Number of infant deaths in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Number of infant deaths was 2,632 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2,632
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
83rd
of 195 countries
All-time high
3,312
in 2006
All-time low
1,761
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024

Number of infant deaths in Equatorial Guinea, 1983–2024

01.0k2.0k3.0k1983200320241983: 1.8k1984: 1.9k1985: 2.0k1986: 2.2k1987: 2.3k1988: 2.4k1989: 2.4k1990: 2.5k1991: 2.6k1992: 2.6k1993: 2.7k1994: 2.8k1995: 2.8k1996: 2.9k1997: 2.9k1998: 2.9k1999: 2.9k2000: 3.0k2001: 3.0k2002: 3.1k2003: 3.2k2004: 3.2k2005: 3.3k2006: 3.3k2007: 3.3k2008: 3.3k2009: 3.3k2010: 3.3k2011: 3.3k2012: 3.2k2013: 3.2k2014: 3.1k2015: 3.1k2016: 3.0k2017: 3.0k2018: 2.9k2019: 2.9k2020: 2.9k2021: 2.8k2022: 2.7k2023: 2.7k2024: 2.6k

Source: UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of infant deaths in Equatorial Guinea is 2,632, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of infant deaths in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 3,312 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1,761, in 1983.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 83rd of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2,129 1,761 2,429 7
1990s 2,756 2,497 2,942 10
2000s 3,188 2,952 3,312 10
2010s 3,108 2,907 3,263 10
2020s 2,731 2,632 2,855 5

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 80 Namibia 2,808 compare
  2. 81 Guinea-Bissau 2,710 compare
  3. 82 Gambia 2,674 compare
  4. 84 Saudi Arabia 2,574 compare
  5. 85 Eritrea 2,468 compare
  6. 85 Palestine 2,468 compare

See the full ranking of 243 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of infant deaths in Equatorial Guinea?
Number of infant deaths in Equatorial Guinea was 2,632 in 2024, according to UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF).
What is the highest number of infant deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 3,312 in 2006.
What is the lowest number of infant deaths recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,761 in 1983.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of infant deaths?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 83rd out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
Is number of infant deaths rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 infant deaths. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Number of infant deaths
Source
UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 13,405 data points, 1960–2024
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Number of infants dying before reaching one year of age.