Annual death rates at different ages in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Annual death rates at different ages was 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling
Annual death rates at different ages in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people for annual death rates at different ages in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual death rates at different ages in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 189.17 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950 and was at its lowest, 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 12th out of 229 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 183.31 deaths per 1,000 people | 177.33 deaths per 1,000 people | 189.17 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1960s | 170.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 164.91 deaths per 1,000 people | 175.96 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1970s | 160.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 152.22 deaths per 1,000 people | 172.88 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1980s | 134.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 126.66 deaths per 1,000 people | 144.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 1990s | 120.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 113.8 deaths per 1,000 people | 125.61 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 86.1 deaths per 1,000 people | 111.47 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.67 deaths per 1,000 people | 62.83 deaths per 1,000 people | 83.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.01 deaths per 1,000 people | 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.85 deaths per 1,000 people | 4 |
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More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 14,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 14,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 13,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 15,304 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 13,881 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual death rates at different ages in Equatorial Guinea?
- Annual death rates at different ages in Equatorial Guinea was 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 189.17 deaths per 1,000 people in 1950.
- What is the lowest annual death rates at different ages recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for annual death rates at different ages?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 12th out of 229 countries with data for 2023.
- Is annual death rates at different ages rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.