Neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate was 26.29 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea stood at 26.29. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 46.09 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.29, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.09 | — |
| 2001 | 45.58 | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 44.93 | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 44.08 | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 43.05 | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 41.79 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 40.38 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 38.8 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 37.4 | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 36.12 | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 35.04 | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 34.12 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 33.5 | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 32.81 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 32.06 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 31.53 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 30.94 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 30.48 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 29.84 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 29.18 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 28.57 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 28.04 | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 27.37 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 26.74 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 26.29 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 41.82 | 36.12 | 46.09 | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.95 | 29.18 | 35.04 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.4 | 26.29 | 28.57 | 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 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1872 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea?
- Neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea was 26.29 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 46.09 in 2000.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.29 in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 19th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is neonatal mortality rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Neonatal mortality rate (deaths per 1,000 live births). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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