Number of under-five deaths, male in Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea: Number of under-five deaths, male was 2,043 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Number of under-five deaths, male in Equatorial Guinea, 1987–2024
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
In 2024, number of under-five deaths, male in Equatorial Guinea stood at 2,043.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of under-five deaths, male in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2,536 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1,743, in 1987.
That places Equatorial Guinea 76th 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 38 years of available data.
Number of under-five deaths, male in Equatorial Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1,743 | — |
| 1988 | 1,823 | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 1,888 | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 1,947 | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 1,997 | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2,040 | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 2,086 | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 2,131 | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 2,170 | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2,201 | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 2,228 | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2,246 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 2,255 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 2,260 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 2,285 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,332 | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 2,383 | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2,436 | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2,489 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,518 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 2,531 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 2,536 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 2,535 | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 2,536 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,529 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 2,514 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 2,492 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 2,464 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 2,431 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 2,390 | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2,354 | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 2,309 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 2,273 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 2,224 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2,173 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 2,122 | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 2,073 | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 2,043 | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1,818 | 1,743 | 1,888 | 3 |
| 1990s | 2,130 | 1,947 | 2,255 | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,430 | 2,260 | 2,536 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,429 | 2,273 | 2,536 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,127 | 2,043 | 2,224 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea
- 73 Guinea-Bissau 2,380 compare
- 74 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2,279 compare
- 75 Kazakhstan 2,225 compare
- 77 Malaysia 2,036 compare
- 78 Ecuador 2,002 compare
- 79 Honduras 1,970 compare
More education data for Equatorial Guinea
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4,021 (2015)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 59.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 37.1% (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 47.55 (2015)
- School enrollment, primary 47.5% (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of under-five deaths, male in Equatorial Guinea?
- Number of under-five deaths, male in Equatorial Guinea was 2,043 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 under-five deaths, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 2,536 in 2008.
- What is the lowest number of under-five deaths, male recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,743 in 1987.
- How does Equatorial Guinea rank for number of under-five deaths, male?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 76th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of under-five deaths, male rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.1%. 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 under-five deaths, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of male children dying before reaching age five.