3
2085	72.261–83.1	78.869.1–86.9	80.4
2086	72.361–83	7969.2–87	80.5
2087	72.561.2–83.3	79.169.5–87	80.6
2088	72.661–83.6	79.369.3–87.2	80.7
2089	72.761.2–83.7	79.469.5–87.2	80.8
2090	72.861–84	79.569.5–87.5	80.9
2091	72.961.1–84.2	79.769.5–87.7	81
2092	73.161.2–84.3	79.869.5–87.5	81
2093	73.261.3–84.3	79.969.5–87.8	81.1
2094	73.361.4–84.6	80.169.6–88	81.2
2095	73.461.3–84.6	80.269.8–88.1	81.3
2096	73.661.5–85	80.369.7–88.2	81.4
2097	73.761.6–85.2	80.569.8–88.5	81.5
2098	73.861.7–85.3	80.669.9–88.5	81.6
2099	73.961.9–85.5	80.870.1–88.8	81.7
2100	74.161.7–85.9	80.969.8–88.8	81.7

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How long a newborn would live on average if the year’s death rates held all its life.
Source: UN DESA, World Population Prospects 2024.
Before 1950: Our World in Data, long-run life expectancy.
The dashed line is the UN projection (medium variant), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its 95% prediction interval.
Ranks count the 229 countries with a value in 2023, highest first.
The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.

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