Healthy life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Healthy life expectancy was 53.26 Years in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
53.26 Years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
168th
of 185 countries
All-time high
53.26 Years
in 2021
All-time low
46.6 Years
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021

Healthy life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021

02040602000201020212000: 46.6 Years2001: 47.3 Years2002: 47.8 Years2003: 48.1 Years2004: 48.5 Years2005: 49 Years2006: 49.9 Years2007: 50.7 Years2008: 51.3 Years2009: 51.8 Years2010: 52 Years2011: 51.9 Years2012: 52.1 Years2013: 52.8 Years2014: 53.2 Years2015: 52.9 Years2016: 52.7 Years2017: 53 Years2018: 53.2 Years2019: 53.2 Years2020: 52.8 Years2021: 53.3 Years

Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Years.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 53.26 Years for healthy life expectancy in 2021. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, healthy life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 53.26 Years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.6 Years, in 2000.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th of 185 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 49.1 Years 46.6 Years 51.82 Years 10
2010s 52.7 Years 51.86 Years 53.24 Years 10
2020s 53.05 Years 52.85 Years 53.26 Years 2

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 165 Kiribati 53.65 Years compare
  2. 166 Mali 53.56 Years compare
  3. 167 Guinea 53.43 Years compare
  4. 169 Democratic Republic of Congo 53.21 Years compare
  5. 170 Sierra Leone 53.13 Years compare
  6. 171 Botswana 53.1 Years compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is healthy life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea?
Healthy life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea was 53.26 Years in 2021, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest healthy life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 53.26 Years in 2021.
What is the lowest healthy life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 46.6 Years in 2000.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for healthy life expectancy?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
Is healthy life expectancy rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Healthy life expectancy
Unit
Years
Source
World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
185 places, 4,070 data points, 2000–2021
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The estimated average number of years lived free from disability or disease burden. This is based on period life expectancy, after adjusting for the number of years lived in less than "full health" due to disease and/or injury.