Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Mortality rates at age 65
Equatorial Guinea
3.36 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
3.37 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
41st
Guinea-Bissau rank
37th
Mortality rates at age 65 over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.44 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3164 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 4.73 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.81 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0835 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 5.18 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.51 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.6651 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 4.21 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.14 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.0706 deaths per 1,000 people | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 4.04 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.3 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2605 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 3.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 4.13 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.3151 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.56 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.74 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.1817 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.55 deaths per 1,000 people | 3.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 0.2207 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rates at age 65, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 3.37 deaths per 1,000 people against 3.36 deaths per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in mortality rates at age 65 between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.01 deaths per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for mortality rates at age 65?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st and Guinea-Bissau ranks 37th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Mortality rates at age 65. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.