Number of child deaths in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of child deaths was 3,727 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of child deaths in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2024, number of child deaths in Equatorial Guinea stood at 3,727 deaths.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4,696 deaths in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,266 deaths, in 1987.
That places Equatorial Guinea 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Number of child deaths in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3,266 deaths | — |
| 1988 | 3,415 deaths | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 3,538 deaths | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 3,646 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 3,740 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 3,822 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 3,907 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3,989 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4,061 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 4,118 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4,164 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 4,196 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4,212 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,218 deaths | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4,260 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4,343 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,434 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4,528 deaths | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4,619 deaths | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4,668 deaths | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4,687 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,696 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4,690 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,685 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,674 deaths | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,642 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,597 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,542 deaths | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4,478 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4,403 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,328 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,241 deaths | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,174 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,085 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3,983 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 3,889 deaths | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 3,792 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 3,727 deaths | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,406 deaths | 3,266 deaths | 3,538 deaths | 3 |
| 1990s | 3,986 deaths | 3,646 deaths | 4,212 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,514 deaths | 4,218 deaths | 4,696 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,476 deaths | 4,174 deaths | 4,685 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,895 deaths | 3,727 deaths | 4,085 deaths | 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 80 and above, female, per capita 0.0025 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 80 and above, male, per capita 0.0018 units per person (2025)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2016)
- Pertussis - number of reported cases, per capita 0 units per person (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of child deaths in Equatorial Guinea was 3,727 deaths in 2024, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,696 deaths in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,266 deaths in 1987.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of child deaths?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 76th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Number of child deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under 5 .