Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood was 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2739 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
17th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.17 under-five deaths per woman
in 1982
All-time low
0.2739 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Equatorial Guinea, 1982–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
In 2024, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.17 under-five deaths per woman in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1983 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9822 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9595 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9321 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9013 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8689 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8359 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8028 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7696 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7358 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7006 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6661 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6328 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6001 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5699 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5414 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5139 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4881 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4634 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4398 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4171 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.396 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3753 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3572 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3384 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3205 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3043 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2888 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9321 under-five deaths per woman | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7514 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6001 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9013 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4562 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3572 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5699 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3052 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3384 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 18 Cameroon 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman 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)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1872 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Equatorial Guinea?
- Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood in Equatorial Guinea was 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman 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 children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 under-five deaths per woman in 1982.
- What is the lowest children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. 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 Children per woman that survived childhood vs. those that died in childhood. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).