Afghanistan vs Equatorial Guinea: Infant mortality by sex
Afghanistan
5.2 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea
5.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
15th
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Afghanistan
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 5.24 deaths per 100 live births against 5.2 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.04 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 15th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.02 deaths per 100 live births | 13.14 deaths per 100 live births | 5.88 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 1990s | 13.47 deaths per 100 live births | 12.37 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 10.02 deaths per 100 live births | 9.95 deaths per 100 live births | 0.073 deaths per 100 live births | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.99 deaths per 100 live births | 7.02 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0374 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 5.53 deaths per 100 live births | 5.57 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0368 deaths per 100 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Afghanistan or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 5.24 deaths per 100 live births against 5.2 deaths per 100 live births in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.04 deaths per 100 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Afghanistan ranks 15th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .