Child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality rate was 3.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3.8%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
48th
of 204 countries
All-time high
28.4%
in 1955
All-time low
3.8%
in 2019
Years of data
70
1950–2019

Child mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2019

51015202530195019842019

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 45 Kenya 4.1% compare
  2. 46 Myanmar 4.0% compare
  3. 47 Congo 4.0% compare
  4. 49 Gambia 3.8% compare
  5. 50 South Africa 3.7% compare
  6. 51 India 3.6% compare

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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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About this data

Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
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