Burundi vs Guinea-Bissau: Child mortality rate

Burundi
6.5%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau
7.1%
in 2019
Burundi rank
17th
Guinea-Bissau rank
14th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Burundi
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 7.1% against 6.5% in Burundi, a difference of 0.6%.

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Burundi ranks 17th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th of 204 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1950s 30.3% 36.6% 6.3% Guinea-Bissau
1960s 26.5% 32.4% 5.9% Guinea-Bissau
1970s 24.5% 27.7% 3.2% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 19.6% 23.7% 4.2% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 17.8% 19.5% 1.6% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 13.5% 14.0% 0.5% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 8.1% 8.7% 0.7% Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Burundi or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 7.1% against 6.5% in Burundi as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
0.6%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Guinea-Bissau?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Burundi and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for child mortality rate?
Burundi ranks 17th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Child mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Child mortality rate
Unit
%
Source
IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
204 places, 14,280 data points, 1950–2019
Last refreshed

Probability of death before the age of five.