Guinea-Bissau vs Madagascar: Infant mortality rate by sex
Guinea-Bissau
3.71 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Madagascar
3.84 deaths per 100 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
25th
Madagascar rank
23rd
Infant mortality rate by sex over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 3.84 deaths per 100 live births against 3.71 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.13 deaths per 100 live births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 23rd of 199 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.91 deaths per 100 live births | 9.16 deaths per 100 live births | 2.75 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 10.45 deaths per 100 live births | 7.37 deaths per 100 live births | 3.08 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 7.78 deaths per 100 live births | 5.01 deaths per 100 live births | 2.77 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 5.05 deaths per 100 live births | 3.95 deaths per 100 live births | 1.1 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 3.94 deaths per 100 live births | 3.92 deaths per 100 live births | 0.024 deaths per 100 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant mortality rate by sex, Guinea-Bissau or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 3.84 deaths per 100 live births against 3.71 deaths per 100 live births in Guinea-Bissau as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant mortality rate by sex between Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 0.13 deaths per 100 live births, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Madagascar rank globally for infant mortality rate by sex?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th and Madagascar ranks 23rd 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 rate 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 female children aged under one year, per 100 live births .