Number of infant deaths, female in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of infant deaths, female was 1,161 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of infant deaths, female in Equatorial Guinea, 1983–2024
Source: Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
Analysis
The most recent figure for number of infant deaths, female in Equatorial Guinea is 1,161, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of infant deaths, female in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 1,489 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 803, in 1983.
That places Equatorial Guinea 83rd 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 42 years of available data.
Number of infant deaths, female in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 803 | — |
| 1984 | 858 | +6.8% |
| 1985 | 926 | +7.9% |
| 1986 | 985 | +6.4% |
| 1987 | 1,033 | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 1,073 | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 1,105 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 1,136 | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 1,165 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1,193 | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 1,223 | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 1,252 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1,278 | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1,299 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 1,316 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1,327 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 1,334 | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 1,336 | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 1,357 | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 1,392 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1,425 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 1,455 | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1,482 | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 1,489 | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 1,482 | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 1,475 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 1,465 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 1,458 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,451 | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,439 | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,419 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 1,399 | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 1,379 | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1,356 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1,333 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 1,307 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 1,288 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 1,262 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 1,234 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1,205 | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 1,175 | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1,161 | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 969 | 803 | 1,105 | 7 |
| 1990s | 1,252 | 1,136 | 1,334 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,436 | 1,336 | 1,489 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,383 | 1,288 | 1,458 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,207 | 1,161 | 1,262 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 80 United Kingdom 1,223 compare
- 81 Saudi Arabia 1,190 compare
- 82 Guinea-Bissau 1,174 compare
- 84 Gambia 1,149 compare
- 85 Palestine 1,133 compare
- 86 Eritrea 1,046 compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,021 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,021 (2015)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of infant deaths, female in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of infant deaths, female in Equatorial Guinea was 1,161 in 2024, according to Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org.
- What is the highest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1,489 in 2006.
- What is the lowest number of infant deaths, female recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 803 in 1983.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of infant deaths, female?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 83rd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of infant deaths, female rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org, published as part of Number of infant deaths, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female infants dying before reaching one year of age.