Infant mortality rate by sex in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Infant mortality rate by sex was 4.26 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Infant mortality rate by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 1982–2024
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
Equatorial Guinea recorded 4.26 deaths per 100 live births for infant mortality rate by sex in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, infant mortality rate by sex in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 11.89 deaths per 100 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 4.26 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 16th 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.3 deaths per 100 live births | 10.92 deaths per 100 live births | 11.89 deaths per 100 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 10.59 deaths per 100 live births | 10.02 deaths per 100 live births | 10.88 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.4 deaths per 100 live births | 6.98 deaths per 100 live births | 9.76 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8 deaths per 100 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 6.71 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.55 deaths per 100 live births | 4.26 deaths per 100 live births | 4.83 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 13 Afghanistan 4.45 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 14 Mali 4.33 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 15 Pakistan 4.28 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 17 Benin 4.02 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Mozambique 3.98 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Burkina Faso 3.92 deaths per 100 live births compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is infant mortality rate by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
- Infant mortality rate by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 4.26 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 rate by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 11.89 deaths per 100 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest infant mortality rate by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.26 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 16th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is infant mortality rate by sex rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.1%. 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 rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The estimated number of deaths of female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .