Health in Equatorial Guinea

The Human Rights Measurement Initiative[1] finds that Equatorial Guinea is fulfilling 43.5% of what it should be fulfilling for the right to health based on its level of income.[2] When looking at the right to health with respect to children, Equatorial Guinea achieves 64.4% of what is expected based on its current income.[3] In regards to the right to health amongst the adult population, the country achieves only 58.8% of what is expected based on the nation's level of income. [4] Equatorial Guinea falls into the "very bad" category when evaluating the right to reproductive health because the nation is fulfilling only 7.3% of what the nation is expected to achieve based on the resources (income) it has available.[5]

Health status

Malaria, HIV/AIDS, and pediatrics are major health concerns in Equatorial Guinea.[6]

Equatorial Guinea has three doctors per 10,000 people.[7]

Life expectancy

The 2018 CIA estimated average life expectancy in Equatorial Guinea for males was 63.8 years and 66.2 years for females for a total population life expectancy of 65 years.[8]

HIV/AIDS

The HIV/AIDS prevalence was 6.50 per 100 adults in 2017. As of 2017, there were approximately 53,000 people living with HIV/AIDS in the country. There were an estimated 1,800 deaths from AIDS in 2018.[8]

Maternal and child healthcare

There has been a marked improvement in infant mortality over the past 15 years. In 2018, the infant mortality rate was 63.3 per 1,000 live births. The maternal mortality rate in 2015 was 342 deaths per 100,000 live births.[8]

Hospitals

There are 47 medical facilities in Equatorial Guinea, including seven regional hospitals, eleven district hospitals, and 29 health centre.[9]

Medical facilities in Equatorial Guinea
Name Location Type facility Ref
San Antonio de pale HospitalAnnobónRegional Hospital[9]
Bioko Norte 1Bioko NorteHealth Centre[9]
Bioko Norte 2Bioko NorteHealth Centre[9]
Bioko Norte 3Bioko NorteHealth Centre[9]
Bioko Norte 4Bioko NorteHealth Centre[9]
Bioko Sur 1Bioko SurHealth Centre[9]
Centro Sur 1Centro SurHealth Centre[9]
Centro Sur 2Centro SurHealth Centre[9]
Centro Sur 3Centro SurHealth Centre[9]
Centro Sur 4Centro SurHealth Centre[9]
Aconibe District HospitalContinental RegionDistrict Hospital[9]
Akurenam District HospitalContinental RegionDistrict Hospital[9]
Anisok District HospitalContinental RegionDistrict Hospital[9]
Bata Public Regional HospitalContinental RegionRegional Hospital[9]
Cogo District HospitalContinental RegionDistrict Hospital[9]
Ebebiyin Provincial HospitalContinental RegionRegional Hospital[9]
Evinayong Provincial HospitalContinental RegionRegional Hospital[9]
Malabo Public Regional HospitalContinental RegionRegional Hospital[9]
Mbini District HospitalContinental RegionDistrict Hospital[9]
Mikomeseng District HospitalContinental RegionDistrict Hospital[9]
Mongomo Provincial HospitalContinental RegionRegional Hospital[9]
Niefang District HospitalContinental RegionDistrict Hospital[9]
Nsoc Nsomo District HospitalContinental RegionDistrict Hospital[9]
Nsork District HospitalContinental RegionDistrict Hospital[9]
Kientem 1KientemHealth Centre[9]
Kientem 2KientemHealth Centre[9]
Kientem 3KientemHealth Centre[9]
Kientem 4KientemHealth Centre[9]
Kientem 5KientemHealth Centre[9]
Kientem 6KientemHealth Centre[9]
Kientem 7KientemHealth Centre[9]
Kientem 8KientemHealth Centre[9]
Litoral 1LitoralHealth Centre[9]
Litoral 2LitoralHealth Centre[9]
Litoral 3LitoralHealth Centre[9]
Litoral 4LitoralHealth Centre[9]
Litoral 5LitoralHealth Centre[9]
Litoral 6LitoralHealth Centre[9]
Baney District HospitalMalabo IslandDistrict Hospital[9]
Luba Provincial HospitalMalabo IslandRegional Hospital[9]
Riaba District HospitalMalabo IslandDistrict Hospital[9]
Welenzas 1Wele-NzasHealth Centre[9]
Welenzas 2Wele-NzasHealth Centre[9]
Welenzas 3Wele-NzasHealth Centre[9]
Welenzas 4Wele-NzasHealth Centre[9]
Welenzas 5Wele-NzasHealth Centre[9]
Welenzas 6Wele-NzasHealth Centre[9]

References
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  2. "Equatorial Guinea - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  3. "Equatorial Guinea - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
  4. "Equatorial Guinea - HRMI Rights Tracker". rightstracker.org. Retrieved 2022-03-17.
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  6. Naseef, Kara A.; Reuter, Kim E. (2013). "Education and Health Care in Equatorial Guinea". International Journal of Developing Societies. 2 (1): 30. doi:10.11634/216817831504294 (inactive 1 August 2023).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link)
  7. Reuter, Kim Eleanor; Geysimonyan, Aurora; Molina, Gabriela; Reuter, Peter Robert (2014). "Healthcare in Equatorial Guinea, West Africa: obstacles and barriers to care". Pan African Medical Journal. 19: 5. doi:10.11604/pamj.2014.19.369.5552 (inactive 1 August 2023). PMC 4407943. PMID 25932082.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link)  This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 2.0 license.
  8. "CIA - The World Factbook Equatorial Guinea". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  9. "A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa". World Health Organization. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on April 22, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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