Mortality rate, under-5 in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Mortality rate, under-5 was 68 per 1,000 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Mortality rate, under-5 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
The most recent figure for mortality rate, under-5 in Equatorial Guinea is 68 per 1,000 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.4% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mortality rate, under-5 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 198.6 per 1,000 live births in 1982 and was at its lowest, 68 per 1,000 live births, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Mortality rate, under-5 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 live births | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 198.6 per 1,000 live births | — |
| 1983 | 194.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 190.4 per 1,000 live births | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 186.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 183.9 per 1,000 live births | -1.6% |
| 1987 | 181.5 per 1,000 live births | -1.3% |
| 1988 | 179.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 178.1 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 176.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 175.4 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 173.9 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 172.7 per 1,000 live births | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 171.3 per 1,000 live births | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 169.8 per 1,000 live births | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 167.8 per 1,000 live births | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 165.3 per 1,000 live births | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 162.2 per 1,000 live births | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 158.6 per 1,000 live births | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 154.5 per 1,000 live births | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 150.2 per 1,000 live births | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 145.9 per 1,000 live births | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 141.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 137 per 1,000 live births | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 132.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 127.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 122.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 118 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 113.5 per 1,000 live births | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 109.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 105.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 102 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 98.6 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 95.3 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 92.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 89 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 86.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2018 | 83.2 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 80.7 per 1,000 live births | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 77.9 per 1,000 live births | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 75.1 per 1,000 live births | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 72.8 per 1,000 live births | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 70.4 per 1,000 live births | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 68 per 1,000 live births | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 186.7 per 1,000 live births | 178.1 per 1,000 live births | 198.6 per 1,000 live births | 8 |
| 1990s | 169.37 per 1,000 live births | 158.6 per 1,000 live births | 176.7 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 134.29 per 1,000 live births | 113.5 per 1,000 live births | 154.5 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.2 per 1,000 live births | 80.7 per 1,000 live births | 109.4 per 1,000 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.84 per 1,000 live births | 68 per 1,000 live births | 77.9 per 1,000 live births | 5 |
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- 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)
- 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 18, female, interpolated 17,987 (2025)
- Age population, age 14, male, interpolated 20,948 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, female, interpolated 19,983 (2025)
- Age population, age 15, male, interpolated 20,266 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is mortality rate, under-5 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Mortality rate, under-5 in Equatorial Guinea was 68 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 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 198.6 per 1,000 live births in 1982.
- What is the lowest mortality rate, under-5 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 68 per 1,000 live births in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for mortality rate, under-5?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mortality rate, under-5 rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. 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 (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.