Inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Inequality in life expectancy was 0.289 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.289
Change on year
down 2.6%
World rank
15th
of 195 countries
All-time high
0.3802
in 2010
All-time low
0.289
in 2023
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea, 2010–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 0.289 for inequality in life expectancy in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.3802 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.289, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.3802 | — |
| 2011 | 0.3727 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3655 | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3568 | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.35 | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3433 | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 0.3368 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.3286 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3225 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.3162 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.3071 | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.302 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2967 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.289 | -2.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.289 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.093, 3.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.289 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2388, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3473 | 0.3162 | 0.3802 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2987 | 0.289 | 0.3071 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.3077 compare
- 13 Lesotho 0.2999 compare
- 14 Liberia 0.2923 compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.286 compare
- 17 Madagascar 0.2857 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 0.285 compare
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 inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea?
- Inequality in life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea was 0.289 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3802 in 2010.
- What is the lowest inequality in life expectancy recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.289 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for inequality in life expectancy?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is inequality in life expectancy rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Inequality in life expectancy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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