Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group was 6.74 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Equatorial Guinea, 1990β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Equatorial Guinea is 6.74, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 17.75 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.74, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.01 | 15.92 | 17.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.49 | 11.39 | 15.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.43 | 8.05 | 10.99 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.23 | 6.74 | 7.75 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 12 Mali 7.8 compare
- 13 Burkina Faso 7.76 compare
- 14 Guinea-Bissau 6.92 compare
- 16 Zimbabwe 6.7 compare
- 17 Madagascar 6.63 compare
- 18 Cameroon 6.62 compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Equatorial Guinea?
- Child mortality under five death rate by wealth group in Equatorial Guinea was 6.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.75 in 1990.
- What is the lowest child mortality under five death rate by wealth group recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.74 in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for child mortality under five death rate by wealth group?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th out of 106 countries with data for 2024.
- Is child mortality under five death rate by wealth group 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 under five death rate by wealth group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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