Healthy life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Healthy life expectancy at birth was 53.26 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 53.26 for healthy life expectancy at birth 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 at birth in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 53.26 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 46.6, 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.
Healthy life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.6 | — |
| 2001 | 47.28 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 47.83 | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 48.09 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 48.5 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 49.02 | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 49.86 | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 50.66 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 51.28 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 51.82 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 52.01 | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 51.86 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 52.09 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 52.79 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 53.24 | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 52.91 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 52.71 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 53.01 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 53.18 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 53.17 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.85 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 53.26 | +0.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 53.26 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.16, 84% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 53.26 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.75, 97% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.1 | 46.6 | 51.82 | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7 | 51.86 | 53.24 | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.05 | 52.85 | 53.26 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is healthy life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea?
- Healthy life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea was 53.26 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.26 in 2021.
- What is the lowest healthy life expectancy at birth recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.6 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for healthy life expectancy at birth?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 168th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is healthy life expectancy at birth 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Healthy life expectancy at birth. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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