Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus was 3 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2015
Source: Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2015, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Equatorial Guinea stood at 3. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3, in 2002.
That places Equatorial Guinea 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4 | — |
| 2001 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 3 | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 | +0.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7, 43% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 90.5, 3% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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- 112 Israel 2 compare
- 112 Jamaica 2 compare
- 112 Kuwait 2 compare
- 112 Lebanon 2 compare
- 112 Lithuania 2 compare
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- 112 Suriname 2 compare
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 from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Equatorial Guinea?
- Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus in Equatorial Guinea was 3 in 2015, according to Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4 in 2000.
- What is the lowest child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 2002.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 109th out of 194 countries with data for 2015.
- Is child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Wahl et al. (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child deaths from diseases caused by invasive pneumococcus. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The estimated annual number of deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria in children under five. This is broken down by the type of disease caused by the bacteria. For example, 'meningitis' refers to the number of meningitis deaths caused by pneumococcus bacteria.