Number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of neonatal deaths was 1,490 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea, 1990–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
In 2024, number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea stood at 1,490.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,089, in 1990.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 89th of 196 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 | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,089 | — |
| 1991 | 1,114 | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 1,139 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1,164 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 1,190 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 1,212 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 1,234 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 1,253 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1,277 | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 1,297 | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 1,320 | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,379 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 1,437 | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 1,492 | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 1,540 | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 1,577 | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1,585 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,581 | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1,580 | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1,579 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 1,582 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 1,587 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1,592 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1,590 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1,582 | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,582 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,576 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 1,574 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1,562 | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 1,548 | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1,536 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 1,514 | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,486 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 1,462 | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 1,490 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,197 | 1,089 | 1,297 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,507 | 1,320 | 1,585 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,578 | 1,548 | 1,592 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,498 | 1,462 | 1,536 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
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)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates 863.6 (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (2100)
- Population ages 0-14, female, annual growth rate 1.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.1837 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per capita 0.1872 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of neonatal deaths in Equatorial Guinea was 1,490 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,592 in 2012.
- What is the lowest number of neonatal deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,089 in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of neonatal deaths?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 89th out of 196 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 UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as part of Number of neonatal deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age.