Neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births fell 2.34% to 29.2 in Equatorial Guinea in 2019, according to World Bank / WHO.
Historically, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Equatorial Guinea reached an all time high of 48.5 in 1989 and an all time low of 29.2 in 2019. When compared to Equatorial Guinea's main peers, neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births in Cameroon amounted to 26.8, 19.1 in Congo, 20.1 in Gabon and 35.9 in Nigeria in 2019.
Equatorial Guinea has been ranked 19th within the group of 172 countries we follow in terms of neonatal mortality per 1,000 live births, 1 place below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Neonatal Mortality (Per 1,000 Live Births) | Unit | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
| Angola | 31.7 | 30.8 | 30.0 | 29.2 | 28.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Benin | 32.3 | 31.9 | 31.5 | 31.1 | 30.6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 29.9 | 29.3 | 28.7 | 28.0 | 27.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Central African Republic | 43.2 | 42.5 | 41.7 | 41.0 | 40.2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chad | 36.1 | 35.5 | 35.0 | 34.5 | 33.8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Congo | 21.1 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.9 | 19.4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | 30.0 | 29.5 | 29.0 | 28.5 | 27.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | 32.5 | 31.8 | 31.2 | 30.5 | 29.9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gabon | 22.2 | 21.8 | 21.3 | 20.9 | 20.5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Niger | 27.4 | 26.8 | 26.2 | 25.7 | 25.1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 37.3 | 37.2 | 37.0 | 36.7 | 36.3 |
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