Number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,490 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 1,490 deaths for number of neonatal deaths in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1,592 deaths in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,089 deaths, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 89th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,089 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 1,114 deaths | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1,139 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1,164 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,190 deaths | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,212 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,234 deaths | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,253 deaths | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,277 deaths | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,297 deaths | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,320 deaths | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,379 deaths | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1,437 deaths | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1,492 deaths | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,540 deaths | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,577 deaths | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,585 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,581 deaths | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,580 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,579 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,582 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,587 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,592 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,590 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,582 deaths | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,582 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,576 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,574 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,562 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,548 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,536 deaths | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,514 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,486 deaths | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,462 deaths | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1,490 deaths | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,197 deaths | 1,089 deaths | 1,297 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,507 deaths | 1,320 deaths | 1,585 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,578 deaths | 1,548 deaths | 1,592 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,498 deaths | 1,462 deaths | 1,536 deaths | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea was 1,490 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 neonatal deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,592 deaths in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,089 deaths in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 89th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of neonatal deaths rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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 neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged less than 28 days .