Number of child deaths by age in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Number of child deaths by age was 1,095 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1,095 deaths
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
63rd
of 199 countries
All-time high
1,423 deaths
in 2011
All-time low
996 deaths
in 1987
Years of data
38
1987–2024

Number of child deaths by age in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2024

05001.0k1.5k1987200520241987: 996 deaths1988: 1.1k deaths1989: 1.1k deaths1990: 1.1k deaths1991: 1.2k deaths1992: 1.2k deaths1993: 1.2k deaths1994: 1.2k deaths1995: 1.2k deaths1996: 1.3k deaths1997: 1.3k deaths1998: 1.3k deaths1999: 1.3k deaths2000: 1.3k deaths2001: 1.3k deaths2002: 1.3k deaths2003: 1.3k deaths2004: 1.3k deaths2005: 1.3k deaths2006: 1.4k deaths2007: 1.4k deaths2008: 1.4k deaths2009: 1.4k deaths2010: 1.4k deaths2011: 1.4k deaths2012: 1.4k deaths2013: 1.4k deaths2014: 1.4k deaths2015: 1.4k deaths2016: 1.4k deaths2017: 1.3k deaths2018: 1.3k deaths2019: 1.3k deaths2020: 1.2k deaths2021: 1.2k deaths2022: 1.2k deaths2023: 1.1k deaths2024: 1.1k deaths

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 60 Iran 1,223 deaths compare
  2. 61 North Korea 1,161 deaths compare
  3. 62 Mauritania 1,117 deaths compare
  4. 64 Zimbabwe 1,089 deaths compare
  5. 65 Peru 1,043 deaths compare
  6. 66 Eritrea 924 deaths compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Number of child deaths by age
Unit
deaths
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 11,992 data points, 1955–2024
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The estimated number of deaths of children aged between 1 and 4 .