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Country fact sheet: Equatorial Guinea

Population

- Total population: 1 714 671
- Female population: 810 713
- Male population: 903 958
The World Bank (2023)

Health Expenditure

- Total per capita (US$): 255.6
- Out-of-pocket (% of total expenditure on health): 77.5
- UHC Service Coverage Index: 46.0
World Health Organization (2021)

Human Development Index

- HDI: 0.65
- Category: Medium
UNDP Human Development Report (2022)

Geography

Life Expectancy at Birth

- Total population (years): 62.2
- Female population (years): 63.6
- Male population (years): 60.9
World Health Organization (2019)

Cancer Burden

- Overall cancer incidence (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 107.7
- Overall cancer mortality (rate per 100 000 persons per year): 72.1
- Most common cancer site by incidence for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Breast (41.0)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for females (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Cervix uteri (21.9)
- Most common cancer site by incidence for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (31.9)
- Most common cancer site by mortality for males (rate per 100 000 persons per year): Prostate (18.1)
- GLOBOCAN 2020 population fact sheet
GLOBOCAN (2022)

Check also the following factsheets: Breast, Cervical, Colorectal