Number of child deaths by age in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of child deaths by age was 1,095 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of child deaths by age in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths by age in Equatorial Guinea is 1,095 deaths, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths by age in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1,423 deaths in 2011 and was at its lowest, 996 deaths, in 1987.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 63rd of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,054 deaths | 996 deaths | 1,109 deaths | 3 |
| 1990s | 1,230 deaths | 1,149 deaths | 1,271 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,326 deaths | 1,264 deaths | 1,415 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,368 deaths | 1,267 deaths | 1,423 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,165 deaths | 1,095 deaths | 1,230 deaths | 5 |
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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 by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 18,920 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,652 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 19,983 (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male 362,847 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,266 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths by age in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of child deaths by age in Equatorial Guinea was 1,095 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths by age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,423 deaths in 2011.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths by age recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 996 deaths in 1987.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of child deaths by age?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 63rd out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths by age rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths by age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .