Equatorial Guinea vs Libya: Number of children who die before age 5
Equatorial Guinea
3,843 deaths
in 2023
Libya
4,191 deaths
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
77th
Libya rank
74th
Number of children who die before age 5 over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 4,191 deaths against 3,843 deaths in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 348 deaths.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Libya ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th and Libya ranks 74th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Libya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2,842 deaths | 21,544 deaths | 18,702 deaths | Libya |
| 1960s | 3,077 deaths | 18,112 deaths | 15,035 deaths | Libya |
| 1970s | 3,064 deaths | 11,258 deaths | 8,193 deaths | Libya |
| 1980s | 3,068 deaths | 7,889 deaths | 4,821 deaths | Libya |
| 1990s | 4,084 deaths | 3,936 deaths | 147.2 deaths | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 4,694 deaths | 3,021 deaths | 1,674 deaths | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 4,631 deaths | 2,147 deaths | 2,485 deaths | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 4,012 deaths | 2,130 deaths | 1,882 deaths | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher number of children who die before age 5, Equatorial Guinea or Libya?
- Libya, at 4,191 deaths against 3,843 deaths in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in number of children who die before age 5 between Equatorial Guinea and Libya?
- 348 deaths, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Libya?
- 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Libya rank globally for number of children who die before age 5?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th and Libya ranks 74th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Number of children who die before age 5. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people aged 0-4.