What is death rate in Equatorial Guinea?

Death rate in Equatorial Guinea was 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest death rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 34.42 deaths per 1,000 people in 1976.

What is the lowest death rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for death rate?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.

Is death rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Death rate in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Death rate in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Death rate was 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

7.88 deaths per 1,000 people

Change on year

down 1.7%

World rank

101st

of 236 countries

All-time high

34.42 deaths per 1,000 people

in 1976

All-time low

7.88 deaths per 1,000 people

in 2023

Years of data

1950–2023

Death rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023

Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 1,000 people.

Analysis

In 2023, death rate in Equatorial Guinea stood at 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, death rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 34.42 deaths per 1,000 people in 1976 and was at its lowest, 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people, in 2023.

That places Equatorial Guinea 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1950s	24.12 deaths per 1,000 people	23.12 deaths per 1,000 people	24.75 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1960s	23.07 deaths per 1,000 people	21.08 deaths per 1,000 people	33.6 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1970s	25.79 deaths per 1,000 people	21.59 deaths per 1,000 people	34.42 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1980s	16.97 deaths per 1,000 people	16.41 deaths per 1,000 people	17.97 deaths per 1,000 people	10
1990s	15.3 deaths per 1,000 people	14.11 deaths per 1,000 people	16.24 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2000s	12.34 deaths per 1,000 people	11.09 deaths per 1,000 people	13.59 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2010s	9.57 deaths per 1,000 people	8.5 deaths per 1,000 people	10.8 deaths per 1,000 people	10
2020s	8.24 deaths per 1,000 people	7.88 deaths per 1,000 people	8.63 deaths per 1,000 people	4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

98 Norway 8 deaths per 1,000 people compare
99 Burkina Faso 7.96 deaths per 1,000 people compare
100 Canada 7.93 deaths per 1,000 people compare
102 Falkland Islands 7.85 deaths per 1,000 people compare
103 Haiti 7.82 deaths per 1,000 people compare
104 Wallis and Futuna 7.78 deaths per 1,000 people compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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 by region 0 deaths (2026)
Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
Age population, age 17, male, interpolated 18,920 (2025)
Age population, age 14, female, interpolated 20,652 (2025)
Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,948 (2025)
Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 19,983 (2025)
Population ages 0-14, male 362,847 (2025)
Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,266 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is death rate in Equatorial Guinea?: Death rate in Equatorial Guinea was 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest death rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 34.42 deaths per 1,000 people in 1976.
What is the lowest death rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 7.88 deaths per 1,000 people in 2023.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for death rate?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is death rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 20.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Death rate
Unit: deaths per 1,000 people
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The number of deaths in a year per 1,000 people in the population.