Equatorial Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Number of infants who die before age 1

Equatorial Guinea
2,892 deaths
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau
3,161 deaths
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
77th
Guinea-Bissau rank
74th

Number of infants who die before age 1 over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 3,161 deaths against 2,892 deaths in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 269 deaths.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 74th of 236 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 1,648 deaths 4,106 deaths 2,458 deaths Guinea-Bissau
1960s 1,824 deaths 3,789 deaths 1,965 deaths Guinea-Bissau
1970s 1,818 deaths 4,022 deaths 2,204 deaths Guinea-Bissau
1980s 2,024 deaths 5,596 deaths 3,572 deaths Guinea-Bissau
1990s 2,732 deaths 5,550 deaths 2,818 deaths Guinea-Bissau
2000s 3,313 deaths 5,040 deaths 1,727 deaths Guinea-Bissau
2010s 3,392 deaths 3,982 deaths 589.4 deaths Guinea-Bissau
2020s 3,006 deaths 3,272 deaths 266.25 deaths Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of infants who die before age 1, Equatorial Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 3,161 deaths against 2,892 deaths in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in number of infants who die before age 1 between Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
269 deaths, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for number of infants who die before age 1?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th and Guinea-Bissau 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 infants who die before age 1. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of infants who die before age 1
Unit
deaths
Source
UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed

Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.