Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mortality rates age 65 by sex was 3.36 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.36 for mortality rates age 65 by sex in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rates age 65 by sex in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.21 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 3.36, in 2023.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st of 236 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 4.84 | — |
| 1951 | 4.83 | -0.4% |
| 1952 | 4.81 | -0.4% |
| 1953 | 4.79 | -0.4% |
| 1954 | 4.77 | -0.4% |
| 1955 | 4.75 | -0.4% |
| 1956 | 4.73 | -0.4% |
| 1957 | 4.71 | -0.4% |
| 1958 | 4.69 | -0.4% |
| 1959 | 4.68 | -0.3% |
| 1960 | 4.66 | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 4.64 | -0.4% |
| 1962 | 4.62 | -0.4% |
| 1963 | 4.6 | -0.4% |
| 1964 | 4.58 | -0.4% |
| 1965 | 4.57 | -0.4% |
| 1966 | 4.55 | -0.4% |
| 1967 | 4.53 | -0.4% |
| 1968 | 4.51 | -0.4% |
| 1969 | 6.05 | +34.1% |
| 1970 | 6.05 | -0.1% |
| 1971 | 5.25 | -13.2% |
| 1972 | 4.56 | -13.1% |
| 1973 | 4.55 | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 4.85 | +6.4% |
| 1975 | 5.29 | +9.2% |
| 1976 | 6.21 | +17.3% |
| 1977 | 4.84 | -22.0% |
| 1978 | 4.82 | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 5.34 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | 4.31 | -19.1% |
| 1981 | 4.27 | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.27 | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 4.24 | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 4.24 | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 4.19 | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 4.18 | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 4.16 | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 4.14 | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 4.12 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 4.11 | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 4.09 | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 4.06 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 4.06 | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.05 | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.04 | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.03 | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 4 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.98 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 3.96 | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.94 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.91 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.87 | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 3.86 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 3.83 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.81 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 3.78 | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 3.76 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 3.73 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 3.69 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 3.67 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 3.64 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 3.62 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.59 | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 3.57 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 3.55 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.52 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 3.51 | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 3.48 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 3.45 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 3.89 | +12.5% |
| 2021 | 3.59 | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 3.38 | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 3.36 | -0.6% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.36 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.59, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3.36 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.36, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Mortality rates age 65 by sex 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 | +34.1% | 4.51 | 6.05 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.76 | 4.68 | 4.84 | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.73 | 4.51 | 6.05 | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.18 | 4.55 | 6.21 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.21 | 4.12 | 4.31 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.04 | 3.96 | 4.11 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 | 3.69 | 3.94 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.56 | 3.45 | 3.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.55 | 3.36 | 3.89 | 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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rates age 65 by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mortality rates age 65 by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 3.36 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.21 in 1976.
- What is the lowest mortality rates age 65 by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mortality rates age 65 by sex?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 41st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is mortality rates age 65 by sex rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Mortality rates age 65 by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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