Number of child deaths per woman in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of child deaths per woman was 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.2739 under-five deaths per woman
Change on year
down 5.2%
World rank
17th
of 200 countries
All-time high
1.17 under-five deaths per woman
in 1982
All-time low
0.2739 under-five deaths per woman
in 2024
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Number of child deaths per woman in Equatorial Guinea, 1982–2024
Source: Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in under-five deaths per woman.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of child deaths per woman in Equatorial Guinea is 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.2% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of child deaths per woman in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1.17 under-five deaths per woman in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman, in 2024.
That places Equatorial Guinea 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 43 years of available data.
Number of child deaths per woman in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | under-five deaths per woman | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | — |
| 1983 | 1.15 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.13 under-five deaths per woman | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | -1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.1 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 1.08 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1989 | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 1.05 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 1.04 under-five deaths per woman | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 1.03 under-five deaths per woman | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 1.02 under-five deaths per woman | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1 under-five deaths per woman | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.9822 under-five deaths per woman | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9595 under-five deaths per woman | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9321 under-five deaths per woman | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.9013 under-five deaths per woman | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8689 under-five deaths per woman | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8359 under-five deaths per woman | -3.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8028 under-five deaths per woman | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7696 under-five deaths per woman | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 0.7358 under-five deaths per woman | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7006 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6661 under-five deaths per woman | -4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.6328 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.6001 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2010 | 0.5699 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5414 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5139 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 0.4881 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4634 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4398 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4171 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.396 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3753 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3572 under-five deaths per woman | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3384 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2021 | 0.3205 under-five deaths per woman | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3043 under-five deaths per woman | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2888 under-five deaths per woman | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman | -5.2% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.027 under-five deaths per woman, 10.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.2214 under-five deaths per woman, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.11 under-five deaths per woman | 1.07 under-five deaths per woman | 1.17 under-five deaths per woman | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.01 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9321 under-five deaths per woman | 1.06 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7514 under-five deaths per woman | 0.6001 under-five deaths per woman | 0.9013 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4562 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3572 under-five deaths per woman | 0.5699 under-five deaths per woman | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3052 under-five deaths per woman | 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman | 0.3384 under-five deaths per woman | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 14 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2856 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 15 Mozambique 0.2816 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 16 Guinea-Bissau 0.2741 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 18 Cameroon 0.2723 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 19 Angola 0.2519 under-five deaths per woman compare
- 20 Sudan 0.2501 under-five deaths per woman compare
More reference data data for Equatorial Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0013 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0402 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0358 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 1.11 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of child deaths per woman in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of child deaths per woman in Equatorial Guinea was 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman in 2024, according to Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 under-five deaths per woman in 1982.
- What is the lowest number of child deaths per woman recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2739 under-five deaths per woman in 2024.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of child deaths per woman?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 17th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of child deaths per woman rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Gapminder (2015); UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Number of child deaths per woman. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Fertility rate (average number of children per woman) multiplied by the under-five mortality rate (probability of dying before age five).