Number of child deaths, per capita in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of child deaths, per capita was 0.002 deaths per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Number of child deaths, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in deaths per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths, per capita in Equatorial Guinea is 0.002 deaths per person, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths, per capita in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.0078 deaths per person in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.002 deaths per person, in 2024.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th of 195 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Number of child deaths, per capita in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0077 deaths per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0078 deaths per person | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0077 deaths per person | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0076 deaths per person | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0075 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 0.0074 deaths per person | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0073 deaths per person | -1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0071 deaths per person | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0069 deaths per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0067 deaths per person | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0065 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0063 deaths per person | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 0.006 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0057 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0054 deaths per person | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 deaths per person | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 0.005 deaths per person | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0049 deaths per person | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0047 deaths per person | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0045 deaths per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0043 deaths per person | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0039 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0038 deaths per person | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 deaths per person | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0034 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0032 deaths per person | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0031 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0029 deaths per person | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0028 deaths per person | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0026 deaths per person | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0025 deaths per person | -4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0024 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0023 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.0022 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 0.0021 deaths per person | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.002 deaths per person | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0077 deaths per person | 0.0077 deaths per person | 0.0078 deaths per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0071 deaths per person | 0.0063 deaths per person | 0.0077 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.005 deaths per person | 0.0041 deaths per person | 0.006 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0032 deaths per person | 0.0025 deaths per person | 0.0039 deaths per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0022 deaths per person | 0.002 deaths per person | 0.0024 deaths per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 15 Cameroon 0.0021 deaths per person compare
- 16 Sudan 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 17 Côte d'Ivoire 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 19 Guinea-Bissau 0.002 deaths per person compare
- 20 Madagascar 0.0019 deaths per person compare
- 21 Togo 0.0019 deaths per person 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 number of child deaths, per capita in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of child deaths, per capita in Equatorial Guinea was 0.002 deaths per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0078 deaths per person in 1988.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths, per capita recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.002 deaths per person in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of child deaths, per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 18th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths, per capita rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of child deaths, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of child deaths ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Number of child deaths United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Number of child deaths divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.