Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Mortality rate, under-5
Equatorial Guinea
68 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau
67.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
14th
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 68 per 1,000 live births against 67.3 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.7 per 1,000 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th of 197 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 182.02 per 1,000 live births | 236.84 per 1,000 live births | 54.82 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 169.37 per 1,000 live births | 202.21 per 1,000 live births | 32.84 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 134.29 per 1,000 live births | 148.09 per 1,000 live births | 13.8 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 94.2 per 1,000 live births | 94.74 per 1,000 live births | 0.54 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 72.84 per 1,000 live births | 72 per 1,000 live births | 0.84 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, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 68 per 1,000 live births against 67.3 per 1,000 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 0.7 per 1,000 live births, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th 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 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.