Equatorial Guinea vs South Asia: Mortality rate, neonatal
Equatorial Guinea
26.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia
16.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
South Asia rank
23rd
Mortality rate, neonatal over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- South Asia
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 26.3 per 1,000 live births against 16.6 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 9.7 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.6 times South Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Asia ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and South Asia ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 3 and South Asia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.42 per 1,000 live births | 51.11 per 1,000 live births | 2.69 per 1,000 live births | South Asia |
| 2000s | 41.82 per 1,000 live births | 37.43 per 1,000 live births | 4.39 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 31.94 per 1,000 live births | 26.05 per 1,000 live births | 5.89 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 27.4 per 1,000 live births | 18.28 per 1,000 live births | 9.12 per 1,000 live births | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, neonatal, Equatorial Guinea or South Asia?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 26.3 per 1,000 live births against 16.6 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, neonatal between Equatorial Guinea and South Asia?
- 9.7 per 1,000 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and South Asia rank globally for mortality rate, neonatal?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and South Asia ranks 23rd of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Neonatal mortality rate is the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.