Infant mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Infant mortality rate was 47.6 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for infant mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea is 47.6, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 106.24 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 47.6, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Infant mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 106.24 | — |
| 2001 | 103.29 | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 100.28 | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 97.16 | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 93.97 | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 90.67 | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 87.15 | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 83.64 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 80.29 | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 77.08 | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 74.26 | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 71.71 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 69.32 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 67.1 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 65 | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 62.95 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 60.91 | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 59.11 | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 57.24 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 55.66 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 53.91 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | 52.16 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 50.67 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 49.18 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 47.6 | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.98 | 77.08 | 106.24 | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.32 | 55.66 | 74.26 | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.7 | 47.6 | 53.91 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 11 Sierra Leone 54.6 compare
- 12 Afghanistan 48.31 compare
- 13 Pakistan 48.21 compare
- 14 Cabo Verde 10.63 compare
- 15 Mali 47.52 compare
- 15 Viet Nam 12.01 compare
- 16 Benin 45.19 compare
- 17 Mozambique 43.72 compare
- 17 Türkiye 8.03 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)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 16 (2025)
- Total tetanus - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2024)
- Diphtheria - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Measles - number of reported cases, gaps filled 79 (2025)
- Measles - number of reported cases, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Infant mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea was 47.6 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest infant mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 106.24 in 2000.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6 in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for infant mortality rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Infant mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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