Health in Equatorial Guinea

The national health system of Equatorial Guinea consists of four levels: health posts in each village of 600 people, dispensaries in health centers with a qualified nurse at the intermediate level, district level hospitals, and two referral hospitals at the most centralized level. In 2004, there were an estimated 25 physicians, 40 nurses, 1 dentist, 1 pharmacist, and 2 midwives per 100,000 people.

Health status

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.[1]

Endemic diseases

Major health problems (1992 data) are preventable diseases, mainly malaria (increasingly chloroquine resistant), parasitic disease, upper respiratory infections, gastroenteritis, and complications of pregnancy. In the continental zone, sickle cell anaemia is common. Approximately 61 percent of the country’s children were immunized against measles between 1991 and 1994.

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.[1]

Maternal and child healthcare

There has been a marked improvement in infant mortality over the past 15 years. In 2005, the infant mortality rate was estimated at 91.16 per 1,000 live births, though this decreased to an estimated 63.3 per 1,000 live births in 2018. The maternal mortality rate in 1990 was 820 women per 100,000 live births though had decreased to an estimated 342 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2015.[1]

Hospitals

There are 47 medical facilities in Equatorial Guinea, including seven regional hospitals, eleven district hospitals, and 29 health centre.[2]

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

References
  1. "CIA - The World Factbook Equatorial Guinea". Cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-18.
  2. "A spatial database of health facilities managed by the public health sector in sub-Saharan Africa". World Health Organization. February 11, 2019. Retrieved May 8, 2020.

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