Number of stillbirths in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of stillbirths was 992 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of stillbirths in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea recorded 992 for number of stillbirths in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of stillbirths in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 992 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 685, in 2000.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 96th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Number of stillbirths in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 685 | — |
| 2001 | 731 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 770 | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 797 | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 826 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 850 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 860 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 867 | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 870 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 874 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 879 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 890 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 898 | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 912 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 927 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 941 | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 948 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 956 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 967 | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 980 | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 992 | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 991 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 990 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 992 | +0.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 992 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 871, 1.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 992 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9,550, 10% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 813 | 685 | 874 | 10 |
| 2010s | 929.8 | 879 | 980 | 10 |
| 2020s | 991.25 | 990 | 992 | 4 |
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)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 843 (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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of stillbirths in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of stillbirths in Equatorial Guinea was 992 in 2023, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of stillbirths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 992 in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of stillbirths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 685 in 2000.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of stillbirths?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 96th out of 197 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of stillbirths rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of stillbirths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of fetal deaths at 28 weeks or more of gestation