Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita was 0.0006 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0006 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0024 units per person in 1989 and was at its lowest, 0.0006 units per person, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0024 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0024 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0024 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0024 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0024 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0022 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0021 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1998 | 0.002 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0019 units per person | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0018 units per person | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0017 units per person | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0016 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0015 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0014 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0014 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0014 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0013 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 units per person | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0012 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0011 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.001 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.001 units per person | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0009 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0008 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0007 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0007 units per person | -5.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0006 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.2% |
| 2024 | 0.0006 units per person | -5.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0006 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0 units per person, 28.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0006 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0004 units per person, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.0019 units per person | 0.0024 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0015 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 0.0018 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.001 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 0.0012 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0007 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- 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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0006 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0024 units per person in 1989.
- What is the lowest child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0006 units per person in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 22nd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Child deaths (aged 1-4 years), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Child deaths UNICEF
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Child deaths (aged 1-4 years) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.