Neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Neonatal mortality rate was 2.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024. ▼ Falling
Neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea, 1989–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 live births.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neonatal mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea is 2.63 deaths per 100 live births, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 5.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1989 and was at its lowest, 2.63 deaths per 100 live births, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 20th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | 1 |
| 1990s | 4.84 deaths per 100 live births | 4.66 deaths per 100 live births | 4.99 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.18 deaths per 100 live births | 3.61 deaths per 100 live births | 4.61 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2 deaths per 100 live births | 2.92 deaths per 100 live births | 3.5 deaths per 100 live births | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.74 deaths per 100 live births | 2.63 deaths per 100 live births | 2.86 deaths per 100 live births | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 17 Cote d'Ivoire 2.74 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 18 Benin 2.72 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 19 Djibouti 2.71 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 21 Ethiopia 2.52 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 22 Mozambique 2.51 deaths per 100 live births compare
- 23 Eswatini 2.5 deaths per 100 live births compare
More health data for Equatorial Guinea
- Number of infants who die before age 1 843 deaths (2100)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 863.6 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Deaths in armed conflicts based on where they occurred 0 deaths (2026)
- Deaths in armed conflicts by region 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 2.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.01 deaths per 100 live births in 1989.
- What is the lowest neonatal mortality rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 deaths per 100 live births in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for neonatal mortality rate?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th out of 199 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 Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – 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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About this data
The estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days, per 100 live births .