Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality rate

Equatorial Guinea
7.1%
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
6.9%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
15th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 7.1% against 6.9% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 236 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 28.7% 33.9% 5.2% Guinea-Bissau
1960s 26.2% 31.3% 5.1% Guinea-Bissau
1970s 24.8% 27.9% 3.1% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 19.4% 24.4% 5.0% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 17.0% 20.1% 3.2% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 13.5% 14.7% 1.2% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 9.5% 9.5% 0.0% Equatorial Guinea
2020s 7.5% 7.3% 0.1% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Equatorial Guinea, at 7.1% against 6.9% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
0.2%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for child mortality rate?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
% of children
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Share of children who die before reaching the age of 5.