Number of under-five deaths in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of under-five deaths was 3,727 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2024
Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of under-five deaths in Equatorial Guinea is 3,727, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 4,696 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3,266, in 1987.
That places Equatorial Guinea 76th out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 3,266 | — |
| 1988 | 3,415 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 3,538 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 3,646 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 3,740 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 3,822 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 3,907 | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 3,989 | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 4,061 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 4,118 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 4,164 | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 4,196 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 4,212 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4,218 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 4,260 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4,343 | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4,434 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 4,528 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 4,619 | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 4,668 | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 4,687 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4,696 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 4,690 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 4,685 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 4,674 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4,642 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 4,597 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 4,542 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4,478 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 4,403 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 4,328 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,241 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 4,174 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 4,085 | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3,983 | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 3,889 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 3,792 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 3,727 | -1.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 3,727 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,209, 3.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 3,727 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 31,761, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3,406 | 3,266 | 3,538 | 3 |
| 1990s | 3,986 | 3,646 | 4,212 | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,514 | 4,218 | 4,696 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,476 | 4,174 | 4,685 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,895 | 3,727 | 4,085 | 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)
- 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)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0678 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of under-five deaths in Equatorial Guinea was 3,727 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 4,696 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,266 in 1987.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of under-five deaths?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 76th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.9%. 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 under-five deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of children dying before reaching age five.