Life expectancy, source comparison in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy, source comparison was 63.71 years in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
63.71 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
213th
of 236 countries
All-time high
63.71 years
in 2023
All-time low
30.54 years
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Life expectancy, source comparison in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023

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Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 63.71 years for life expectancy, source comparison in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, life expectancy, source comparison in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 63.71 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.54 years, in 1976.

That places Equatorial Guinea 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 41.29 years 40.11 years 42.48 years 10
1960s 42.52 years 31 years 44.85 years 10
1970s 39.41 years 30.54 years 44.66 years 10
1980s 50.27 years 48.78 years 51.29 years 10
1990s 52 years 51.4 years 53 years 10
2000s 55.59 years 53.4 years 57.88 years 10
2010s 60.39 years 58.34 years 62.3 years 10
2020s 62.91 years 62.14 years 63.71 years 4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 210 Angola 64.62 years compare
  2. 211 Eswatini 64.12 years compare
  3. 212 Guinea-Bissau 64.08 years compare
  4. 214 Cameroon 63.7 years compare
  5. 215 Burundi 63.65 years compare
  6. 216 Kenya 63.65 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is life expectancy, source comparison in Equatorial Guinea?
Life expectancy, source comparison in Equatorial Guinea was 63.71 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 63.71 years in 2023.
What is the lowest life expectancy, source comparison recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 30.54 years in 1976.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for life expectancy, source comparison?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 213th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is life expectancy, source comparison rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectancy, source comparison. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Life expectancy, source comparison
Unit
years
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
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Period life expectancy at birth.