Child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality rate was 3.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 3.8% for child mortality rate in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.5% on the previous year and down 40.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 28.4% in 1955 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2019.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 28.2% | 27.7% | 28.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 25.1% | 22.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 20.5% | 18.3% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 16.8% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.9% | 13.1% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.4% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 3.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 deaths (2026)
- Age population, age 25, male, interpolated 14,503 (2025)
- Age population, age 25, female, interpolated 12,954 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, male, interpolated 14,859 (2025)
- Age population, age 24, female, interpolated 13,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, male, interpolated 15,304 (2025)
- Age population, age 23, female, interpolated 13,881 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea was 3.8% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 28.4% in 1955.
- What is the lowest child mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2019.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for child mortality rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 48th out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is child mortality rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – 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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Probability of death before the age of five