Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year was 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ▼ Falling
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2021
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.
Analysis
In 2021, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people, in 2021.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 88th of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths per 100,000 people | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2001 | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.4% |
| 2002 | 1.21 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.16 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.13 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.09 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.06 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.978 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9317 deaths per 100,000 people | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.8981 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9055 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.9083 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8854 deaths per 100,000 people | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.8694 deaths per 100,000 people | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8659 deaths per 100,000 people | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8729 deaths per 100,000 people | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9262 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8659 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8598 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8729 deaths per 100,000 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 85 Suriname 0.8577 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 86 Brazil 0.8572 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 87 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.8537 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 89 Myanmar 0.838 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 90 Malta 0.8299 deaths per 100,000 people compare
- 91 Switzerland 0.8198 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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- 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 crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Equatorial Guinea?
- Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year in Equatorial Guinea was 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people in 2000.
- What is the lowest crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8467 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Crude death rate: the share of the population that dies each year. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths from all causes in both sexes, per 100,000 people.