Equatorial Guinea sits in Sub-Saharan Africa. A newborn there can expect about 64.1 years of life, 190th of 212 countries with data. Below, every mortality measure the National Death Index tracks for Equatorial Guinea, each with its global rank and source year.
16 measures · sources: World Bank Open Data and WHO Global Health Observatory (Global Health Estimates 2021) · latest available year per figure
| Measure | Value | World rank | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 64.1 yrs | 190 of 212 | 2024 |
| Age-standardized death rate | 12.8 /1,000 | 25 of 182 | 2021 |
| Crude death rate | 7.9 /1,000 | 84 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life expectancy at 60 | 16.6 yrs | 138 of 182 | 2021 |
| Male mortality penalty | 60.1 /1,000 | 109 of 212 | 2024 |
| Life-expectancy gap (F−M) | 3.7 yrs | 175 of 212 | 2024 |
| Old-age sex ratio (65+) | 89.7 men/100 women | 178 of 212 | 2024 |
| Infant mortality | 47.6 /1,000 | 14 of 192 | 2024 |
| Maternal mortality | 174 /100k | 41 of 191 | 2023 |
| Premature NCD mortality | 20.3 % | 74 of 182 | 2021 |
| Suicide rate | 7.0 /100k | 95 of 182 | 2021 |
| Road-traffic deaths | 27.2 /100k | 37 of 187 | 2019 |
| Recorded alcohol per adult | 6.6 L | 66 of 185 | 2020 |
| Population aged 65+ | 3.7 % | 168 of 212 | 2024 |
| Health spending per capita | $234 | 124 of 191 | 2023 |
| GDP per capita | $6,745 | 123 of 212 | 2024 |
Measured against the rest of the world, Equatorial Guinea's sharpest departures from the middle of the pack are the 14th highest infant mortality in the world (47.6 /1,000) and the 25th highest age-standardized death rate in the world (12.8 /1,000). Every figure above is the most recent the source reports for Equatorial Guinea; the year sits beside each one, and rankings cover only countries with data for that measure.