Life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Life expectancy at birth, total was 63.91 years in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
63.91 years
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
193rd
of 215 countries
All-time high
63.91 years
in 2024
All-time low
30.54 years
in 1976
Years of data
65
1960–2024

Life expectancy at birth, total in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024

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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 193rd of 215 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 190 Eswatini 64.26 years compare
  2. 191 Guinea-Bissau 64.25 years compare
  3. 192 Cameroon 63.97 years compare
  4. 194 Madagascar 63.84 years compare
  5. 195 Kenya 63.83 years compare
  6. 196 Burundi 63.82 years compare

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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 193rd out of 215 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

Indicator
Life expectancy at birth, total (years)
Unit
years
Source
World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
264 places, 17,126 data points, 1960–2024
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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.