Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Annual death rates at different ages
Guinea-Bissau
50.94 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Madagascar
46.76 deaths per 1,000 people
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
19th
Madagascar rank
22nd
Annual death rates at different ages over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 50.94 deaths per 1,000 people against 46.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 4.18 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 | 181.63 deaths per 1,000 people | 145.36 deaths per 1,000 people | 36.27 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 172.54 deaths per 1,000 people | 125.05 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.49 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 159.78 deaths per 1,000 people | 109.6 deaths per 1,000 people | 50.19 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 145.07 deaths per 1,000 people | 111.39 deaths per 1,000 people | 33.67 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 125.64 deaths per 1,000 people | 87.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.82 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 97.62 deaths per 1,000 people | 60.19 deaths per 1,000 people | 37.43 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 67.46 deaths per 1,000 people | 47.82 deaths per 1,000 people | 19.64 deaths per 1,000 people | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 53.42 deaths per 1,000 people | 46.89 deaths per 1,000 people | 6.53 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 at different ages, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 50.94 deaths per 1,000 people against 46.76 deaths per 1,000 people in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual death rates at different ages between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 4.18 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 at different ages?
- 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) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual death rates at different ages. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate, calculated as the number of deaths divided by the average number of people alive during the interval.