Infant mortality rate:
total: 87.08 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 80.71 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
male: 93.27 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 55.15 years
male: 53 years
female: 57.36 years (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.68 children born/woman (2004 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:
3.4% (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:
5,900 (2001 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths:
370 (2001 est.)
Major infectious diseases:
typhoid fever, malaria
overall degree of risk: very high (2004)
Nationality:
noun: Equatorial Guinean(s) or Equatoguinean(s)
adjective: Equatorial Guinean or Equatoguinean
Ethnic groups:
Bioko (primarily Bubi, some Fernandinos), Rio Muni (primarily
Fang), Europeans less than 1,000, mostly Spanish
Religions:
nominally Christian and predominantly Roman Catholic, pagan
practices