Death rate from malaria in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Death rate from malaria was 40.63 Deaths in 2024. ▼ Falling
Death rate from malaria in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in Deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, death rate from malaria in Equatorial Guinea stood at 40.63 Deaths. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, death rate from malaria in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 68.96 Deaths in 2000 and was at its lowest, 40.63 Deaths, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 19th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Death rate from malaria in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.96 Deaths | — |
| 2001 | 65.35 Deaths | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 62.03 Deaths | -5.1% |
| 2003 | 61.68 Deaths | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 61.12 Deaths | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.81 Deaths | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 60.18 Deaths | -7.1% |
| 2007 | 56.75 Deaths | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 52.37 Deaths | -7.7% |
| 2009 | 49.13 Deaths | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 50.63 Deaths | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 49.44 Deaths | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 50.48 Deaths | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 53.48 Deaths | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 55.58 Deaths | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 53.72 Deaths | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 52.05 Deaths | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 49.8 Deaths | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 46.52 Deaths | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 44.25 Deaths | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 46.02 Deaths | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 45.2 Deaths | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 44.36 Deaths | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 40.97 Deaths | -7.6% |
| 2024 | 40.63 Deaths | -0.8% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 40.63 Deaths is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 36.05 Deaths, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.24 Deaths | 49.13 Deaths | 68.96 Deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.59 Deaths | 44.25 Deaths | 55.58 Deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.44 Deaths | 40.63 Deaths | 46.02 Deaths | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- 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 death rate from malaria in Equatorial Guinea?
- Death rate from malaria in Equatorial Guinea was 40.63 Deaths in 2024, according to World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest death rate from malaria recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.96 Deaths in 2000.
- What is the lowest death rate from malaria recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.63 Deaths in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for death rate from malaria?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 19th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is death rate from malaria rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. 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 – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Death rate from malaria. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The number of deaths from malaria per 100,000 people.