Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex

Guinea-Bissau
45.53 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Madagascar
42.18 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
19th
Madagascar rank
22nd

Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 45.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 42.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 3.35 deaths per 1,000 people.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 236 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Madagascar Difference Ahead
1950s 166.78 deaths per 1,000 people 132.07 deaths per 1,000 people 34.71 deaths per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1960s 158.54 deaths per 1,000 people 113.86 deaths per 1,000 people 44.68 deaths per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1970s 146.96 deaths per 1,000 people 100.28 deaths per 1,000 people 46.68 deaths per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1980s 133.75 deaths per 1,000 people 102.46 deaths per 1,000 people 31.29 deaths per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
1990s 115.43 deaths per 1,000 people 80.67 deaths per 1,000 people 34.76 deaths per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2000s 88.68 deaths per 1,000 people 54.62 deaths per 1,000 people 34.06 deaths per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2010s 60.72 deaths per 1,000 people 43.2 deaths per 1,000 people 17.52 deaths per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau
2020s 47.83 deaths per 1,000 people 42.32 deaths per 1,000 people 5.51 deaths per 1,000 people Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
Guinea-Bissau, at 45.53 deaths per 1,000 people against 42.18 deaths per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
3.35 deaths per 1,000 people, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 19th and Madagascar ranks 22nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Annual death rates in people of different ages, by sex
Unit
deaths per 1,000 people
Source
Human Mortality Database (2025); UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
236 places, 18,722 data points, 1751–2023
Last refreshed

Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.