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Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Probability of dying in infancy, by sex was 4.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
4.8%
Change on year
down 3.3%
World rank
13th
of 236 countries
All-time high
15.6%
in 1950
All-time low
4.8%
in 2023
Years of data
74
1950–2023

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Equatorial Guinea, 1950–2023

57.51012.515195019862023

Source: Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Equatorial Guinea is 4.8%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 74 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 27.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 15.6% in 1950 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2023.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th of 236 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 74 years of available data.

Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Year % Change
1950 15.6% —
1951 15.5% -0.6%
1952 15.4% -0.6%
1953 15.3% -0.6%
1954 15.2% -0.6%
1955 15.1% -0.6%
1956 15.0% -0.6%
1957 14.9% -0.7%
1958 14.8% -0.7%
1959 14.7% -0.7%
1960 14.6% -0.7%
1961 14.5% -0.7%
1962 14.4% -0.7%
1963 14.3% -0.7%
1964 14.2% -0.7%
1965 14.1% -0.7%
1966 14.0% -0.7%
1967 13.9% -0.7%
1968 13.8% -0.7%
1969 14.5% +5.5%
1970 14.5% -0.6%
1971 13.9% -3.7%
1972 13.4% -3.5%
1973 13.3% -0.8%
1974 13.4% +0.4%
1975 13.5% +1.0%
1976 13.9% +2.8%
1977 13.0% -6.5%
1978 12.9% -1.1%
1979 13.2% +2.4%
1980 12.3% -6.8%
1981 12.2% -0.6%
1982 11.9% -2.5%
1983 11.7% -1.7%
1984 11.5% -1.4%
1985 11.3% -1.6%
1986 11.2% -1.3%
1987 11.1% -1.1%
1988 10.9% -1.1%
1989 10.8% -0.9%
1990 10.8% -0.8%
1991 10.7% -0.7%
1992 10.6% -0.7%
1993 10.5% -0.7%
1994 10.4% -0.8%
1995 10.4% -0.9%
1996 10.2% -1.1%
1997 10.1% -1.3%
1998 10.0% -1.5%
1999 9.8% -1.8%
2000 9.6% -2.0%
2001 9.4% -2.2%
2002 9.2% -2.4%
2003 8.9% -2.5%
2004 8.7% -2.7%
2005 8.5% -2.7%
2006 8.2% -3.0%
2007 8.0% -3.0%
2008 7.7% -3.1%
2009 7.5% -3.1%
2010 7.2% -3.1%
2011 7.0% -3.1%
2012 6.8% -3.1%
2013 6.6% -3.1%
2014 6.4% -3.1%
2015 6.2% -3.1%
2016 6.0% -3.1%
2017 5.8% -3.1%
2018 5.6% -3.1%
2019 5.5% -3.2%
2020 5.3% -3.2%
2021 5.1% -3.2%
2022 5.0% -3.2%
2023 4.8% -3.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1950s 15.1% 14.7% 15.6% 10
1960s 14.2% 13.8% 14.6% 10
1970s 13.5% 12.9% 14.5% 10
1980s 11.5% 10.8% 12.3% 10
1990s 10.3% 9.8% 10.8% 10
2000s 8.6% 7.5% 9.6% 10
2010s 6.3% 5.5% 7.2% 10
2020s 5.0% 4.8% 5.3% 4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 10 Lesotho 5.1% compare
  2. 11 Liberia 5.1% compare
  3. 12 Burkina Faso 4.8% compare
  4. 14 Benin 4.8% compare
  5. 15 Mozambique 4.6% compare
  6. 16 Pakistan 4.5% compare

See the full ranking of 236 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Equatorial Guinea?
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex in Equatorial Guinea was 4.8% in 2023, according to Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 15.6% in 1950.
What is the lowest probability of dying in infancy, by sex recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2023.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for probability of dying in infancy, by sex?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 13th out of 236 countries with data for 2023.
Is probability of dying in infancy, by sex rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
The figures come from Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Probability of dying in infancy, by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Probability of dying in infancy, by sex
Unit
%
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
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Probability of dying in a given interval, among people who survived to the start of that interval.