Equatorial Guinea vs South Africa: Child mortality rate
Equatorial Guinea
3.8%
in 2019
South Africa
3.7%
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
48th
South Africa rank
50th
Child mortality rate over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 3.8% against 3.7% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 70 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 50th of 204 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.2% | 15.6% | 12.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1960s | 25.1% | 13.8% | 11.3% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1970s | 20.5% | 11.7% | 8.8% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 9.5% | 7.6% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 7.3% | 8.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 7.4% | 1.5% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.4% | 0.7% | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher child mortality rate, Equatorial Guinea or South Africa?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 3.8% against 3.7% in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in child mortality rate between Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 0.1%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Africa?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and South Africa rank globally for child mortality rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th and South Africa ranks 50th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) β 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
Probability of death before the age of five.