Guinea-Bissau vs Mozambique: Child mortality rate

Guinea-Bissau
7.1%
in 2019
Mozambique
6.9%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
14th
Mozambique rank
15th

Child mortality rate over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Mozambique
10203040195019842019

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 7.1% against 6.9% in Mozambique, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 15th of 204 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 6 and Mozambique in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Mozambique Difference Ahead
1950s 36.6% 28.6% 8.0% Guinea-Bissau
1960s 32.4% 26.2% 6.2% Guinea-Bissau
1970s 27.7% 23.5% 4.2% Guinea-Bissau
1980s 23.7% 23.5% 0.2% Guinea-Bissau
1990s 19.5% 18.9% 0.5% Guinea-Bissau
2000s 14.0% 13.4% 0.5% Guinea-Bissau
2010s 8.7% 8.8% 0.1% Mozambique

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher child mortality rate, Guinea-Bissau or Mozambique?
Guinea-Bissau, at 7.1% against 6.9% in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in child mortality rate between Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
0.2%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique rank globally for child mortality rate?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 14th and Mozambique ranks 15th 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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About this data

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.