Mortality rate, infant in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mortality rate, infant was 47.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
47.6 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
15th
of 197 countries
All-time high
128.7 per 1,000 live births
in 1982
All-time low
47.6 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Mortality rate, infant in Equatorial Guinea, 1982–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Measured in per 1,000 live births.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 47.6 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, infant 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 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, infant in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 128.7 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 47.6 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 15th out of 197 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.
Mortality rate, infant in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 128.7 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1983 | 126.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 124.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.8% |
| 1985 | 122.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 121 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 119.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 119.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 118.6 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 118.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 117.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 117.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 116.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 116.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 115.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 114.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 113.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 111.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 109 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 106.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 103.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 100.3 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 97.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 94 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 90.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2006 | 87.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 83.6 per 1,000 live births | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 80.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 77.1 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 74.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 71.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 69.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 67.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 65 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 62.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 60.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 59.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 57.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 53.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 52.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 50.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 49.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 122.56 per 1,000 live births | 118.6 per 1,000 live births | 128.7 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 115.06 per 1,000 live births | 109 per 1,000 live births | 118.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.99 per 1,000 live births | 77.1 per 1,000 live births | 106.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.32 per 1,000 live births | 55.7 per 1,000 live births | 74.3 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.72 per 1,000 live births | 47.6 per 1,000 live births | 53.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 12 Sierra Leone 54.6 per 1,000 live births compare
- 13 Afghanistan 48.3 per 1,000 live births compare
- 14 Pakistan 48.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 16 Mali 47.5 per 1,000 live births compare
- 17 Benin 45.2 per 1,000 live births compare
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 44.8 per 1,000 live births compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 0 (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by country 0 (2026)
- Age population, age 10, male, interpolated 23,048 (2025)
- Age population, age 06, male, interpolated 24,640 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, female, interpolated 23,814 (2025)
- Age population, age 07, male, interpolated 24,258 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, infant in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mortality rate, infant in Equatorial Guinea was 47.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest mortality rate, infant recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 128.7 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, infant recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mortality rate, infant?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, infant 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.