Mortality rate, under-5, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5, female was 62.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
62.4 per 1,000 live births
Change on year
down 3.7%
World rank
14th
of 196 countries
All-time high
188.6 per 1,000 live births
in 1982
All-time low
62.4 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Mortality rate, under-5, female 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 62.4 per 1,000 live births for mortality rate, under-5, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 29.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 188.6 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 62.4 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 14th out of 196 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, under-5, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 188.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1983 | 184.8 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1984 | 180.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 177.1 per 1,000 live births | -2.0% |
| 1986 | 174.4 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 172.1 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 170.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 168.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 167.2 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 165.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 164.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 163.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 162 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 160.5 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 158.7 per 1,000 live births | -1.1% |
| 1997 | 156.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 153.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 149.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 145.7 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 141.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 137.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 133 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 128.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 123.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 119.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 114.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 110.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 105.9 per 1,000 live births | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 101.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 98.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 94.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 91.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 88.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 85.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 82.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 79.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 76.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 71.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 69.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 67.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 64.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2024 | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 177.07 per 1,000 live births | 168.7 per 1,000 live births | 188.6 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 160.13 per 1,000 live births | 149.6 per 1,000 live births | 167.2 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 126.01 per 1,000 live births | 105.9 per 1,000 live births | 145.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.45 per 1,000 live births | 74.5 per 1,000 live births | 101.9 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.14 per 1,000 live births | 62.4 per 1,000 live births | 71.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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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)
- Population ages 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2016)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mortality rate, under-5, female in Equatorial Guinea was 62.4 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, under-5, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 188.6 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.4 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mortality rate, under-5, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.5%. 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, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate, female is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn female baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to female age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.