Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection) in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained was 23.28 in 2030. ▼ Falling
Latest (2030)
23.28
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
24th
of 200 countries
All-time high
25.76
in 2025
All-time low
23.28
in 2030
Years of data
6
2025–2030
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Equatorial Guinea, 2025–2030
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 23.28 for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in 2030. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th of 200 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 25.76 | — |
| 2026 | 25.24 | -2.0% |
| 2027 | 24.74 | -2.0% |
| 2028 | 24.24 | -2.0% |
| 2029 | 23.76 | -2.0% |
| 2030 | 23.28 | -2.0% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 23.28 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.78, 3.4× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 23.28 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 21.02, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 24.75 | 23.76 | 25.76 | 5 |
| 2030s | 23.28 | 23.28 | 23.28 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 21 Djibouti 23.63 compare
- 22 Democratic Republic of Congo 23.37 compare
- 23 Malawi 23.31 compare
- 25 Madagascar 22.65 compare
- 26 Cameroon 22.05 compare
- 27 Turkmenistan 21.47 compare
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)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0663 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Equatorial Guinea?
- Neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained in Equatorial Guinea was 23.28 in 2030, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 25.76 in 2025.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.28 in 2030.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 24th out of 200 countries with data for 2030.
- Is neonatal mortality rate - current trends maintained rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate - Current trends maintained (projection). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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