Guinea-Bissau vs South Sudan: Neonatal mortality rate
Guinea-Bissau
3.1%
in 2019
South Sudan
3.3%
in 2019
Guinea-Bissau rank
8th
South Sudan rank
6th
Neonatal mortality rate over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 3.3% against 3.1% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 70 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 204 countries.
Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 8.2% | 5.5% | 2.7% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1960s | 7.6% | 5.3% | 2.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1970s | 6.9% | 5.1% | 1.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 1.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 1990s | 5.5% | 4.3% | 1.1% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 0.8% | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 0.0% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher neonatal mortality rate, Guinea-Bissau or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 3.3% against 3.1% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2019.
- What is the difference in neonatal mortality rate between Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 0.2%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan?
- 70 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2019.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and South Sudan rank globally for neonatal mortality rate?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 8th and South Sudan ranks 6th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IHME, Global Burden of Disease (2020) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Neonatal mortality rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Probability of death between 0 and 27 days.