Number of youth deaths in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of youth deaths was 4,355 deaths in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of youth 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
The most recent figure for number of youth deaths in Equatorial Guinea is 4,355 deaths, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of youth deaths in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 5,285 deaths in 2008 and was at its lowest, 4,048 deaths, in 1990.
That places Equatorial Guinea 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Number of youth deaths in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | deaths | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,048 deaths | — |
| 1991 | 4,161 deaths | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 4,265 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 4,372 deaths | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 4,475 deaths | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4,568 deaths | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 4,643 deaths | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 4,703 deaths | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 4,748 deaths | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 4,772 deaths | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 4,791 deaths | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4,849 deaths | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 4,942 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 5,038 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 5,133 deaths | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5,220 deaths | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 5,262 deaths | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5,277 deaths | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5,285 deaths | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5,282 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 5,282 deaths | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5,278 deaths | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,255 deaths | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 5,219 deaths | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 5,170 deaths | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 5,115 deaths | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 5,046 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 4,977 deaths | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 4,893 deaths | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 4,828 deaths | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 4,736 deaths | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 4,630 deaths | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 4,531 deaths | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 4,429 deaths | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 4,355 deaths | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,476 deaths | 4,048 deaths | 4,772 deaths | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,108 deaths | 4,791 deaths | 5,285 deaths | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,106 deaths | 4,828 deaths | 5,282 deaths | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,536 deaths | 4,355 deaths | 4,736 deaths | 5 |
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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 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 youth deaths in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of youth deaths in Equatorial Guinea was 4,355 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 youth deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 5,285 deaths in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of youth deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,048 deaths in 1990.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of youth deaths?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 79th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of youth deaths rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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 youth deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Estimated number of deaths of children aged under fifteen years.