Life expectation at birth by sex in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Life expectation at birth by sex was 65.66 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Life expectation at birth by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2023, life expectation at birth by sex in Equatorial Guinea stood at 65.66. That is the highest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, life expectation at birth by sex in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 65.66 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.85, 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 44.28 | 43.13 | 45.44 | 10 |
| 1960s | 45.52 | 34.29 | 47.82 | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.76 | 33.85 | 47.69 | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.84 | 51.77 | 53.34 | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.6 | 53.3 | 54.39 | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.95 | 54.8 | 59.31 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.04 | 59.81 | 64.14 | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.88 | 64.22 | 65.66 | 4 |
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More population data for Equatorial Guinea
- Population growth rate 0.443 (2100)
- Population density 178.37 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 328,832 (2100)
- Population growth rate by level of development 0.443 (2100)
- Fertility vs contraception 4.12 (2024)
- Fertility vs unmet contraception 4.12 (2024)
- Fertility and wanted fertility 4.12 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs share that are religious 4.08 (2023)
- Effective fertility rate children per woman who are expected to surviv 3.69 (2023)
- Fertility rate by age group 150.44 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is life expectation at birth by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
- Life expectation at birth by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 65.66 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 65.66 in 2023.
- What is the lowest life expectation at birth by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.85 in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for life expectation at birth by sex?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 217th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is life expectation at birth by sex 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Life expectation at birth by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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