Guinea-Bissau vs Mozambique: Infant mortality by sex
Guinea-Bissau
4.68 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Mozambique
4.73 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
24th
Mozambique rank
21st
Infant mortality by sex over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 4.73 deaths per 100 live births against 4.68 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.05 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Mozambique ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 2 and Mozambique in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.84 deaths per 100 live births | 15.78 deaths per 100 live births | 1.94 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 1990s | 12.32 deaths per 100 live births | 14.1 deaths per 100 live births | 1.77 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
| 2000s | 9.47 deaths per 100 live births | 8.78 deaths per 100 live births | 0.6911 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 6.31 deaths per 100 live births | 5.88 deaths per 100 live births | 0.427 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 4.96 deaths per 100 live births | 4.98 deaths per 100 live births | 0.0185 deaths per 100 live births | Mozambique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality by sex, Guinea-Bissau or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 4.73 deaths per 100 live births against 4.68 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality by sex between Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
- 0.05 deaths per 100 live births, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Mozambique rank globally for infant mortality by sex?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th and Mozambique ranks 21st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Infant mortality by sex. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of deaths of male children aged under one year, per 100 live births .