Life expectancy of women vs. men in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy of women vs. men was 65.66 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.66 years
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
217th
of 236 countries
All-time high
65.66 years
in 2023
All-time low
33.84 years
in 1976
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for life expectancy of women vs. men in Equatorial Guinea is 65.66 years, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectancy of women vs. men in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 65.66 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.84 years, in 1976.
That places Equatorial Guinea 217th 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.
Life expectancy of women vs. men in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 43.13 years | — |
| 1951 | 43.38 years | +0.6% |
| 1952 | 43.64 years | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 43.89 years | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 44.14 years | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 44.4 years | +0.6% |
| 1956 | 44.66 years | +0.6% |
| 1957 | 44.92 years | +0.6% |
| 1958 | 45.18 years | +0.6% |
| 1959 | 45.44 years | +0.6% |
| 1960 | 45.71 years | +0.6% |
| 1961 | 45.97 years | +0.6% |
| 1962 | 46.24 years | +0.6% |
| 1963 | 46.5 years | +0.6% |
| 1964 | 46.76 years | +0.6% |
| 1965 | 47.03 years | +0.6% |
| 1966 | 47.3 years | +0.6% |
| 1967 | 47.56 years | +0.5% |
| 1968 | 47.82 years | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 34.29 years | -28.3% |
| 1970 | 34.38 years | +0.3% |
| 1971 | 40.5 years | +17.8% |
| 1972 | 47.47 years | +17.2% |
| 1973 | 47.69 years | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 44.67 years | -6.3% |
| 1975 | 40.63 years | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 33.84 years | -16.7% |
| 1977 | 45.21 years | +33.6% |
| 1978 | 45.54 years | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 47.68 years | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 51.77 years | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 51.79 years | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 52.64 years | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 52.92 years | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 52.9 years | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 53.17 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 53.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 53.27 years | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 53.34 years | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 53.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 53.32 years | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 53.33 years | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.3 years | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.35 years | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 53.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 53.46 years | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.59 years | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 53.81 years | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 54.07 years | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 54.39 years | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 54.8 years | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 55.18 years | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.64 years | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.12 years | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 56.67 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 57.09 years | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 57.7 years | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 58.22 years | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 59.31 years | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 59.81 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 60.31 years | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.83 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 61.35 years | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 61.86 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 62.29 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.77 years | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 63.26 years | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 63.72 years | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.14 years | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 64.22 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.37 years | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 65.26 years | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 65.66 years | +0.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 65.66 years is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 77.75 years, 84% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 65.66 years is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 66.75 years, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Life expectancy of women vs. men 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 | +33.6% | 33.84 years | 45.21 years |
| 1969 | -28.3% | 47.82 years | 34.29 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.28 years | 43.13 years | 45.44 years | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.52 years | 34.29 years | 47.82 years | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.76 years | 33.84 years | 47.69 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.84 years | 51.77 years | 53.34 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.6 years | 53.3 years | 54.39 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.95 years | 54.8 years | 59.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.04 years | 59.81 years | 64.14 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.88 years | 64.22 years | 65.66 years | 4 |
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 of women vs. men in Equatorial Guinea?
- Life expectancy of women vs. men in Equatorial Guinea was 65.66 years in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 65.66 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectancy of women vs. men recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.84 years in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for life expectancy of women vs. men?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectancy of women vs. men rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. 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 of women vs. men. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Period life expectancy at birth.