Life expectancy at birth, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, male was 62.22 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, male in Equatorial Guinea is 62.22 years, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 62.22 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.64 years, in 1976.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 192nd of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Life expectancy at birth, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.97 years | — |
| 1961 | 40.23 years | +0.7% |
| 1962 | 40.49 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 40.75 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 41.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 41.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 41.53 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 41.79 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 42.05 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 28.15 years | -33.1% |
| 1970 | 28.21 years | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 34.25 years | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 41.55 years | +21.3% |
| 1973 | 41.76 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 38.5 years | -7.8% |
| 1975 | 34.29 years | -10.9% |
| 1976 | 27.64 years | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 38.97 years | +41.0% |
| 1978 | 39.28 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 38.86 years | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 45.82 years | +17.9% |
| 1981 | 46.41 years | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 46.7 years | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 47.17 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 47.48 years | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 48.02 years | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 48.4 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 48.69 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 48.99 years | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 49.22 years | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 49.43 years | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 49.62 years | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 49.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 49.95 years | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 50.15 years | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 50.35 years | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 50.63 years | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 50.9 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 51.22 years | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 51.61 years | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 52 years | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 52.47 years | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 52.99 years | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 53.44 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 53.92 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 54.41 years | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 54.98 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 55.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 56 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 56.48 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 56.93 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 57.41 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 57.85 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 58.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 58.72 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.12 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 59.55 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.89 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 60.32 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 60.67 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 60.35 years | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 60.78 years | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 61.72 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 62.04 years | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 62.22 years | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 39.73 years | 28.15 years | 42.05 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.33 years | 27.64 years | 41.76 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.69 years | 45.82 years | 49.22 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.37 years | 49.43 years | 51.61 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.22 years | 52 years | 56.48 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.87 years | 56.93 years | 60.67 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.42 years | 60.35 years | 62.22 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 189 South Africa 62.78 years compare
- 190 Togo 62.7 years compare
- 191 Angola 62.27 years compare
- 193 Madagascar 62.12 years compare
- 194 Haiti 61.9 years compare
- 195 Guinea-Bissau 61.82 years compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 23,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 24,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 23,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 24,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Life expectancy at birth, male in Equatorial Guinea was 62.22 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 62.22 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.64 years in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 192nd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division, published as part of Life expectancy at birth, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.