Number of infants who die before age 1 in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of infants who die before age 1 was 2,892 deaths in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
2,892 deaths
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
77th
of 236 countries
All-time high
3,533 deaths
in 2010
All-time low
1,598 deaths
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
In 2023, number of infants who die before age 1 in Equatorial Guinea stood at 2,892 deaths.
The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infants who die before age 1 in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3,533 deaths in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1,598 deaths, in 1950.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th of 236 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Number of infants who die before age 1 in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 1,598 deaths | — |
| 1951 | 1,616 deaths | +1.1% |
| 1952 | 1,626 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1953 | 1,636 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1954 | 1,645 deaths | +0.6% |
| 1955 | 1,654 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 1,663 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1957 | 1,671 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1958 | 1,680 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1959 | 1,689 deaths | +0.5% |
| 1960 | 1,701 deaths | +0.7% |
| 1961 | 1,715 deaths | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 1,733 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1963 | 1,756 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1964 | 1,782 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1965 | 1,813 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1966 | 1,848 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1967 | 1,886 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1968 | 1,927 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1969 | 2,077 deaths | +7.8% |
| 1970 | 2,078 deaths | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 1,996 deaths | -3.9% |
| 1972 | 1,905 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 1,852 deaths | -2.8% |
| 1974 | 1,816 deaths | -1.9% |
| 1975 | 1,788 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 1,792 deaths | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 1,650 deaths | -7.9% |
| 1978 | 1,626 deaths | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 1,680 deaths | +3.3% |
| 1980 | 1,603 deaths | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 1,658 deaths | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1,730 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 1,823 deaths | +5.4% |
| 1984 | 1,955 deaths | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 2,099 deaths | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 2,220 deaths | +5.8% |
| 1987 | 2,316 deaths | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 2,387 deaths | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 2,448 deaths | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 2,505 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 2,560 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 2,614 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 2,670 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 2,726 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 2,772 deaths | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 2,813 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 2,852 deaths | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 2,887 deaths | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 2,917 deaths | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 2,944 deaths | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 3,052 deaths | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 3,145 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 3,239 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 3,335 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 3,436 deaths | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3,457 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3,486 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3,508 deaths | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 3,524 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3,533 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,533 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3,510 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 3,476 deaths | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 3,437 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 3,392 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 3,342 deaths | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3,289 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 3,233 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 3,178 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 3,123 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 3,043 deaths | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 2,966 deaths | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 2,892 deaths | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1,648 deaths | 1,598 deaths | 1,689 deaths | 10 |
| 1960s | 1,824 deaths | 1,701 deaths | 2,077 deaths | 10 |
| 1970s | 1,818 deaths | 1,626 deaths | 2,078 deaths | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,024 deaths | 1,603 deaths | 2,448 deaths | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,732 deaths | 2,505 deaths | 2,917 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,313 deaths | 2,944 deaths | 3,524 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,392 deaths | 3,178 deaths | 3,533 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,006 deaths | 2,892 deaths | 3,123 deaths | 4 |
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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 infants who die before age 1 in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of infants who die before age 1 in Equatorial Guinea was 2,892 deaths in 2023, according to UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3,533 deaths in 2010.
- What is the lowest number of infants who die before age 1 recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,598 deaths in 1950.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of infants who die before age 1?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 77th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of infants who die before age 1 rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of infants who die before age 1. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of deaths in a calendar year. This only includes people at birth.