Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre was 0.0613 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea stood at 0.0613 units per square kilometre.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 0.077 units per square kilometre in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.0543 units per square kilometre, in 1987.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 32nd of 195 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0543 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 0.0588 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0621 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0635 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0649 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0662 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0674 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0683 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.069 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0695 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0717 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0731 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0746 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0759 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0769 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.077 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0768 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0765 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0759 units per square kilometre | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.075 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0741 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.073 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0718 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0704 units per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0689 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0645 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 0.063 units per square kilometre | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | -2.7% |
Equatorial Guinea compared with similar countries
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0613 units per square kilometre is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0062 units per square kilometre, 9.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Equatorial Guinea's 0.0613 units per square kilometre is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0448 units per square kilometre, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0566 units per square kilometre | 0.0543 units per square kilometre | 0.0588 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0661 units per square kilometre | 0.0606 units per square kilometre | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0743 units per square kilometre | 0.0698 units per square kilometre | 0.077 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.073 units per square kilometre | 0.0678 units per square kilometre | 0.0766 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0638 units per square kilometre | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | 0.0663 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 29 Liberia 0.0678 units per square kilometre compare
- 30 Tuvalu 0.0667 units per square kilometre compare
- 31 Ghana 0.0625 units per square kilometre compare
- 33 Cameroon 0.0602 units per square kilometre compare
- 34 Dominican Republic 0.0591 units per square kilometre compare
- 35 Somalia 0.0581 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1,327 (2005)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 17,300 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19,889 (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19,707 (2015)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 25,544 (2005)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 93,396 (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2012)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0642 units per person (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre in Equatorial Guinea was 0.0613 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.077 units per square kilometre in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0543 units per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 32nd out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Number of under-five deaths, female, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Number of under-five deaths, female ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Number of under-five deaths, female Estimates developed by the UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UNICEF, WHO, World Bank, UN DESA Population Division) at www.childmortality.org
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Number of under-five deaths, female divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.