Mortality rate, adult, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mortality rate, adult, male was 258.82 per 1,000 male adults in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
258.82 per 1,000 male adults
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
42nd
of 218 countries
All-time high
763.02 per 1,000 male adults
in 1976
All-time low
258.82 per 1,000 male adults
in 2024
Years of data
65
1960–2024
Mortality rate, adult, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division. Measured in per 1,000 male adults.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 258.82 per 1,000 male adults for mortality rate, adult, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 65 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, adult, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 763.02 per 1,000 male adults in 1976 and was at its lowest, 258.82 per 1,000 male adults, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd of 218 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 65 years of available data.
Mortality rate, adult, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 male adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 453.2 per 1,000 male adults | — |
| 1961 | 451.2 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 449.21 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 447.31 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 445.35 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 443.39 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 441.44 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 439.5 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 437.57 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 737.98 per 1,000 male adults | +68.7% |
| 1970 | 738.71 per 1,000 male adults | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 615.74 per 1,000 male adults | -16.6% |
| 1972 | 462.05 per 1,000 male adults | -25.0% |
| 1973 | 461.15 per 1,000 male adults | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 534.76 per 1,000 male adults | +16.0% |
| 1975 | 626.74 per 1,000 male adults | +17.2% |
| 1976 | 763.02 per 1,000 male adults | +21.7% |
| 1977 | 536.47 per 1,000 male adults | -29.7% |
| 1978 | 534.09 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 559.46 per 1,000 male adults | +4.7% |
| 1980 | 407.57 per 1,000 male adults | -27.1% |
| 1981 | 402.14 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 400.37 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 396.06 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 394.29 per 1,000 male adults | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 387.98 per 1,000 male adults | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 383.89 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 381.39 per 1,000 male adults | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 377.72 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 375.41 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 373.19 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 371.06 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 368.95 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 368.22 per 1,000 male adults | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 366.22 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 364.25 per 1,000 male adults | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 361.14 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 359.08 per 1,000 male adults | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 356.29 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 352.61 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 349.48 per 1,000 male adults | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 345.13 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 340.06 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 336.74 per 1,000 male adults | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 333.06 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 328.82 per 1,000 male adults | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 323.3 per 1,000 male adults | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 319.51 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 314.8 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 310.52 per 1,000 male adults | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 307.03 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 302.47 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 298.74 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 294.21 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 290.86 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 287.46 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 283.15 per 1,000 male adults | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 280.77 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 276.25 per 1,000 male adults | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 273.07 per 1,000 male adults | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 279.63 per 1,000 male adults | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 282.85 per 1,000 male adults | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 263.64 per 1,000 male adults | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 260.79 per 1,000 male adults | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 258.82 per 1,000 male adults | -0.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 258.82 per 1,000 male adults is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 182.3 per 1,000 male adults, 1.4× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 258.82 per 1,000 male adults is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 270.07 per 1,000 male adults, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rate, adult, male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | +68.7% | 437.57 per 1,000 male adults | 737.98 per 1,000 male adults |
| 1977 | -29.7% | 763.02 per 1,000 male adults | 536.47 per 1,000 male adults |
| 1980 | -27.1% | 559.46 per 1,000 male adults | 407.57 per 1,000 male adults |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 474.61 per 1,000 male adults | 437.57 per 1,000 male adults | 737.98 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1970s | 583.22 per 1,000 male adults | 461.15 per 1,000 male adults | 763.02 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1980s | 390.68 per 1,000 male adults | 375.41 per 1,000 male adults | 407.57 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 1990s | 364.1 per 1,000 male adults | 352.61 per 1,000 male adults | 373.19 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2000s | 330.14 per 1,000 male adults | 310.52 per 1,000 male adults | 349.48 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2010s | 289.4 per 1,000 male adults | 273.07 per 1,000 male adults | 307.03 per 1,000 male adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 269.14 per 1,000 male adults | 258.82 per 1,000 male adults | 282.85 per 1,000 male adults | 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 mortality rate, adult, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mortality rate, adult, male in Equatorial Guinea was 258.82 per 1,000 male adults in 2024, according to World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Population Division.
- What is the highest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 763.02 per 1,000 male adults in 1976.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, adult, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 258.82 per 1,000 male adults in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mortality rate, adult, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 42nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, adult, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult mortality rate, male, is the probability of dying between the ages of 15 and 60--that is, the probability of a 15-year-old male dying before reaching age 60, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year between those ages.