Equatorial Guinea vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Mortality rate, under-5, male

Equatorial Guinea
73.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
41.42 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
16th

Mortality rate, under-5, male over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
50100150200198220032024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 73.4 per 1,000 live births against 41.42 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 31.98 per 1,000 live births.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th of 197 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
1990s 178.16 per 1,000 live births 95.25 per 1,000 live births 82.91 per 1,000 live births Equatorial Guinea
2000s 142.1 per 1,000 live births 71.63 per 1,000 live births 70.47 per 1,000 live births Equatorial Guinea
2010s 100.55 per 1,000 live births 53.52 per 1,000 live births 47.03 per 1,000 live births Equatorial Guinea
2020s 78.32 per 1,000 live births 44.02 per 1,000 live births 34.3 per 1,000 live births Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, male, Equatorial Guinea or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Equatorial Guinea, at 73.4 per 1,000 live births against 41.42 per 1,000 live births in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) as of 2024.
What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5, male between Equatorial Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
31.98 per 1,000 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for mortality rate, under-5, male?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 16th 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, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births)
Unit
per 1,000 live births
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
244 places, 13,515 data points, 1960–2024
Last refreshed

Under-five mortality rate, male is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn male baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to male age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.