Child mortality around the world in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality around the world was 7.06 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Child mortality around the world in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 7.06 for child mortality around the world in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality around the world in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 29.91 in 1950 and was at its lowest, 7.06, in 2023.
That places Equatorial Guinea 15th out of 236 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.67 | 27.42 | 29.91 | 10 |
| 1960s | 26.23 | 24.92 | 28.15 | 10 |
| 1970s | 24.8 | 23.02 | 27.92 | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.37 | 17.98 | 21.11 | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.97 | 15.84 | 17.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.51 | 11.53 | 15.47 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.54 | 8.12 | 11.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.45 | 7.06 | 7.84 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 12 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.34 compare
- 13 Lesotho 7.16 compare
- 14 Liberia 7.12 compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 6.94 compare
- 17 Cameroon 6.76 compare
- 18 Cote d'Ivoire 6.73 compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.6 (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 11, female, interpolated 22,230 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 23,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 24,258 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, female, interpolated 23,451 (2025)
- Age population, age 08, male, interpolated 23,876 (2025)
- Age population, age 09, female, interpolated 23,073 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality around the world in Equatorial Guinea?
- Child mortality around the world in Equatorial Guinea was 7.06 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality around the world recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 29.91 in 1950.
- What is the lowest child mortality around the world recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.06 in 2023.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for child mortality around the world?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is child mortality around the world rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality around the world. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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