What is child mortality in Equatorial Guinea?

Child mortality in Equatorial Guinea was 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest child mortality recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 44.65 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.

What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for child mortality?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.

Is child mortality rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Child mortality in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Child mortality in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality was 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

6.8 deaths per 100 live births

Change on year

down 3.5%

World rank

14th

of 203 countries

All-time high

44.65 deaths per 100 live births

in 1800

All-time low

6.8 deaths per 100 live births

in 2024

Years of data

225

1800–2024

Child mortality in Equatorial Guinea, 1800–2024

Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

In 2024, child mortality in Equatorial Guinea stood at 6.8 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 225 years on record.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, child mortality in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 44.65 deaths per 100 live births in 1800 and was at its lowest, 6.8 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 225 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1800s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1810s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1820s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1830s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1840s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1850s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1860s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1870s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1880s	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1890s	44.64 deaths per 100 live births	44.59 deaths per 100 live births	44.65 deaths per 100 live births	10
1900s	44.3 deaths per 100 live births	43.96 deaths per 100 live births	44.55 deaths per 100 live births	10
1910s	43.39 deaths per 100 live births	42.92 deaths per 100 live births	43.86 deaths per 100 live births	10
1920s	42.35 deaths per 100 live births	41.88 deaths per 100 live births	42.82 deaths per 100 live births	10
1930s	41.3 deaths per 100 live births	40.83 deaths per 100 live births	41.77 deaths per 100 live births	10
1940s	39.3 deaths per 100 live births	35.94 deaths per 100 live births	40.72 deaths per 100 live births	10
1950s	32.95 deaths per 100 live births	30.39 deaths per 100 live births	34.96 deaths per 100 live births	10
1960s	26.99 deaths per 100 live births	24.24 deaths per 100 live births	29.75 deaths per 100 live births	10
1970s	22.77 deaths per 100 live births	21.85 deaths per 100 live births	23.74 deaths per 100 live births	10
1980s	19.14 deaths per 100 live births	17.81 deaths per 100 live births	21.34 deaths per 100 live births	10
1990s	16.94 deaths per 100 live births	15.86 deaths per 100 live births	17.67 deaths per 100 live births	10
2000s	13.43 deaths per 100 live births	11.35 deaths per 100 live births	15.45 deaths per 100 live births	10
2010s	9.42 deaths per 100 live births	8.07 deaths per 100 live births	10.94 deaths per 100 live births	10
2020s	7.28 deaths per 100 live births	6.8 deaths per 100 live births	7.79 deaths per 100 live births	5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

11 Burkina Faso 7.49 deaths per 100 live births compare
12 Benin 7.47 deaths per 100 live births compare
13 Mali 7.3 deaths per 100 live births compare
15 Guinea-Bissau 6.73 deaths per 100 live births compare
16 Cameroon 6.48 deaths per 100 live births compare
17 Zimbabwe 6.47 deaths per 100 live births compare

See the full ranking of 203 places →

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)

All data for Equatorial Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is child mortality in Equatorial Guinea?: Child mortality in Equatorial Guinea was 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest child mortality recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 44.65 deaths per 100 live births in 1800.
What is the lowest child mortality recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for child mortality?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
Is child mortality rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Child mortality
Unit: deaths per 100 live births
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 203 places, 42,924 data points, 1800–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated share of newborns who die before reaching the age of five.