Sex gap in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Sex gap in life expectancy was 3.62 years in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
3.62 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
201st
of 236 countries
All-time high
8.82 years
in 1979
All-time low
2.65 years
in 2002
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Sex gap in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sex gap in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea is 3.62 years, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sex gap in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 8.82 years in 1979 and was at its lowest, 2.65 years, in 2002.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st of 236 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Sex gap in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.73 years | — |
| 1951 | 5.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1952 | 5.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1953 | 5.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1954 | 5.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1955 | 5.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1956 | 5.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 5.73 years | +0.0% |
| 1958 | 5.74 years | +0.0% |
| 1959 | 5.73 years | -0.1% |
| 1960 | 5.73 years | +0.1% |
| 1961 | 5.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1962 | 5.74 years | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 5.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1964 | 5.75 years | +0.0% |
| 1965 | 5.75 years | +0.1% |
| 1966 | 5.76 years | +0.2% |
| 1967 | 5.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1968 | 5.77 years | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 6.15 years | +6.5% |
| 1970 | 6.17 years | +0.4% |
| 1971 | 6.25 years | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 5.91 years | -5.3% |
| 1973 | 5.92 years | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 6.17 years | +4.2% |
| 1975 | 6.34 years | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 6.2 years | -2.1% |
| 1977 | 6.25 years | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 6.26 years | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 8.82 years | +41.1% |
| 1980 | 5.95 years | -32.6% |
| 1981 | 5.39 years | -9.4% |
| 1982 | 5.94 years | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 5.75 years | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 5.43 years | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 5.15 years | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 4.87 years | -5.4% |
| 1987 | 4.58 years | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 4.35 years | -5.0% |
| 1989 | 4.11 years | -5.6% |
| 1990 | 3.9 years | -5.1% |
| 1991 | 3.71 years | -4.8% |
| 1992 | 3.49 years | -5.8% |
| 1993 | 3.39 years | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 3.23 years | -4.7% |
| 1995 | 3.11 years | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 2.95 years | -5.0% |
| 1997 | 2.92 years | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 2.85 years | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 2.79 years | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 2.79 years | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 2.72 years | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 2.65 years | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 2.68 years | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 2.75 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.69 years | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 2.72 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 2.75 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 2.78 years | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 2.82 years | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 2.89 years | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.9 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 2.99 years | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.04 years | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 3.14 years | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 3.17 years | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 3.23 years | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 3.38 years | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 3.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.47 years | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 3.87 years | +11.6% |
| 2021 | 3.59 years | -7.4% |
| 2022 | 3.55 years | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 3.62 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.73 years | 5.73 years | 5.74 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 5.79 years | 5.73 years | 6.15 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 6.43 years | 5.91 years | 8.82 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.15 years | 4.11 years | 5.95 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.23 years | 2.79 years | 3.9 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.73 years | 2.65 years | 2.82 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.16 years | 2.89 years | 3.47 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 years | 3.55 years | 3.87 years | 4 |
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More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 75-79, female, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, female, per capita 0.0031 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, annual growth rate 7.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 75-79, male, per capita 0.0027 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sex gap in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea?
- Sex gap in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea was 3.62 years in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 8.82 years in 1979.
- What is the lowest sex gap in life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.65 years in 2002.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for sex gap in life expectancy?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 201st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is sex gap in life expectancy rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Sex gap in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Difference in period life expectancy (females - males) at a given age.