Guinea-Bissau vs South Asia: Mortality rate, infant
Guinea-Bissau
42.1 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
South Asia
23.2 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
25th
South Asia rank
24th
Mortality rate, infant over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Asia
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 42.1 per 1,000 live births against 23.2 per 1,000 live births in South Asia, a difference of 18.9 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.8 times South Asia's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th and South Asia ranks 24th of 197 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 114.09 per 1,000 live births | 76.32 per 1,000 live births | 37.77 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 86.46 per 1,000 live births | 55.66 per 1,000 live births | 30.8 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 56.97 per 1,000 live births | 36.38 per 1,000 live births | 20.59 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 44.66 per 1,000 live births | 25.3 per 1,000 live births | 19.36 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, infant, Guinea-Bissau or South Asia?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 42.1 per 1,000 live births against 23.2 per 1,000 live births in South Asia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, infant between Guinea-Bissau and South Asia?
- 18.9 per 1,000 live births, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Asia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Asia rank globally for mortality rate, infant?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 25th and South Asia ranks 24th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation, UN Children's Fund (UNICEF), published as Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Infant mortality rate is the number of infants dying before reaching one year of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year.