Guinea-Bissau vs Low & middle income: Mortality rate, under-5
Guinea-Bissau
67.3 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Low & middle income
40.8 per 1,000 live births
in 2024
Guinea-Bissau rank
15th
Low & middle income rank
14th
Mortality rate, under-5 over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 67.3 per 1,000 live births against 40.8 per 1,000 live births in Low & middle income, a difference of 26.5 per 1,000 live births.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.6 times Low & middle income's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Low & middle income ranks 14th 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 | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 202.21 per 1,000 live births | 97.48 per 1,000 live births | 104.73 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 148.09 per 1,000 live births | 70.89 per 1,000 live births | 77.2 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 94.74 per 1,000 live births | 48.45 per 1,000 live births | 46.29 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 72 per 1,000 live births | 42.63 per 1,000 live births | 29.37 per 1,000 live births | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher mortality rate, under-5, Guinea-Bissau or Low & middle income?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 67.3 per 1,000 live births against 40.8 per 1,000 live births in Low & middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in mortality rate, under-5 between Guinea-Bissau and Low & middle income?
- 26.5 per 1,000 live births, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Low & middle income?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Low & middle income rank globally for mortality rate, under-5?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 15th and Low & middle income ranks 14th 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, under-5 (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
Under-five mortality rate is the probability per 1,000 that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five, if subject to age-specific mortality rates of the specified year.