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Infant mortality by sex in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Infant mortality by sex was 5.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
5.24 deaths per 100 live births
Change on year
down 2.8%
World rank
14th
of 199 countries
All-time high
13.77 deaths per 100 live births
in 1982
All-time low
5.24 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Years of data
43
1982–2024

Infant mortality by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 1982–2024

0510151982200320241982: 13.8 deaths per 100 live births1983: 13.5 deaths per 100 live births1984: 13.3 deaths per 100 live births1985: 13.1 deaths per 100 live births1986: 13 deaths per 100 live births1987: 12.9 deaths per 100 live births1988: 12.8 deaths per 100 live births1989: 12.7 deaths per 100 live births1990: 12.7 deaths per 100 live births1991: 12.6 deaths per 100 live births1992: 12.6 deaths per 100 live births1993: 12.6 deaths per 100 live births1994: 12.5 deaths per 100 live births1995: 12.4 deaths per 100 live births1996: 12.3 deaths per 100 live births1997: 12.2 deaths per 100 live births1998: 12 deaths per 100 live births1999: 11.7 deaths per 100 live births2000: 11.5 deaths per 100 live births2001: 11.1 deaths per 100 live births2002: 10.8 deaths per 100 live births2003: 10.5 deaths per 100 live births2004: 10.2 deaths per 100 live births2005: 9.8 deaths per 100 live births2006: 9.4 deaths per 100 live births2007: 9.1 deaths per 100 live births2008: 8.7 deaths per 100 live births2009: 8.4 deaths per 100 live births2010: 8.1 deaths per 100 live births2011: 7.8 deaths per 100 live births2012: 7.6 deaths per 100 live births2013: 7.3 deaths per 100 live births2014: 7.1 deaths per 100 live births2015: 6.9 deaths per 100 live births2016: 6.7 deaths per 100 live births2017: 6.5 deaths per 100 live births2018: 6.3 deaths per 100 live births2019: 6.1 deaths per 100 live births2020: 5.9 deaths per 100 live births2021: 5.7 deaths per 100 live births2022: 5.6 deaths per 100 live births2023: 5.4 deaths per 100 live births2024: 5.2 deaths per 100 live births

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.

Analysis

The most recent figure for infant mortality by sex in Equatorial Guinea is 5.24 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, infant mortality by sex in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 13.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.24 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.

That places Equatorial Guinea 14th out of 199 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 13.14 deaths per 100 live births 12.72 deaths per 100 live births 13.77 deaths per 100 live births 8
1990s 12.37 deaths per 100 live births 11.74 deaths per 100 live births 12.69 deaths per 100 live births 10
2000s 9.95 deaths per 100 live births 8.39 deaths per 100 live births 11.46 deaths per 100 live births 10
2010s 7.02 deaths per 100 live births 6.09 deaths per 100 live births 8.08 deaths per 100 live births 10
2020s 5.57 deaths per 100 live births 5.24 deaths per 100 live births 5.92 deaths per 100 live births 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 11 Chad 6.18 deaths per 100 live births compare
  2. 12 Sierra Leone 5.95 deaths per 100 live births compare
  3. 13 Pakistan 5.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
  4. 15 Afghanistan 5.2 deaths per 100 live births compare
  5. 16 Mali 5.16 deaths per 100 live births compare
  6. 17 Cote d'Ivoire 5.04 deaths per 100 live births compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is infant mortality by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
Infant mortality by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 5.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest infant mortality by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 13.77 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.
What is the lowest infant mortality by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 5.24 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for infant mortality by sex?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
Is infant mortality by sex rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Infant mortality by sex
Unit
deaths per 100 live births
Source
United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
199 places, 12,987 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

The estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .