Child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality rate 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 199 countries
All-time high
19.86 deaths per 100 live births
in 1982
All-time low
6.8 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1982–2024
Source: United Nations 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 rate in Equatorial Guinea stood at 6.8 deaths per 100 live births. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 19.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 6.8 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 19.86 deaths per 100 live births | — |
| 1983 | 19.45 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 19.04 deaths per 100 live births | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 18.68 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 18.39 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 18.15 deaths per 100 live births | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 17.98 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 17.81 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 17.67 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 17.54 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 17.39 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 17.27 deaths per 100 live births | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 17.13 deaths per 100 live births | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 16.98 deaths per 100 live births | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 16.78 deaths per 100 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 16.53 deaths per 100 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 16.22 deaths per 100 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 15.86 deaths per 100 live births | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 15.45 deaths per 100 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 15.02 deaths per 100 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 14.59 deaths per 100 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 14.15 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 13.7 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 13.23 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 12.74 deaths per 100 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 12.26 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.8 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 11.35 deaths per 100 live births | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 10.94 deaths per 100 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 10.56 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 10.2 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 9.86 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 9.53 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.21 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 8.9 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 8.61 deaths per 100 live births | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 8.32 deaths per 100 live births | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 8.07 deaths per 100 live births | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.79 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 7.51 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 7.28 deaths per 100 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 7.04 deaths per 100 live births | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 6.8 deaths per 100 live births | -3.5% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 6.8 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.3 deaths per 100 live births, 5.2× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 6.8 deaths per 100 live births is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.89 deaths per 100 live births, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.67 deaths per 100 live births | 17.81 deaths per 100 live births | 19.86 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 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
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 mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea was 6.8 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 19.86 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate 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 rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality rate 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 United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Child mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under five years, per 100 live births .