Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 was 59.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea, 1960–2024
Source: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of cohort.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 59.4% for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 59.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1976.
That places Equatorial Guinea 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 65 years of available data.
Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | % of cohort | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.3% | — |
| 1961 | 30.6% | +1.0% |
| 1962 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 31.2% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 31.5% | +0.9% |
| 1965 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 32.0% | +0.9% |
| 1967 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 1968 | 32.6% | +0.9% |
| 1969 | 12.1% | -63.0% |
| 1970 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | 20.1% | +66.2% |
| 1972 | 31.3% | +55.9% |
| 1973 | 31.5% | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 26.1% | -17.1% |
| 1975 | 19.7% | -24.7% |
| 1976 | 10.9% | -44.5% |
| 1977 | 26.4% | +141.7% |
| 1978 | 26.7% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 25.1% | -5.9% |
| 1980 | 37.0% | +47.2% |
| 1981 | 37.7% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 38.1% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 38.6% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 39.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 39.7% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 40.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 41.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 41.4% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 41.9% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 42.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 42.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 43.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 45.1% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 48.3% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 50.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 53.0% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 55.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 57.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 55.8% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 58.6% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 59.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.4%, 82% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 59.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 59.0%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | +141.7% | 10.9% | 26.4% |
| 1971 | +66.2% | 12.1% | 20.1% |
| 1969 | -63.0% | 32.6% | 12.1% |
| 1972 | +55.9% | 20.1% | 31.3% |
| 1980 | +47.2% | 25.1% | 37.0% |
| 1976 | -44.5% | 19.7% | 10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.5% | 12.1% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 1970s | 23.0% | 10.9% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.3% | 37.0% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.9% | 41.7% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.1% | 51.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 51.7% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 55.8% | 59.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 1.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0275 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0246 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 10.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 2.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 0.9434 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 in Equatorial Guinea was 59.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1976.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for share of men expected to survive to the age of 65?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 186th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of men expected to survive to the age of 65 rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of men expected to survive to the age of 65. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This measure shows the share newborns that would survive to the age of 65, if subject to age-specific death rates in a given year.