Life Expectancy at Birth in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Life Expectancy at Birth was 63.91 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life Expectancy at Birth in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 63.91 for life expectancy at birth in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 63.91 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.54, in 1976.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th of 216 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life Expectancy at Birth in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.74 | — |
| 1961 | 43.01 | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 43.27 | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 43.54 | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 43.8 | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 44.07 | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 44.33 | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 44.59 | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 44.85 | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 31 | -30.9% |
| 1970 | 31.09 | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 37.23 | +19.8% |
| 1972 | 44.44 | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 44.66 | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 41.49 | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 37.32 | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 30.54 | -18.2% |
| 1977 | 42.01 | +37.6% |
| 1978 | 42.33 | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 43.03 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 48.78 | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 49.11 | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 49.67 | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 50.05 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 50.2 | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 50.6 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 50.85 | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 50.99 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 51.18 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 51.29 | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.4 | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 51.5 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 51.58 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.67 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.78 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 51.93 | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 52.12 | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 52.37 | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 52.65 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 53 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.4 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.83 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 54.32 | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 54.79 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.31 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 55.77 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 56.35 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 56.86 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 57.38 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 57.88 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 58.34 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 58.83 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.3 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.78 | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.23 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 60.63 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 61.08 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.48 | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.91 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.3 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.14 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.45 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.35 | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 63.71 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.91 | +0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 63.91 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.45, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 63.91 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life Expectancy at Birth in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +37.6% | 30.54 | 42.01 |
| 1969 | -30.9% | 44.85 | 31 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42.52 | 31 | 44.85 | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.41 | 30.54 | 44.66 | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.27 | 48.78 | 51.29 | 10 |
| 1990s | 52 | 51.4 | 53 | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.59 | 53.4 | 57.88 | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.39 | 58.34 | 62.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.11 | 62.14 | 63.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More gender data for Equatorial Guinea
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 776.54 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 1,394 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 1,394 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 2.65 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 27,111 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 27,774 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 26,090 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 26,693 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 25,351 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea?
- Life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea was 63.91 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.91 in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.54 in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 194th out of 216 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Life Expectancy at Birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gender-disaggregated data on health outcomes.