Equatorial Guinea Infant Mortality Rate
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 live births SP.DYN.IMRT.IN
Equatorial Guinea's infant mortality rate was 45.6 in 2025, ranked 14th globally. This represents a 7.0% decrease from 2024. Data from World Bank, covering 1982–2025.
Overview
Equatorial Guinea's infant mortality rate stood at 45.6 in 2025, a decline of +3.5 from 2023. Based on recent trends, this figure is projected to reach 45.6 by 2025. Equatorial Guinea ranked 14th globally.
Equatorial Guinea’s infant mortality rate has fallen dramatically over the 43‑year span covered by World Bank data, dropping from an all‑time peak of 129.10 in 1982 to a trough of 45.64 in 2025, the country’s lowest level and the 14th‑lowest globally. This decline represents a reduction of roughly 64.6 percent, reflecting improvements in health‑care access, vaccination coverage and maternal health programmes that have been expanded since the early 2000s. The 2025 figure places Equatorial Guinea close to peers such as Madagascar (44.36) and Benin (43.68), and slightly better than Pakistan (46.76) and Afghanistan (47.12), underscoring a convergence with other lower‑middle‑income nations that have benefited from similar public‑health investments. Continued progress will depend on sustaining financing for primary health services, strengthening supply chains for essential medicines and further reducing socioeconomic disparities, which together could push the infant mortality rate below 40 in the coming decade.
Data & projection
| Year | Infant Mortality Rate | YoY change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* trend | 43.9 | - | - |
| 2025* trend | 45.6 | - | - |
| 2025 | 45.6 | −3.5 | #14 |
| 2023 | 49.1 | −1.8 | #182 |
| 2022 | 50.9 | −1.7 | #182 |
| 2021 | 52.6 | −1.7 | #182 |
| 2020 | 54.3 | −1.8 | #182 |
| 2019 | 56.1 | −1.6 | #182 |
| 2018 | 57.7 | −1.7 | #182 |
| 2017 | 59.4 | −1.9 | #182 |
| 2016 | 61.3 | −2.1 | #182 |
| 2015 | 63.4 | −2.1 | #183 |
| 2014 | 65.5 | −2.1 | #182 |
| 2013 | 67.6 | −2.3 | #183 |
| 2012 | 69.9 | −2.5 | #185 |
| 2011 | 72.4 | −2.7 | #185 |
| 2010 | 75.1 | −2.8 | #186 |
Detected Pattern
Analysis
Equatorial Guinea matched the Export Boom Cycle pattern in 2022. Historically, 71% of countries showing this pattern (546 out of 768) saw infant mortality rate improve within 24 months. View full analysis →
Frequently Asked Questions
Equatorial Guinea's infant mortality rate was 45.6 in 2025. Ranked 14th globally. This represents a 7.0% decrease from the previous year.
Equatorial Guinea's infant mortality rate peaked at 129.1 in 1982.
The lowest infant mortality rate in Equatorial Guinea was 45.6 in 2025.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 14th globally in infant mortality rate as of 2025.
The World Bank indicator code is SP.DYN.IMRT.IN. Data sourced from World Bank.
Equatorial Guinea's infant mortality rate is projected to reach 45.6 by 2025 based on trend extrapolation.
The infant mortality rate of Equatorial Guinea in 2025 was 45.6. This ranks 14th in the world.
Cite this page
@misc{historysaid_equatorial-guinea_infant-mortality,
title = {Equatorial Guinea Infant Mortality Rate},
url = {https://historysaid.com/equatorial-guinea/infant-mortality/},
publisher = {HistorySaid},
year = {2026}
}