What is stillbirth rate in Equatorial Guinea?

Stillbirth rate in Equatorial Guinea was 1.78 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.

What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The highest recorded value was 2.35 deaths per 100 births in 2001.

What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?

The lowest recorded value was 1.78 deaths per 100 births in 2023.

How does Equatorial Guinea rank for stillbirth rate?

Equatorial Guinea ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.

Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?

Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?

The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Stillbirth rate in Equatorial Guinea

Name: Stillbirth rate in Equatorial Guinea
Creator: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Equatorial Guinea: Stillbirth rate was 1.78 deaths per 100 births in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)

1.78 deaths per 100 births

Change on year

down 0.5%

World rank

38th

of 196 countries

All-time high

2.35 deaths per 100 births

in 2001

All-time low

1.78 deaths per 100 births

in 2023

Years of data

2000–2023

Stillbirth rate in Equatorial Guinea, 2000–2023

Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100 births.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 1.78 deaths per 100 births for stillbirth rate in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, stillbirth rate in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 2.35 deaths per 100 births in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1.78 deaths per 100 births, in 2023.

That places Equatorial Guinea 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	2.2 deaths per 100 births	1.96 deaths per 100 births	2.35 deaths per 100 births	10
2010s	1.84 deaths per 100 births	1.81 deaths per 100 births	1.91 deaths per 100 births	10
2020s	1.8 deaths per 100 births	1.78 deaths per 100 births	1.81 deaths per 100 births	4

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

35 Mozambique 1.83 deaths per 100 births compare
36 Burundi 1.8 deaths per 100 births compare
37 Senegal 1.8 deaths per 100 births compare
39 Haiti 1.78 deaths per 100 births compare
40 Mauritania 1.69 deaths per 100 births compare
41 Kenya 1.63 deaths per 100 births compare

See the full ranking of 199 places →

More population data for Equatorial Guinea

Population growth rate, by level of development 0.4% (2100)
Number of children under 5, by world region 328,832 people (2100)
Population density 178.37 people per km² (2100)
World population growth 0.4% (2100)
Total fertility rate vs. wanted fertility rate 4.12 births per woman (2024)
Fertility rate vs. unmet need for contraception 4.12 births per woman (2024)
Total fertility rate vs. contraceptive prevalence 4.12 births per woman (2024)
Natural population growth rate 2.2% (2023)
Fertility rate: births per woman 4.08 live births per woman (2023)
Fertility rate vs. GDP per capita 4.08 live births per woman (2023)

All data for Equatorial Guinea →

Frequently asked questions

What is stillbirth rate in Equatorial Guinea?: Stillbirth rate in Equatorial Guinea was 1.78 deaths per 100 births in 2023, according to United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest stillbirth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The highest recorded value was 2.35 deaths per 100 births in 2001.
What is the lowest stillbirth rate recorded in Equatorial Guinea?: The lowest recorded value was 1.78 deaths per 100 births in 2023.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for stillbirth rate?: Equatorial Guinea ranks 38th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
Is stillbirth rate rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea data come from?: The figures come from United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Stillbirth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Stillbirth rate
Unit: deaths per 100 births
Source: United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 199 places, 4,776 data points, 2000–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

The estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.