Equatorial Guinea: health and care

What is the life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea?

Life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea was 63.9 years in 2024, according to the World Bank, up from 62.5 years in 2021.

Life expectancy at birth is the number of years a newborn would live if death rates at each age stayed as they were in that year. It is pulled down by deaths in early childhood: the under-5 mortality rate was 68 per 1,000 live births in 2024. The figures are estimates compiled by UN agencies. INEGE's website, which would hold national statistics, showed only a bot-check page on 15 October 2026.

Official sources: World Bank: Life expectancy at birth, Equatorial Guinea · World Bank: Under-5 mortality rate, Equatorial Guinea (data API, JSON)

What is the child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea?

In Equatorial Guinea, 68 children per 1,000 live births died before their fifth birthday in 2024, according to the World Bank, down from 75.1 in 2021.

The figure is a modelled estimate from the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, which combines surveys, censuses and civil registration. The share of children aged 12 to 23 months vaccinated against measles was 53% in 2024, according to World Bank data from WHO and UNICEF, down from 61% in 2023.

Official sources: World Bank: Under-5 mortality rate, Equatorial Guinea (data API, JSON) · World Bank: Measles immunisation, Equatorial Guinea

What is the maternal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea?

Equatorial Guinea's maternal mortality ratio was 174 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023, according to the World Bank, down from 202 in 2021.

The ratio counts women who die from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth, during pregnancy or within 42 days after it, for every 100,000 live births. It is a modelled estimate by the UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-agency Group, because national registration of deaths is incomplete. Year-to-year changes in modelled estimates should be read with care.

Official sources: World Bank: Maternal mortality ratio, Equatorial Guinea (data API, JSON)

How many doctors does Equatorial Guinea have?

Equatorial Guinea had 0.15 doctors per 1,000 people in 2022, according to World Bank data from the World Health Organization, compared with 0.33 in 2017. That is about one doctor for every 6,700 people.

The figure counts general practitioners and specialists recorded by national authorities. Reporting years are irregular, so the change between 2017 and 2022 may partly reflect changes in how doctors were counted. Current health spending was 3.5% of GDP in 2023, according to the World Bank.

Official sources: World Bank: Physicians per 1,000 people, Equatorial Guinea (data API, JSON) · World Bank: Current health expenditure, Equatorial Guinea

How common is tuberculosis in Equatorial Guinea?

There were an estimated 199 new tuberculosis cases per 100,000 people in Equatorial Guinea in 2024, according to World Bank data from the World Health Organization, down from 211 in 2021.

Incidence is an estimate of all new cases in a year, including people who were never diagnosed, so it is higher than the number of cases reported to health services. With a population of about 1.9 million, the rate equals roughly 3,800 new cases a year. No current HIV prevalence figure was shown for Equatorial Guinea in the World Bank's data.

Official sources: World Bank: Tuberculosis incidence, Equatorial Guinea (data API, JSON)

What is life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea?

The UN Population Division puts life expectancy at birth in Equatorial Guinea at 63.9 years in 2024. That is the highest since at least 2005. It is 27th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 64.3 years. Worldwide: 171st of 193.

What is Equatorial Guinea's infant mortality rate?

According to the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, the infant mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea was 47.6 per 1,000 in 2024. No year since 2005 has been lower. It is 13th highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 37.2 per 1,000. Worldwide: 15th of 192.

What is the maternal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea?

According to the WHO, the maternal mortality ratio in Equatorial Guinea was 174 per 100,000 in 2023. That is the lowest since at least 2005. Sub-Saharan Africa median: 257 per 100,000; Equatorial Guinea is 36th highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 43rd of 192.

What share of GDP does Equatorial Guinea spend on health care?

The latest figure from the WHO, for 2023, is 3.5% of GDP. The peak was 3.7% of GDP in 2020 and the low 1.2% of GDP in 2008. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 4.4% of GDP, and Equatorial Guinea placed 36th highest of 48. Of 191 countries with 2023 data, 165th highest.

How much of health care in Equatorial Guinea do patients pay for?

66.0%: that is out-of-pocket health spending in Equatorial Guinea for 2023, according to the WHO. Its high point since 2005 was 2019, at 73.8%; its low point was 2009, at 52.8%. Across Sub-Saharan Africa the middle value was 32.4%, and Equatorial Guinea placed 3rd highest of 48. World rank, highest first: 10th of 191.

How many doctors does Equatorial Guinea have?

In 2022, the number of doctors per 1,000 people in Equatorial Guinea was 0.15 per 1,000, according to the WHO. In 2004 the figure was 0.17 per 1,000. It is 28th highest of 46 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 0.18 per 1,000. Worldwide: 107th of 125.

What is measles vaccine coverage in Equatorial Guinea?

According to WHO and UNICEF, measles vaccination among children aged 12 to 23 months in Equatorial Guinea was 53.0% in 2024. Its high point since 2005 was 2023, at 61.0%; its low point was 2010, at 44.0%. It is 43rd highest of 48 in Sub-Saharan Africa, where the median is 81.0%. Worldwide: 183rd of 191.