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

Latest (2023)
55.2 deaths per 1,000 people
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
12th
of 229 countries
All-time high
189.17 deaths per 1,000 people
in 1950
All-time low
55.2 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Annual death rates at different ages in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023

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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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 9 Mali 63.81 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  2. 10 Lesotho 59.12 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  3. 11 Liberia 58.48 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  4. 13 Burkina Faso 54.63 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  5. 14 Benin 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people compare
  6. 15 Cote d'Ivoire 53.87 deaths per 1,000 people compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Annual death rates at different ages
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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The death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.