Neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate was 1.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2019
Source: IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1.8%. That is the lowest value across all 70 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 6.4% in 1955 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2019.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 70 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.4% | 6.3% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 1960s | 6.0% | 5.6% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.2% | 4.8% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.5% | 4.4% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.1% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.4% | 3.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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 neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea was 1.8% in 2019, according to IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 6.4% in 1955.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2019.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 53rd out of 204 countries with data for 2019.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Probability of death between 0 and 27 days