Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) was 63.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
Life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea is 63.91 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 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 63.91 years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.54 years, in 1976.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 196th of 218 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, total (years) (Life World Population) in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 42.74 years | — |
| 1961 | 43.01 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 43.27 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 43.54 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 43.8 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 44.07 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 44.33 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 44.59 years | +0.6% |
| 1968 | 44.85 years | +0.6% |
| 1969 | 31 years | -30.9% |
| 1970 | 31.09 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 37.23 years | +19.8% |
| 1972 | 44.44 years | +19.4% |
| 1973 | 44.66 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 41.49 years | -7.1% |
| 1975 | 37.32 years | -10.0% |
| 1976 | 30.54 years | -18.2% |
| 1977 | 42.01 years | +37.6% |
| 1978 | 42.33 years | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 43.03 years | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 48.78 years | +13.4% |
| 1981 | 49.11 years | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 49.67 years | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 50.05 years | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 50.2 years | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 50.6 years | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 50.85 years | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 50.99 years | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 51.18 years | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 51.29 years | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 51.4 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 51.5 years | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 51.58 years | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 51.67 years | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 51.78 years | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 51.93 years | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 52.12 years | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 52.37 years | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 52.65 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 53 years | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 53.4 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 53.83 years | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 54.32 years | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 54.79 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 55.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 55.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 56.35 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 56.86 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 57.38 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 57.88 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 58.34 years | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 58.83 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 59.3 years | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.78 years | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.23 years | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 60.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 61.08 years | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 61.48 years | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 61.91 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 62.3 years | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.14 years | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 62.45 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 63.35 years | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 63.71 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.91 years | +0.3% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 63.91 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.53 years, 86% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 63.91 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 64.26 years, 99% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy at birth, total (years) (Life World Population) in Equatorial Guinea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +37.6% | 30.54 years | 42.01 years |
| 1969 | -30.9% | 44.85 years | 31 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 63.11 years | 62.14 years | 63.91 years | 5 |
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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea?
- Life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea was 63.91 years in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN).
- What is the highest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 63.91 years in 2024.
- What is the lowest life expectancy at birth, total recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.54 years in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for life expectancy at birth, total?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 196th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is life expectancy at birth, total rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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), published as part of Life expectancy at birth, total (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.